http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6565228Oh my.
It's obvious the primitives were never Republican.
AlinPA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-31-08 12:38 PM
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The entire media is in full-throat anti-Obama mode. I have never seen anything like this (born in 1937 and watching politics since the 50's). Never. They are deathly afraid that he might win and will trash him 24 x 7.
liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-31-08 12:40 PM
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1. It called 'We gotta save McCain's ass mode'
The GOP owns these people and that are going to WHATEVER it takes to insure Senator McGoo gets in the White House.
polichick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-31-08 12:42 PM
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2. They're terrified of a U.S. gov't that represents the people rather than corps.
eShirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-31-08 12:42 PM
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3. never?
It reminds me of 2000 and 2004.
Oh. The above primitive must've been Republican in 2000 and 2004, and then saw the dark.
And here she is, Doug's ex-wife, the stupidest person on the whole entire internet:
sfexpat2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-31-08 12:44 PM
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4. Remember how they treated Bill Clinton, 24/7.
They wouldn't even call him "President Clinton" most of the time. It's going to be worse this time and we have to be prepared to push back.
Overseas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-31-08 12:46 PM
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5. Wish that would get the American people to RECLAIM OUR AIRWAVES.
But that's just a lovely dream.
Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-31-08 12:49 PM
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7. We much remember that they aren't bashing him for being weak
They are trashing him because he is strong and is the biggest threat to their economic, corporatist well-being. When Hillary was making the argument that Obama is unelectable, I believe that what she actually meant is that the powers that be would trash, slime and malign him, rendering him weak and ineffective. He is anything but. I commend Hillary for working to help dispell this argument that she so forcefully put forward. She was wrong and has admitted as such. Having gone through this herself, she knows how horrible the M$M and the Repukes are.
Obama is a threat. If he were as weak as they purport then they wouldn't feel the need for bashing.
I dunno. franksolich bashes Barry "Goldwater" Obama because he's got those funny big floppy ears.
90-percent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-31-08 12:50 PM
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8. MSM should be totally orgasmic over Obama's recent FISA vote. His vote is exactly where they all stand.
I wasn't using those Constitutional Rights, anyway.
jenmito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-31-08 12:54 PM
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9. I couldn't believe the coverage today of McCain's attack ad and Obama's "negative response ad" and they were claiming McCain and Obama are "tearing each other apart" as if they're both in the mud. Tamron Hall (MSNBC) had the nerve to play McCain's ad, then play the beginning of Obama's response, and then asked Claire McCaskill why Obama attacks back instead of putting forward HIS plan for energy, at which point Claire pointed out that it was NOT an attack but pointing out how MCCAIN attacked, and then he DID go on to show what he would do. The bias is incredible.
Clear Blue Sky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-31-08 12:56 PM
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10. RW media bias on full display...
Mass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-31-08 12:58 PM
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11. Where were you in 2000 and 2004? On a desert island? Or under Clinton?
irislake (496 posts) Thu Jul-31-08 12:58 PM
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12. Hmmmm.
I was thinking Obama was almost as bad as McCain. Too far right. A corporate candidate. Agree with Naomi Klein he's no "liberal". But if the media are agin him he must be slightly better than McCain. Too bad you can't elect someone like Kucinich. But then I'm a commie pinko Canadian, eh?
nevergiveup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-31-08 01:00 PM
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13. I am almost as old as you and I totally agree. The negativity Obama is up against from the press in astonishing. It will take an unprecedented ground game and hundreds of thousands of new voters to keep this election close. I really don't know what Obama can personally do. McCain has the press in his pocket. I really worry about the debates because the positive spin from the press on McCain, regardless of how he performs, will give everyone on DU ulcers. I ain't giving up but the situation as of now is certainly depressing.
KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-31-08 01:03 PM
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14. That is their job. Reagan's FCC repealled the Fairness Doctrine
First the supreme court ruled that it would not apply to cable TV and other media, then Reagan's FCC repealed it altogether. But that was only the first major step toward the media environment of today.
The second step was the consolidation of all major broadcast and print media into the control of a few entities which have very similar political interests. During the Fairness era there was only limited reason to own broadcast media eg. to be in the advertising business but after it's repeal owning media became one of the best return on investment opportunities. And many of the major broadcast entities were sold during the late 1980s (including CNN, ABC and many newspapers and radio stations). Owning media allows the owners to control public thought, to decide what is considered by most to be important and to ignore what they choose.
So what we have now is largely a liberal-free media. The range of viewpoints goes from the far right only to the middle. Debate and choices are framed in such a way that progressive options and viewpoints are not even presented.
zbdent (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-31-08 01:05 PM
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15. They're just trying to show that they're not biased towards liberals despite the RW study showing that they're biased towards McCain ...
Virginia Dare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-31-08 01:09 PM
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16. They don't want Obama to start running away with it too soon..
if it's not a horse race then nobody will pay much attention anymore. It will also keep repubs away from the polls, and the Dems will trounce them in the House and Senate races.
Oh my.
I just spilled my shoelaces into my cranberry-and-ice drink, I'm laughing so hard.
