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Said sequestration was going to lead to ruin. it didn't. they said shutdown would destroy the country and it didn't and now they are saying a debt ceiling default would be the same thing. why should i believe them? that's a profoundly erroneously way of thinking. this kind of coverage fuels it. >> joe concha, as our media watcher, i want you to weigh in but i want you to let me know how you think the media has done on this other story which is the debt ceiling. >> if you want to talk about coverage as a whole it goes from government shutdown to debt ceiling. look at the president's press confe...

And jobs and look at their top concerns. you know, if they have any optimism at all or any faith in their candidate, they're going to have to think beyond the immediate economic issues p what else are they go to do in their presidency. i think that people have a more multi-dimensional view of the cap pain. >> let's talk media studies for a second. up until toepd everybody was talking about the election, the election, the election. now we're talking about sandy, sandy, and talking about iowa, which is not going to feel the brunt of the hurricane but you you pay attention to what's happening on ...

Mentioned. this is in the first time media watcher has seen this. are you just critical of a.p. or expand that to the establish president media being for president obama? >>guest: well i think the entire establishment media this year is going to come in to the events and the president goes into a state and service citizen -- steno graphers. they do not have arguments how the republican governors are doing or how the republican governor is doing in ohio they want to try to set the stage for if the economy in any of the states is improving, it must be because obama has improved it. >>stuart: a c...

Away that is tough to beat is fairness. he's running on the fairness doctrine. and as you said and, joe, you pointed out, there was a lot of small ball things along the way, but i don't know how the republicans have an answer to both the fairness doctrine and his positive tone. that's what's so amazing about -- there's nothing defensive about him. it's like he's a new guy running. >> you just sounded inspired. >> by the way, yes, but also the best thing as according to a lot of us -- but as you watch the republicans, you just see this happening. i mean, it's right before your eyes. television ...

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