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I think everyone, no matter their politics, thought that the president was completely out of line, with his condemnation of the actions of the police with Prof. Gates. Everyone, maybe even you, understand that 0bama should have declined to comment on the matter, since he did not have the facts.
Yep ;it s was the played just teh way Nixon gulity comment was played. Oabma thought hadn't even got any fact to base his opinion as he sated then made the prejudiced comment. Just as Hillary said ;would you want this guy to take that phone call it the middle of the nite with such judgement.First hsi homeland security chief says watch veterans now they say the poice are racist at the mear find that one of Obama's freinds got arrested.
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The media is neither right- nor left-wing, inherently. It is inherently lazy. They run with the easy and salacious story line over the story that requires facts and research. So they seize the story frame that allows them to be lazy.
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But in reality, that laziness benefits the right. They have latched onto that anti-intellectual, anti-fact trend with both hands. They play to that weakness of the media much better. The Dems want to propose programs and talk details and explain positions. The GOP spreads easy soundbites.
Once you look at who ownes the media, it's obvious that it is right wing.
ABC/Disney
NBC/General Electric
CNN/Time Warner
Fox/Rupert Murdoch
MSNBC/Microsoft, General Electric
CBS/Viacom
These are big multinational corporations who benefit from low taxes, free markets and free trade, all of which are right wing principals. All of the media owning corporations donate to Republicans as well. Obviously FOX is the farthest to the right and CBS is the farthest to the left (I should say center but oh well) out of all of these corporations, but none of them are stauch lefties.
The absoulte proof of this is Akre V Fox News, although CBS is also a domestic source of far-right (corporate fascist) propaganda.
"The media is neither right- nor left-wing, inherently. It is inherently lazy. They run with the easy and salacious story line over the story that requires facts and research. So they seize the story frame that allows them to be lazy."
Intentional laziness can be the most seductive bait.
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Originally Posted by idahogie
"But in reality, that laziness benefits the right. They have latched onto that anti-intellectual, anti-fact trend with both hands. They play to that weakness of the media much better. The Dems want to propose programs and talk details and explain positions. The GOP spreads easy soundbites."
The Right seems interested in seeking birther-facts.
In all fairness, it's Obama's own stupidity for answering such a loaded question. How could he not know in what situation the question was going to land him? I am his supporter, but in this case, he deserves all the bad press he's getting.
In all fairness, it's Obama's own stupidity for answering such a loaded question. How could he not know in what situation the question was going to land him? I am his supporter, but in this case, he deserves all the bad press he's getting.
Makes one wonder if he planned all the bad press he is getting. That would be a good way to keep the attention from the bad health plan. The best health plan is no health plan and let everybody take care of their own health needs.
Once you look at who ownes the media, it's obvious that it is right wing.
ABC/Disney
NBC/General Electric
CNN/Time Warner
Fox/Rupert Murdoch
MSNBC/Microsoft, General Electric
CBS/Viacom
These are big multinational corporations who benefit from low taxes, free markets and free trade, all of which are right wing principals. All of the media owning corporations donate to Republicans as well. Obviously FOX is the farthest to the right and CBS is the farthest to the left (I should say center but oh well) out of all of these corporations, but none of them are stauch lefties.
Are you being serious, or is this sarcastic? Have you turned on your television in the last 4 years at all? Really?
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