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Why, because the media attacks and destroys anyone who is not a liberal.
When the lefties hereabout get their wish and Rupert Murdoch dies (which won't be long now; he's about 80 or so), and Fox disappears, there won't be ANY media opposition of note to the Left's agenda and the current administration.
There is nothing intrinsically wrong with the left-wing media and the Democrats seeking complete political power to control the country with no fear of dissenting opinions being raised. It's Darwinism, that's all. And the left falls all over itself to worship at the Holy Shrine of the Monkey's Uncle.
But please, PLEASE don't lie about it all, and pretend that achieving dictatorial power is somehow a result of your incredible virtue, rather than your willingness to engage in fascist smear tactics.
I just wonder what "Jon Stewart", Bill Maher, Michael Moore, and the rest of the left-wing hyenas are going to do when the airwaves are cleansed of Fox News. Hmm. Well, there's always Sarah Palin's develomentally disabled child to mock. Oh, and Karl Rove and Newt Gingrich are still trying to steal America's precious bodily fluids. Guess it's no prob, after all.
It's going to be tough, though, with no right-wing nuts left, and so many topics and people unofficially (nudge, nudge) 'off-limits'...
The fact is, no one really wants to expend their political and financial capital in race that is unlikely to be won so a lot of the potential candidates are likely to wait it out until 2016 when the White House will be "open" and a win is more likely.
Despite all the bluster of Rightwing folks on this board about how Obama is going to be so easy to beat, the folks EXPERIENCED in politics know better. Compared to past Presidents' Obama's approval ratings have held up EXCEPTIONALLY WELL - and with the economy continuing to improve, by the time the 2012 elections arrive he should be in a VERY STRONG position in regards to his re-election chances. This is NOT an opinion based on my political PREFERENCE - it's one based on what's happened under similar conditions IN THE PAST.
Ken
Name a president that was elected with a higher than 8% UE rate...
And no, we're not going to go into WWIII to sustain it all.
Employers slashed their payrolls by 598,000 jobs in January, marking not only the biggest monthly cut since the recession began in December 2007, but the biggest since 1974, the Labor Department reported today. The unemployment rate rocketed to a more than 16-year high of 7.6 percent from 7.2 percent in December. The government also revised earlier job loss numbers to shower deeper cuts in November and December. About half of the 3.6 million jobs lost since the start of the recession have been lost in the past three months, indicating the economic slowdown is far from over.
Why, because the media attacks and destroys anyone who is not a liberal.
When the lefties hereabout get their wish and Rupert Murdoch dies (which won't be long now; he's about 80 or so), and Fox disappears, there won't be ANY media opposition of note to the Left's agenda and the current administration.
There is nothing intrinsically wrong with the left-wing media and the Democrats seeking complete political power to control the country with no fear of dissenting opinions being raised. It's Darwinism, that's all. And the left falls all over itself to worship at the Holy Shrine of the Monkey's Uncle.
But please, PLEASE don't lie about it all, and pretend that achieving dictatorial power is somehow a result of your incredible virtue, rather than your willingness to engage in fascist smear tactics.
I just wonder what "Jon Stewart", Bill Maher, Michael Moore, and the rest of the left-wing hyenas are going to do when the airwaves are cleansed of Fox News. Hmm. Well, there's always Sarah Palin's develomentally disabled child to mock. Oh, and Karl Rove and Newt Gingrich are still trying to steal America's precious bodily fluids. Guess it's no prob, after all.
It's going to be tough, though, with no right-wing nuts left, and so many topics and people unofficially (nudge, nudge) 'off-limits'...
Isn't there a point where we stop blaming the media for everything? Palin tried that and the reality was that they were just playing back, verbatim, what she said and people were making their own judgments. I think these political leaders always blaming the media need to take more personal responsibility for their own capacities and limitations.
Also, every political party wants to have absolute power (Republicans seemingly moreso than Democrats, who are far more willing to compromise). Most voters, however, prefer a balance.
Anyway - maybe it's not the media and simply the fact that Obama's doing an overall good job in most people's opinion:
I think you nailed it ken. These poll numbers have been steady and with a little economic growth in the next year they will only improve. I suspect there is still plenty of funds to be spent out of the stimulus and we should see quite a bit over the next year.
I took 2008 off after working for Kerry and Gore locally. After what I have seen so far, Obama might get me off the fence. In a way, this 24/7/365 "chicken little" hate campaign from the right has done as much to mobilize me as anything Obama did or didn't do.
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Originally Posted by LordBalfor
The fact is, no one really wants to expend their political and financial capital in race that is unlikely to be won so a lot of the potential candidates are likely to wait it out until 2016 when the White House will be "open" and a win is more likely.
Despite all the bluster of Rightwing folks on this board about how Obama is going to be so easy to beat, the folks EXPERIENCED in politics know better. Compared to past Presidents' Obama's approval ratings have held up EXCEPTIONALLY WELL - and with the economy continuing to improve, by the time the 2012 elections arrive he should be in a VERY STRONG position in regards to his re-election chances. This is NOT an opinion based on my political PREFERENCE - it's one based on what's happened under similar conditions IN THE PAST.
Isn't there a point where we stop blaming the media for everything? Palin tried that and the reality was that they were just playing back, verbatim, what she said and people were making their own judgments. I think these political leaders always blaming the media need to take more personal responsibility for their own capacities and limitations.
Also, every political party wants to have absolute power (Republicans seemingly moreso than Democrats, who are far more willing to compromise). Most voters, however, prefer a balance.
Anyway - maybe it's not the media and simply the fact that Obama's doing an overall good job in most people's opinion:
Maybe it IS the media, which seems oddly averse to criticizing Democrats and is doing an ever-better job of brainwashing the lemmings.
Witness your reference to Palin, who isn't even an elected official!
Unless you haven't been paying attention, the goals and tactics of the left, as expressed in 90% of the media and most college and university faculties, have successfully manipulated public opinion in ways never dreamed of previously.
Are you seriously arguing that the influence of the left-wing media has not affected pulbic opinion? And that the imminent demise of the only Conservative media source (Fox News) will not leave us with what is essentially a one-part state?
That's not compromise. That's a dictatorship.
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