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Edited on Fri May-25-07 03:43 PM by calimary
issues and problems. Whether they cover it or ignore it, and if they cover it, HOW they do so.
That is KEY. I suggested that while they chortle about how the Dems caved, THEY THEMSELVES do so, every time they lob a softball at bush, or don't ask him MORE tough follow-ups - like, ask him WHY he's trying to scare people? Remind them of what FDR once said about fearing nothing but fear itself, and why the whole undertone of this regime has been to keep people scared and off their guard, so they're easily manipulatable. Suggest they replace tucker and scarborough with flat-out liberals for some REAL fairness and balance, perhaps give tucker's show to Ed Shultz, perhaps give the morning show to a simulcast of Randi Rhodes.
Point out to them the reason why so many people thought, for so long, that Saddam was involved with al Qaeda AND 9/11 - BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WAS REPORTED, INFERRED, INSINUATED - in many ways overt AND covert. THAT'S ALL ANYBODY HEARD. VERSIONS OF THAT. There was NO attention paid to any other point of view because it's wall-to-wall conservatives on the air. I suggested retiring people like pat buchanan, dana "the smirk" milbank, and the completely useless and fawning richard wolffe, in favor of more Jonathan Turley, Greg Palast, Joe Conason, and Sy Hersh.
I said there was nobody connecting the dots so that people could START to understand WHY America thinks that the country's going in the wrong direction - by a factor of more than FOUR TO ONE - and why it NEEDS to be pointed out that this has happened under republi-CON rule and republi-CON policy-making. The dots HAVE to be connected.
I said personally, I've seen people depressed about more than just their own little troubles - they're angry and depressed and disspirited and discouraged and upset about what's happening to our country, to our system of justice, to the accountability to which our "leaders" are supposed to be held. I said it shows itself in the classrooms and homes when we're trying to teach our kids about honor and responsibility and honesty, and yet EVERY NIGHT on the evening news, we see over and over and over again that crime pays, the wrong-doers are allowed to get away with it, nobody seems to care, and nobody's interested in even calling a LIAR what he is - a LIAR - SPECIFICALLY as it involves the rogue "president" who's leading us over a cliff.
I said I wanted more liberals on the air, I wanted more and tougher questions and follow-ups, MORE investigation into WHY these things happen, WHAT EXACTLY they mean or are trying to fool you with when the White House spins - that EVERYTHING they say needs to be looked at closely and dispassionately and "Truth-Squad'ed." Our media needs to call bush a LIAR because that's what he is. AND our media needs to start making a case for IMPEACHMENT.
And if they're hesitant because it might not get ratings, I suggested they look at Olbermann, and try to replicate what he's doing and saying. His numbers speak for themselves.
If you're really concerned about the media (which is VERY reasonable to be concerned about), YOU SHOULD SAY SO. TELL THEM. One complaint from me won't change anything. One from you by yourself won't do much, either. BUT IF WE BOTH are complaining about the SAME THING, AND OTHERS JOIN US IN MAKING THAT SAME COMPLAINT, the numbers will speak for themselves (as with Olbermann's) and they'll HAVE to pay attention.
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