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KurtNYC

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71. I turned mine in during the Bush administration

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 10:01 AM

Nov 2012

It is like living in whole different world. I had no doubt that Obama was winning this and thanks to the MSM I was able to place many bets on Obama right up through election day.

TV is just an anxiety machine at this point -- bogus polls, bogus reasons for Romney losing, bogus tropical storms, bogus reality shows, on and on. Even TDS and Colbert are mostly just reacting to, and repeating RW media. Colbert's whole show is a parody of a Fox personality and TDS makes it seem like fun to watch Fox News. TDS is very good at putting RW messengers in front of a left leaning audience.

Some of the best coverage of politics and events in the US comes from The Guardian UK and the CBC and in my experience that is how far you have to go to get outside the bubble.

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People are blaming Republicans in the "Fox Bubble" but the rest of the media [View all] rurallib Nov 2012 OP

you are exactly correct and they started rewriting history quickly, ignoring their own part. seabeyond Nov 2012 #1

There were some who posted on DU who thought Obama would NOT win. fasttense Nov 2012 #30

ya? i do not know. after a week of the first debate whine, i stopped going into threads. seabeyond Nov 2012 #33

Isn't trash thread and ignore great? As was John Lucas's thread. I bookmarked to my browser! freshwest Nov 2012 #56

Every time I started getting nervous hifiguy Nov 2012 #64

+1 - you are correct. dchill Nov 2012 #68

I can't speak for everyone on DU, but I worried that without a big lead in the polls, Arkansas Granny Nov 2012 #78

The MSM yashoo Nov 2012 #2

Not only that, but if media says Obama & Romney are tied... Quantess Nov 2012 #24

Agreed ceeRoy Nov 2012 #3

You know, you're right. Call them all out while the spotlight is turn on the entire electoral nc4bo Nov 2012 #4

you speak the truth, rurallib, sing it loud! Whisp Nov 2012 #5

Indeed...Rachel Maddow should look at her own network while she's laughing at Fox alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #7

Exactly! I tweeted as much to mourning joe this am. I said that Kahuna Nov 2012 #18

Talk Left on satellite radio was way ahead of TV . . . brush Nov 2012 #53

NPRR barbtries Nov 2012 #6

I'm glad... sendero Nov 2012 #12

NPR was horrible left lowrider Nov 2012 #55

every time they throw a pledge drive barbtries Nov 2012 #59

I wrote to them explaining just that. I did not receive a response. No more pledges from my Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #67

I still need something new to go with my morning coffee, but I have completely switched to podcasts corkhead Nov 2012 #69

i do too barbtries Nov 2012 #75

+1! uponit7771 Nov 2012 #72

Look At It This Way... KharmaTrain Nov 2012 #8

The "Mute" button is a God-Send! fredamae Nov 2012 #9

Fox is the bubble and the rest of the media are trying to be bubbles too. Skidmore Nov 2012 #10

I was losing my voice screaming at the TV qanda Nov 2012 #11

I too am disappointed with NPR uponit7771 Nov 2012 #13

NPR should be defunded, broken up, Anthony McCarthy Nov 2012 #17

Unn, maybe not broken up but moved from DC no doubt uponit7771 Nov 2012 #73

CBS is only a more genteel version of FOX these days Anthony McCarthy Nov 2012 #14

how about some media reform in america? spanone Nov 2012 #15

Ronald Reagan did away with the media regulations. (no text) Quantess Nov 2012 #27

They should have gone by the individual battleground states, PERIOD... Kahuna Nov 2012 #16

We all have our bubbles, we all want to be reinforced, luckily we Puzzledtraveller Nov 2012 #19

But we don't have an echo chamber in the same way. We look at both sides here plus the numbers CJCRANE Nov 2012 #50

x-posted... ewagner Nov 2012 #20

I agree Stargazer09 Nov 2012 #21

NRP Loudestlib Nov 2012 #22

National Propaganda for Republicans and brilliant propaganda it is. MightyMopar Nov 2012 #29

Cokie: "Obama off to NJ to look Presidential" Patiod Nov 2012 #45

Absolutely Agreed MissNostalgia Nov 2012 #23

I'm convinced that if Romney were winning, they would have been all over Obama's Ed Suspicious Nov 2012 #25

this is why romney was reported on MSM as tied w Obama BREMPRO Nov 2012 #39

Mine as well. Ed Suspicious Nov 2012 #52

+1! on Nate Silver uponit7771 Nov 2012 #74

I do not agree. PowerToThePeople Nov 2012 #44

Too bad they are not supposed to be PR reps for either candidate. They're shameful. AAO Nov 2012 #48

the clear media winner in this election was the social media madrchsod Nov 2012 #26

MSNBC is a great place for political information BrainMann1 Nov 2012 #28

Well said, they all lied all the time. I could argue that they nearly destroyed what remains of Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #31

I'd rec this 1000 times if I could Blecht Nov 2012 #32

Agreed. But what amazes zentrum Nov 2012 #34

Dewey salinen Nov 2012 #35

I turned in my cable receiver on Monday carolinayellowdog Nov 2012 #36

I turned mine in during the Bush administration KurtNYC Nov 2012 #71

The media wasn't deluded. hay rick Nov 2012 #37

They're all right wing except for certain shows on MSNBC and all on Current and Democracy Now. valerief Nov 2012 #38

My local news are even all right wing shills PowerToThePeople Nov 2012 #40

yep heaven05 Nov 2012 #41

I wasn't surprised by this outcome at all MrScorpio Nov 2012 #42

Here,........ Here!!! beachgirl2365 Nov 2012 #43

I followed Nate... femrap Nov 2012 #46

I believe that what caused all the confusion oldbanjo Nov 2012 #47

I was still chewing my nails PossumSqueezins Nov 2012 #49

All pretty dreadful, agreed. Haywood Brothers Nov 2012 #51

Not to mention the poor military out of country only allowed to hear Rush Lintball on service radio. judesedit Nov 2012 #54

fear Dog Gone at Penigma Nov 2012 #57

Hmmm... George II Nov 2012 #58

I accidentally had NBC and ABC on, for Election night. progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #60

Ironic isn't it that Clinton would whine about media cosolidation tularetom Nov 2012 #77

I watched both Current, and MSNBC nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #61

Over-confidence could have given it to GOP though. ErikJ Nov 2012 #62

I blame the Fox Bubble, but not because of the polls. ieoeja Nov 2012 #63

I think everybody knew Mitt sucked.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2012 #65

Re: Bird cage liner IADEMO2004 Nov 2012 #66

I still remember CNN declaring a 4-point Obama lead in Ohio to be a "tie" Daniel537 Nov 2012 #70

I do not agree with your last line. Most of the country voted for Obama. Bluenorthwest Nov 2012 #76