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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-28-07 04:54 PM
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7. Am I reading correctly?
Is Atrios really citing the lack of copying a "clever" label as metaphoric evidence of media capitulation?

That's rather like saying, "Gee, nobody's called any scandal 'something-gate' in awhile. That means they're in bed with the BFEE!"
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  -'Bush Fatigue' vs. 'Clinton Fatigue' Old and In the Way  Jul-28-07 02:40 PM   #0 
  - Hmm, I hate to mention it, but "favorability" ratings were lower for Clinton.  David__77   Jul-28-07 02:59 PM   #1 
  - The people still approved of Clinton's work.  AX10   Jul-28-07 03:03 PM   #2 
  - Isn't that the point? Why did ,amy people not like him?  Old and In the Way   Jul-28-07 05:29 PM   #8 
  - could you provide a link which shows that more people disliked Clinton as a person than Bush? I  book_worm   Jul-28-07 05:42 PM   #10 
     - Sorry I wasn't clear: Clinton's approval rating were higher than his favorability ratings.  David__77   Jul-28-07 09:46 PM   #15 
  - Buscho owns Corporate McPravda.  Octafish   Jul-28-07 03:28 PM   #3 
  - heh...I read most of the post before seeing it was you. people have no idea  Gabi Hayes   Jul-28-07 03:51 PM   #4 
     - CIA and the Media  Octafish   Jul-28-07 04:27 PM   #5 
        - With all of the journalist assets that the CIA has.....  Old and In the Way   Jul-29-07 09:08 AM   #16 
  - Both were caused by the same group: the GOP n/t  Lorien   Jul-28-07 04:35 PM   #6 
  - Am I reading correctly?  Oeditpus Rex   Jul-28-07 04:54 PM   #7 
  - You mean like Watergate, FileGate, TravelGate, MonicaGate?  Old and In the Way   Jul-28-07 05:38 PM   #9 
     - yes, the corporate media kept pounding on those "scandals" but with Bush  book_worm   Jul-28-07 05:45 PM   #11 
     - Yup, exactly  Oeditpus Rex   Jul-28-07 06:44 PM   #12 
        - a whole 27 times a decade ago  Old and In the Way   Jul-28-07 09:28 PM   #14 
  - Gee, peace was so boring as well as those great economic times  aint_no_life_nowhere   Jul-28-07 06:47 PM   #13 
 

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