Darren Wilson's Side of the Story

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by finnbow

False equivalency? All I'm saying is that those in the Democratic-leaning media (e.g., MSNBC), talking heads and political campaigns are not above using the incident in Ferguson to pump up their base. If not, how would you describe the motives behind this campaign poster in Georgia? Don't get me wrong - generally, I prefer Democrats to most of the knuckle-dragging assholes running for GOP seats, but neither party is above trying to capitalize on such incidents.

There's media and there's media. You are conflating news media and partisan web channels, which are about the only place you'll find the staged shot of the cute kids and their cute sign.

Of course both parties do what they can to use the news. But you're getting close to saying the Democrats ginned up the whole thing, which would require they 'own' such outlets as CNN and the Washington Post. That idea seems incredible.

The story had legs because there was compelling video that fit into an existing meme, and the police totally mishandled PR on their end in every way imaginable, even arresting journalists for craps sake.