Kennedy on the slanted media

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Also worth noting also that way back before anybody knew who Mark Kennedy was, I may have been the first media member to talk to him about his issues in his campaign to unseat David Minge. That was months and months before he knocked off Minge.

So when I hear the guy complaining about not getting the opportunity to tell "the other side of the story," and accusing the media of being slanted, I hear an excuse; and a poor one.

I don't know how Kennedy is going to do on Tuesday. I wish him and all the candidates the best of luck. He's always been courteous to me in the few times we've actually chatted and he seems like a decent guy who loves his country and his family. But if he loses, it won't be because the "slanted" media wouldn't tell his side of the story.

It might well be because it did.

Comments (4)

I recently moved to Minnesota and so I have had a basically a blank sheet in terms of analyzing these candidates, and I agree with you Bob, the MSM has been just fine with voicing Kennedy's side.

There are two campaigns that I have been very unimpressed with: Wetterling and Kennedy. Wetterling because she just doesn't seem to have it together, performed very poorly in debates (does no one sit down with her and prep her or does she not know that she has to memorize and study issues). Her ads are poorly produced and her campaign seems poorly managed. In terms of Kennedy: dull, boring, and negative to the point of annoyance (the worst ad of the season is the one with him baby talking to an older woman dressed up so stereotypically wrong). This poor guy doesn't possess any charisma, and in a year when you can't run on your record or issue, if you can't excite them, at the very least don't bore them. His campaign manager seems to have the same problem as President Bush...when your strategy isn't working, you don't just stay the course, you reasses your situation and change course accordingly. This is the reason we have seem no movement in the numbers. For gosh sakes' you try something else. Also, please someone get his manager a copy of Sun Tsu, "The Art of War" It is a book handed out to all the officers in the military, it is a great book on strategy.

Posted by Mollie G | November 6, 2006 9:48 PM

Kennedy: barf. In a mere 12 hours we won't have to hear from him again. For awhile.

Posted by KVM:ick | November 7, 2006 7:50 AM

Okay, I with all of you that Kennedy is not the most exciting, well-spoken candidate, but am I the only one that is tired, and a tad bit offended, at the glib remarks Amy Klobachar has been allowed to get away with? I have listened to the debates and attended the one by the League of Women Voters. Rather than answer a question thoughtfully, Klobachar continually resorted to 30 second soundbites. Her attitude is that she is above-reproach and it comes across as demeaning to both the questioner and the audience. For example, on Sunday during the MPR debate, she was asked about the differences between herself and Mark Dayton. Her response was something to the effect that he used to own Dayton's and she used to shop there. Give me a break! Cheap laughs, yes, but it is a legitimate question. I am very disappointed in her campaign and hopefully if she assends to the Senate she will develop a little class and respect. And, for the record, before anyone starts attacking me, I have never voted for a Republican in my life and I voted DFL this morning holding my nose because this is not the choice I would truly make for Minnesota. Bottomline is that this election has been so difficult because we really don't have very good choices.

Posted by Willy | November 7, 2006 11:45 AM

To Willy's comment, I couldn't disagree more--there were lots of good candidates out there this year, much better than in past years I thought. OK, a number of those good candidates were from minor parties, and probably don't have a snowball's chance in h*ll of winning, but they were still good candidates! I actually found myself having trouble deciding who I was going to vote for this year, not because I couldn't decide who I disliked least, but who I liked best. It was a refreshing experience. I actually felt like all 4 (Dem, Rep, Ind, Green) of the candidates for my congressional district were worth voting for--smart, skilled, experienced, committed--and no matter who wins we'll have good representation in Congress.

As to Kennedy, I think it's his message that's turned voters off. It's not that his story wasn't told. People just disagree with him and the status quo that he stands for. He might be a nice guy, but I don't think he'd be a good Senator for MN.

Posted by Susan W-B | November 7, 2006 3:11 PM