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Mon Oct-18-10 09:11 AM
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| 29. Money. The answer is always The Money. They don't get the sensationalism or |
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tabloid-ish feel when they cover serious, adult candidates who don't pronounce whack statements. They don't get the ratings, they don't get the advertising revenue, they don't get The Money.
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| -It's Called Propaganda. |
David Zephyr |
Oct-17-10 11:12 PM |
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and it is not new either |
Tumbulu |
Oct-17-10 11:20 PM |
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Well it was what Lincoln had in mine when he said "You can fool all of the people some of the time |
grantcart |
Oct-18-10 12:15 AM |
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Lincoln was amazing. |
David Zephyr |
Oct-18-10 12:21 AM |
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Don't hold your breath. The American people won't. |
pattmarty |
Oct-18-10 11:54 AM |
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Don't hold your breath. |
AlbertCat |
Oct-18-10 03:45 PM |
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people need to contact their local news affiliates and tell them they see what they're doing |
RainDog |
Oct-18-10 03:41 PM |
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And they're soooooo good at it. nt |
gateley |
Oct-17-10 11:22 PM |
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Polished, huh, gately? |
David Zephyr |
Oct-18-10 03:11 AM |
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Absolutely! The media is trying to brainwash us. . .and, unfortunately |
MindandSoul |
Oct-17-10 11:24 PM |
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It is succeeding with too many people! |
AlbertCat |
Oct-18-10 03:55 PM |
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Very interesting theory! Thanks! |
MindandSoul |
Oct-19-10 04:41 PM |
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Why? whywhywhywhy WHY??? |
cilla4progress |
Oct-17-10 11:25 PM |
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There can only be one reason: They FEAR the Right. |
OHdem10 |
Oct-17-10 11:35 PM |
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They ARE the Right. |
elleng |
Oct-17-10 11:43 PM |
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Exactly. Follow the ownership: |
CakeGrrl |
Oct-18-10 03:15 AM |
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Speaking of Time Warner |
boomerbust |
Oct-18-10 10:07 AM |
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Money. The answer is always The Money. They don't get the sensationalism or |
gateley |
Oct-18-10 09:11 AM |
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to maintain control of the money |
Whisp |
Oct-18-10 11:33 AM |
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Wow... I suppose tihs is obvious, |
cilla4progress |
Oct-18-10 06:28 PM |
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'Public relations' |
elleng |
Oct-17-10 11:42 PM |
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Bernays was behind the sinking of |
Aristophrenia |
Oct-18-10 08:06 PM |
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It should be a crime... |
kentuck |
Oct-18-10 12:04 AM |
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David, I'm sending this to Chris Matthews and a few other idiots at CNN to read..... |
FrenchieCat |
Oct-18-10 12:44 AM |
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Thanks. I mean, hell, we might as well call off the election since we've been informed the results. |
David Zephyr |
Oct-18-10 01:47 AM |
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But thanks to Diebold etc. those votes probably won't count |
JJ |
Oct-18-10 01:44 PM |
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+1000 It is a set up to steal votes / psychological operation to |
704wipes |
Oct-19-10 11:07 PM |
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Thanks for all you do, Frenchiecat |
Mimosa |
Oct-18-10 05:21 AM |
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That's stark! nt |
KossackRealityCheck |
Oct-18-10 05:41 AM |
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rec |
voteearlyvoteoften |
Oct-18-10 06:50 AM |
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Yeah, I've noticed that too. |
bobburgster |
Oct-18-10 06:55 AM |
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Update:"Obama could speak to a crowd of 1/2 million" |
KossackRealityCheck |
Oct-18-10 07:21 AM |
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The only comment was some predictable snark on Fux News |
COLGATE4 |
Oct-18-10 09:52 AM |
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To be fair, watching Palin is like watching a train wreck |
Wednesdays |
Oct-18-10 07:26 AM |
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The MSM does not report reality, it manufactures it. |
Odin2005 |
Oct-18-10 07:39 AM |
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Our national airways have been coopted by the political priorities of Network Advertisers (Big Oil, |
Supersedeas |
Oct-19-10 05:55 AM |
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Great post. Thank you. |
berni_mccoy |
Oct-18-10 08:25 AM |
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Terrific post, David Zephyr. Rec'd. nt |
babylonsister |
Oct-18-10 08:29 AM |
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Ya think? EOM |
2critical |
Oct-18-10 08:45 AM |
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Well done! |
Just One Woman |
Oct-18-10 08:50 AM |
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You are absolutely right. |
Enthusiast |
Oct-18-10 08:51 AM |
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Without a doubt! |
lonestarnot |
Oct-18-10 08:55 AM |
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Our President |
dotymed |
Oct-18-10 08:58 AM |
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Couldn't agree more. K&R |
Populist_Prole |
Oct-18-10 09:16 AM |
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Excellent post! I look forward to reading more from you. |
rainlillie |
Oct-18-10 09:38 AM |
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It's maddening, isn't it? |
HughMoran |
Oct-18-10 09:39 AM |
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Just Say NO to the M$M |
Blue Owl |
Oct-18-10 09:56 AM |
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Agreed! I've noticed that some of my favorite bloggers |
Stellar |
Oct-18-10 10:07 AM |
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Propaganda honed to perfection. Rec. nt |
bertman |
Oct-18-10 10:13 AM |
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You nailed it |
liberal N proud |
Oct-18-10 10:18 AM |
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Lead story on RoadRunner this morning |
Pacifist Patriot |
Oct-18-10 10:46 AM |
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Pacifist Patriot, how many times can a "lead story" be a lead story? |
David Zephyr |
