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Old 02-02-2011, 07:20 AM
 
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Is this just typical liberal media being their typical selves or is it something else?

From Obama to most of the media, they are all strongly and loudly egging on the "protestors". Yet we heard a different tone during the recent protests in Iran.

How is it that these are just protestors who "want Democracy and change" yet when our own people here in our country were called racists, violent, etc. Yes, you know what I'm talking about. The town halls, the tea party gatherings, Glenn Beck's mall rally. They were all ridiculed and mocked. There was no violence by the people who gathered there. No call for over throwing the government. No looting. Yet Obama and his friends in the media and celebrities everywhere did nothing but shout false accusations of hate and violence and called them a threat.

Dont get me wrong, if the people of Egypt want to rise up, more power to them. But the how this is covered by the media compared to Iran and even those in our own "FREE" country who marched and held gatherings, well its pretty sick.

This is just further examples of the pathetic biased in our media and says a lot about Obama and those on the Left. What will they say if this whole thing in Egypt back fires? What will they say when what was once our ally, turns into another pseudo-ally that we cant trust at all or worse yet, an enemy?
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Old 02-02-2011, 07:24 AM
 
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Is this just typical liberal media being their typical selves or is it something else?

From Obama to most of the media, they are all strongly and loudly egging on the "protestors". Yet we heard a different tone during the recent protests in Iran.

How is it that these are just protestors who "want Democracy and change" yet when our own people here in our country were called racists, violent, etc. Yes, you know what I'm talking about. The town halls, the tea party gatherings, Glenn Beck's mall rally. They were all ridiculed and mocked. There was no violence by the people who gathered there. No call for over throwing the government. No looting. Yet Obama and his friends in the media and celebrities everywhere did nothing but shout false accusations of hate and violence and called them a threat.

Dont get me wrong, if the people of Egypt want to rise up, more power to them. But the how this is covered by the media compared to Iran and even those in our own "FREE" country who marched and held gatherings, well its pretty sick.

This is just further examples of the pathetic biased in our media and says a lot about Obama and those on the Left. What will they say if this whole thing in Egypt back fires? What will they say when what was once our ally, turns into another pseudo-ally that we cant trust at all or worse yet, an enemy?
What makes you think thats not the plan?
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Old 02-02-2011, 07:27 AM
 
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Is this just typical liberal media being their typical selves or is it something else?

From Obama to most of the media, they are all strongly and loudly egging on the "protestors". Yet we heard a different tone during the recent protests in Iran.

How is it that these are just protestors who "want Democracy and change" yet when our own people here in our country were called racists, violent, etc. Yes, you know what I'm talking about. The town halls, the tea party gatherings, Glenn Beck's mall rally. They were all ridiculed and mocked. There was no violence by the people who gathered there. No call for over throwing the government. No looting. Yet Obama and his friends in the media and celebrities everywhere did nothing but shout false accusations of hate and violence and called them a threat.

Dont get me wrong, if the people of Egypt want to rise up, more power to them. But the how this is covered by the media compared to Iran and even those in our own "FREE" country who marched and held gatherings, well its pretty sick.

This is just further examples of the pathetic biased in our media and says a lot about Obama and those on the Left. What will they say if this whole thing in Egypt back fires? What will they say when what was once our ally, turns into another pseudo-ally that we cant trust at all or worse yet, an enemy?
You must be pretty good at the game of Twister cuz i've never seen stretching like this^^^^!
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Old 02-02-2011, 07:27 AM
 
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I have always thought that the media is biased towards the Egyptian people. It just isn't fair.
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Old 02-02-2011, 07:28 AM
 
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What makes you think thats not the plan?
Oh, believe me. I am pretty much of the belief that they (Media/Obama/hollywood) know exactly what they are doing. They they are biased and hypocritical. I dont see how it can be explained any other way, rationally anyways.
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Old 02-02-2011, 07:28 AM
 
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I'm not on the left, but I also don't think we're living under a totalitarian regime, so the comparison with the tea party vs. Egypt is a stretch. I think it was good that the tea party organized a grassroots movement--bad when some of them were talking about second amendment options or threatening to secede from the US (like Texas) because other people disagreed with them. That's why they took the heat they did in this country.

I think most western leaders are (appropriately) watching to see what's going to happen before they decide to step in or not. I don't think Obama is "egging on the protesters" but he has called for Mubarak to step down to try to calm down the civil unrest.
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Old 02-02-2011, 07:30 AM
 
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You must be pretty good at the game of Twister cuz i've never seen stretching like this^^^^!
Really?

1. Did you see the same amount of support and egging on by the media and Obama during the Iranians protests?

2. Have you heard any cries and demonizing and mocking by Obama, media, hollywood towards the Egyptians like you did anyone who dared gather to protest and speak out against our government and direction of our country?

The answer is no. So you can call this twister all you want but its the truth and you know it.
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Old 02-02-2011, 07:30 AM
 
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I have always thought that the media is biased towards the Egyptian people. It just isn't fair.
Bias toward the half million in the street not the 79.5 million not revolting .
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Old 02-02-2011, 07:31 AM
 
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Bias toward the half million in the street not the 79.5 million not revolting .
Well, you said it, it must be so.
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Old 02-02-2011, 07:34 AM
 
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I'm not on the left, but I also don't think we're living under a totalitarian regime, so the comparison with the tea party vs. Egypt is a stretch. I think it was good that the tea party organized a grassroots movement--bad when some of them were talking about second amendment options or threatening to secede from the US (like Texas) because other people disagreed with them. That's why they took the heat they did in this country.

I think most western leaders are (appropriately) watching to see what's going to happen before they decide to step in or not. I don't think Obama is "egging on the protesters" but he has called for Mubarak to step down to try to calm down the civil unrest.

No, youre wrong. The people at the town halls and in the tea party, basically anyone who came out against the direction this country has been heading, were demonized, hated, mocked, and called violent/hateful/racists. There was no factual basis for the administration and the media to act the way they did, but they did it anyways.

Now with the Egyptians, they are almost being egged on. Nothing but talk of how great it is that they are joining together to over throw the government. That is all fine and well, but to treat our own people here, a free country, like crap for using their freedoms to voice their distain with the direction we are heading in is absolute hypocrisy and really just a pathetic joke.
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