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2016 Postmortem

TigerToMany

(124 posts)

4. The media has been against Obama from day one

Reply to Mosaic (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 02:54 PM

Jan 2012

From the day he announced his campaign the media went out of their way to try and defeat him. All the while praising Bush. The media is completely right-wing controlled and is against the democrats.

In 2012 the media darlings are of course Mitt Romney and Ron Paul (despite what the PaulBots say) but Obama will still win regardless.

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CNN Corporate Drone Says Tonight May Very Well Be President's Last SOTU Speech [View all] Mosaic Jan 2012 OP

Perhaps a little hyperbolie on her part... brooklynite Jan 2012 #1

CNN leans conservative Mosaic Jan 2012 #3

Give a little credit IFOWONCO Jan 2012 #20

...his last SOTU before the GOP sucks itself into oblivion? Sure! Blue Owl Jan 2012 #2

The media has been against Obama from day one TigerToMany Jan 2012 #4

Seriously? Bob32 Jan 2012 #5

welcome to DU yodermon Jan 2012 #6

please tell me why you think this is "sarcasm" TigerToMany Jan 2012 #7

Media fell all over themselves Bob32 Jan 2012 #9

They certainly have not been pro-Obama since he has become President WI_DEM Jan 2012 #11

What would they need to do to be considered pro-Obama? Bob32 Jan 2012 #12

PEW Study Quixote1818 Jan 2012 #13

From October 2011 Bob32 Jan 2012 #15

Since he has become President Ravens Light Jan 2012 #17

They have not really been anti-Obama either. VKaz Jan 2012 #23

Hello bigwillq Jan 2012 #18

True enough. Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2012 #8

Of course he could still give a SOTU speech next January before leaving office. WI_DEM Jan 2012 #10

They're just looking for a thrilling headline csziggy Jan 2012 #14

They can't manufacture a viewer let alone a defeat of the democratic party... WCGreen Jan 2012 #16

Post removed Post removed Jan 2012 #19

You're in for a rude shock come November. Codeine Jan 2012 #21

Thanks for the Welcomes. Bob32 Jan 2012 #22

someone says that every time lovemydog Jan 2012 #24