Oct-18-10 11:53 AM |
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Indeed. I was really put off that Road Runner thought this worthy of |
Pacifist Patriot |
Oct-19-10 08:48 AM |
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It's being repeated over and over again in broadcast M$M |
tilsammans |
Oct-18-10 12:30 PM |
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Political ads are the mother's milk of the MSM. Controversy escalates ad buys. |
Bozita |
Oct-18-10 10:58 AM |
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Amen, no one should trust the M$M |
treestar |
Oct-18-10 11:00 AM |
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How many people agreed with the MSM |
ProSense |
Oct-18-10 11:05 AM |
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Excellent |
mzmolly |
Oct-18-10 11:07 AM |
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K & R |
Scurrilous |
Oct-18-10 11:27 AM |
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KNR! n/t |
indimuse |
Oct-18-10 11:32 AM |
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It's becoming the norm. |
HCE SuiGeneris |
Oct-18-10 11:35 AM |
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Between propaganda and electronic voting, |
felix_numinous |
Oct-18-10 11:38 AM |
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+1. . . . . . I have seldom seen this expressed more succinctly! |
annabanana |
Oct-18-10 11:43 AM |
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Money does not equal Free Speech... |
syberlion |
Oct-18-10 02:16 PM |
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HEY MEDIA..MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE ON TO YOU!!!! |
annabanana |
Oct-18-10 11:39 AM |
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Right Out of the Goebbels Playbook |
colsohlibgal |
Oct-18-10 11:48 AM |
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Pravda |
JNelson6563 |
Oct-18-10 12:06 PM |
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K&R n/t |
myrna minx |
Oct-18-10 12:09 PM |
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Spot on! |
tilsammans |
Oct-18-10 12:27 PM |
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Please.... |
FrenchieCat |
Oct-18-10 12:44 PM |
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The M$M are the lapdogs of the filthy rich. |
BlueIdaho |
Oct-18-10 12:48 PM |
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Can it back-fire? |
onlyadream |
Oct-18-10 01:02 PM |
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go to the rally. |
demi moore |
Oct-18-10 01:05 PM |
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People like hearing Palin talk because it cleans the dustballs out of their TV speakers |
zulchzulu |
Oct-18-10 01:05 PM |
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So what? |
Doctor_J |
Oct-18-10 01:08 PM |
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Okay; let's just suppose... |
anachro1 |
Oct-18-10 01:48 PM |
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Any corporation that backs the most extremist group |
felix_numinous |
Oct-18-10 02:25 PM |
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Revolution. |
Lyric |
Oct-18-10 05:25 PM |
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We watched the main stream news the other night. First story out was about the HUGE |
truedelphi |
Oct-18-10 01:51 PM |
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Beautifully stated! |
Cali_Democrat |
Oct-18-10 01:52 PM |
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This road doesn't end where they think it does... |
hunter |
Oct-18-10 02:00 PM |
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I couldn't have said it better. |
Proud_Lefty |
Oct-18-10 02:45 PM |
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Kicked and recommended. |
Uncle Joe |
Oct-18-10 02:49 PM |
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One solution |
The Wizard |
Oct-18-10 03:07 PM |
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And the point of selling this narrative is so people won't ask questions |
tblue37 |
Oct-18-10 03:13 PM |
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And so we... |
saras |
Oct-18-10 03:42 PM |
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If you don't like the way the cable TV or other media report the news, |
JDPriestly |
Oct-18-10 03:45 PM |
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Welcome to America. |
hay rick |
Oct-18-10 04:18 PM |
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Gee, one would think that our Democrat leaders would say or do something to address this |
Vinnie From Indy |
Oct-18-10 05:41 PM |
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Oct-18-10 06:58 PM |
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LOL! |
Jokerman |
Oct-18-10 07:06 PM |
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A related experiment: |
Mike Niendorff |
Oct-18-10 08:09 PM |
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The rethugs and their media accomplices will have egg on their face after the election. |
Clear Blue Sky |
Oct-18-10 08:45 PM |
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We should be screaming this from the rooftops |
senseandsensibility |
Oct-18-10 09:34 PM |
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This is an EXCELLENT point |
Canuckistanian |
Oct-18-10 09:43 PM |
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oh, but to have the power of a Network News Producer and to chose what goes on OUR National Airways |
Supersedeas |
Oct-19-10 11:21 AM |
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I never thought we'd be like the USSR. But we are...worse. I shuddered in the 80's |
live love laugh |
Oct-18-10 10:23 PM |
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Actually it is setting up the false election results after all the media said they were going to win |
sce56 |
Oct-18-10 10:27 PM |
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"The myth of a free press died with the assassination of Pres. John F. Kennedy" -- |
defendandprotect |
Oct-18-10 11:01 PM |
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Well, we're bringing the word back into our language again, defendandprotect. |
David Zephyr |
Oct-18-10 11:46 PM |
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You are being a little harsh on nine-year-olds |
DFW |
Oct-18-10 11:15 PM |
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Even though this is all true, we need to get the vote out even moreso this year because of it |
Major Hogwash |
Oct-18-10 11:17 PM |
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There is an antidote Rachel Maddow and Keith Olberman fortunately. |
DemocraticPilgrim |
Oct-19-10 12:10 AM |
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It has been propaganda... |
awoke_in_2003 |
Oct-19-10 12:12 AM |
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The U.S. has been about propaganda for decades... |
polichick |
Oct-19-10 11:33 AM |
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k |
defendandprotect |
Oct-19-10 01:18 PM |
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