Reply #38: Last I looked, the GOP had an absolute lock on the media...

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when the media jump on something on the weekend, I figure its because they have marching orders.

That is the first point I would like your response to.

Second, watch the amount of coverage that this issue gets, versus the REAL issues (Constitution,
Iraq, Iran, deficit), between now and the election.

Best case, this is a great tactical move by the GOP - take all your damage on the issue that is LEAST
important.

Do you agree that this issue is taking the focus off the legitimacy and Constitution wrecking, which are
very difficult issues for Joe Sixpack to focus on? How are we ever going to get democracy back if all
we talk about are sex scandals and blowing up brown-skinned people?

What does this issue do to help Lamont beat Lieberman? Lieberman just gets an opportunity to distract
from his Iraq cheerleading by jumping on Foley.

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Who cares if the GOP loses control of Congress. Bush simply calls for another BIG terrorist event, declares
martial law, and starts disappearing people into those camps that Haliburton is building.

The Democrats are in a lose-lose situation.

If they win the election, Bush just "kicks over the table" of a democracy he has already destroyed. If they
lose the election, its onward to the same destination with slightly less violence.

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Bottom line: I have seen five years of "the tide is turning". I am skeptical. The press is so bought and paid
for that anything they say, I distrust. They sometimes tell the truth, but only when it gives the GOP a tactical
advantage.



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