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Old 03-13-2008, 07:45 AM
 
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Regardless of who you support in the election, you have to believe that the Television and print media, is very bias against Hillary Clinton. Most of their reports on her are very negative. In some cases you have to watch and listen carefully to notice the bias but it is there and very well crafted. I originally supported Obama but now have gone over to Hillary because of the media bias. I think people are being minipulated by the bias and maybe not appreciating how good of candidate Hillary really is. I may vote for Hillary just to fight against media bias towards Obama. Do you see the media bias towards Obama and against Hillary? What impact does it have on voting?

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Old 03-13-2008, 07:56 AM
 
Location: Charlotte
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Regardless of who you support in the election, you have to believe that the media, is very bias against Hillary Clinton. Most of their reports on her are very negative. In some cases you have to watch and listen carefully to notice the bias but it is there and very well crafted. I originally supported Obama but now have gone over to Hillary because of the media bias. I think people are being minipulated by the bias and maybe not appreciating how good of candidate Hillary really is. I may vote for Hillary just to fight against media bias towards Obama. Do you see the media bias towards Obama and against Hillary? What impact does it have on voting?
Interesting.
The media is just another information source, I assume you're watching television. There are many forms of media, only you can make the decision who you will vote for. If the form of media you listen to most is not slanted the direction you like - do some independent research, or change the channel.

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Old 03-13-2008, 08:02 AM
 
Location: Land of 10000 Lakes + some
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I would hope people would vote on their own deductions based on the debates, but I have a feeling these people are in the minority. So many people are influenced and simply regurgitate what they are told by others.
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Old 03-13-2008, 08:14 AM
 
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Regardless of who you support in the election, you have to believe that the Television and print media, is very bias against Hillary Clinton. Most of their reports on her are very negative. In some cases you have to watch and listen carefully to notice the bias but it is there and very well crafted. I originally supported Obama but now have gone over to Hillary because of the media bias. I think people are being minipulated by the bias and maybe not appreciating how good of candidate Hillary really is. I may vote for Hillary just to fight against media bias towards Obama. Do you see the media bias towards Obama and against Hillary? What impact does it have on voting?
If you would cast a vote for a candidate because you believe that the media covers them unfairly ...

then you have yet to learn how valuable a vote is.
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Old 03-13-2008, 01:25 PM
 
Location: Austin
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I think it's incredibly dumb to base your vote on the media, whether for or against someone.
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Old 03-13-2008, 01:28 PM
 
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Regardless of who you support in the election, you have to believe that the Television and print media, is very bias against Hillary Clinton. Most of their reports on her are very negative. In some cases you have to watch and listen carefully to notice the bias but it is there and very well crafted. I originally supported Obama but now have gone over to Hillary because of the media bias. I think people are being minipulated by the bias and maybe not appreciating how good of candidate Hillary really is. I may vote for Hillary just to fight against media bias towards Obama. Do you see the media bias towards Obama and against Hillary? What impact does it have on voting?
No, they are not biased against her any more than they are against Obama. I have no idea where this fallacy originated, but it is wrong. Just about every time I turn on MSNBC, anyone but Olbermann espouses critical rhetoric against Obama and seems to buy the false assumption that Hillary Clinton's time as First Lady counts as experience. Lou Dobbs, Wolf Blitzer, etc. on CNN aren't exactly Obamaniacs either.
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Old 03-13-2008, 01:36 PM
 
Location: part of the Matrix--for now!
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Do you see the media bias towards Obama and against Hillary?
NO! And neither do you or any other Hillary supporter.

Face it, she lost. And Obama beat her fair and square. He had the better campaign, he had the better organization, he better defended his positions.

Hillary got beat by the better candidate. Get over it.
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Old 03-13-2008, 02:01 PM
 
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Anyone who thinks the media is against her must have a short memory. Go back year. Even go back a few months and see how her establishment position kept enabled her. Obama and everyone else had everything working against them.

If you want an example of bias, see how the media worships Saint McCain.
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Old 03-13-2008, 02:13 PM
 
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What if you play the broadcasts backward or read newspapers with a blacklight? Time to just read and compare between them all and try to choose depending on your own values.
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Old 03-13-2008, 02:14 PM
 
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NO! And neither do you or any other Hillary supporter.

Face it, she lost. And Obama beat her fair and square. He had the better campaign, he had the better organization, he better defended his positions.

Hillary got beat by the better candidate. Get over it.

when did he win??
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