The New Nation - Internet Edition

Dr. M. S. Haq

In the recent time, hyperactivities of CNN - in favor of Senator Obama and his election campaign - have increased in the election related programs of CNN in a significant fashion. It now appears to me, among other things: CNN is, in a sense, fighting for Senator Obama's victory in the US presidential poll - slated for November 2008 - on the senator's behalf, on behalf of the democratic party and on behalf of concerned others. Further, CNN is at present attempting to give an impression to its viewers that Senator Obama has already won certain constituencies even before the poll is held in those constituencies.

Pro-Obama hyperactivities of CNN should apparently be fine for Senator Obama & Co but not in terms of the media maturity, as well as justice and the reputational cost of CNN because a perceived step motherly treatment on the part of CNN has so far been constraining equitable media opportunities for Senator McCain and his campaign - unless CNN has got some other motives behind promoting the opportunity related disparity.

CNN should be able to present - in a more responsible manner than that at present and on a continuous basis - to its viewers the right thing at the right time (time means cost, though) about events, analyses and scenarios (to mention a few) - whether or not connected with or ancillary to (or both) - election or elections in the US or elsewhere in the world - - save and except matters relating to paid programs that are for example, within the perimeter of acceptable norms, ethics and practices at societal and other levels or matters that are beyond the perimeter mentioned above against the backdrop of greater interest of living beings or humanity or otherwise.

In light of above, it is expected people of the US and for that matter people of the world will not - from now onwards - be subjected to emotionally packed products of CNN, favoring say, Senator Obama over Senator McCain or Senator Biden over Governor Palin or vice versa - in a less than fair, constructive and objective manner. It is also expected CNN will not attempt, as appropriate, to impose from now onwards their own views and judgments as the views and judgments of entire population of the US - on viewers' human systems (used in a wider medical sense) - and they will stop marketing those views and judgments designed - either in part or in full - for say, attracting paid programs worth multi-million US dollars from concerned presidential candidate or candidates.

By the way: how come Obama team still - I mean up to today, 10th day of October 2008 - appears to be very much solvent in financial terms while the runner up of this year's race for democratic presidential nominee Senator Clinton ended up with a reported debt amounting to millions of US dollars? Who has taken care of that debt - why and how? What are known and unknown sources of the candidates' campaign monies? Do there exist for example, indirect or undercover sponsors? If so, who are they and what are their motives? It is hoped those motives are not associated with a destabilized US in the near future, for an instance.

I believe the global economic crisis at the eleventh hour of Bush administration, as well as the US election has not only posed a challenge to the administration (for example) to meet but created an opportunity for them to harness in their favor (say, the for party, indirectly) - under the able leadership of President Bush.

In that respect, one of the underlying assumptions is: a success in demonstrating a bunch of visible achievements by Bush administration (as far as humanly possible and in the time available to it), in the form of say, a kind of progressive and stable Dow Jones Industrial - at least a few days before the election - could, among other things, be instrumental in soaring up potential votes for Senator McCain in the economy front of the election.

In other words, a success of President Bush in meeting the crisis at this point in time of his tenure could facilitate inter alia successes of Senator McCain in the election. Let us pray and hope for the best.

The last word: it is expected Senator McCain, Governor Sarah Palin, the rest of republican party and concerned others will - from now onwards - intensify further the campaign in both defensive and offensive terms, relative however, to time, space and other variables. I believe the time is still sufficient for the republican party to convince - in an innovative, effective and user-friendly manner - concerned voters as to why they should vote for Senator McCain and how their vote could be instrumental in inter alia bringing about benefits - either directly or otherwise - to them, the country and the world at large during and beyond the term of a McCain administration.

The republican party should be able to display before world people more positive energy than that at present in support of advancing the candidacy of Senator McCain and in support of the need for a continuing republican administration in the US under prevailing and evolving situations, to mention a few.