The Media's Role In Bringing Down a Phenomenon

[Lord Undies]

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ericgtr  (1000+ posts)         Sat May-03-08 02:22 PM
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The Media's Role In Bringing Down a Phenomenon

-Phenomenon?  Really?  Not “Flash in the pan”?  Like Vanilla Ice?

Looking at today's headlines on CNN their lead story in the Politics section is Analysis: The Wright effect on presidential race with the same pride one might have after having won a prize for their hard work. Both MSNBC and CNN also tout that the polls are shifting with the same enthusiasm.

For several weeks the focus of the media has been the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Senator Obama's controversial preacher of 20 years who has been quoted as saying "God Damn America". Wrights hotly contested words have been aired in an endless loop in the media with no end in site.

-How many times have I told you DUmbasses  the liberal MSM is your friend.  They are like a parent to you.  Even if you think you are being punished, you must understand it is for your own good.  Your Magic Negro cannot win the general election and your liberal information gatekeepers know it.

The appeal of Wright still peaks the interest of the country, especially since coming out last weekend and proving that he is, at the very least, controversial as well as fueling a fire that had finally smoldered.

-Do you think it may have been the continued love and support from little goons like you who gave Wright the courage to continue on his Obama Campaign Tornado? 

McCain went out of his way to seek the endorsement of Pastor John Hagee, who claimed Hurricane Katrina was a punishment from God because they were going to hold a gay pride parade in New Orleans. While it may not be "God Damn America" it's certainly God Damn New Orleans and God Damn gay people.

-Ah, but there is a difference.  John Hagee was not asking God to damn anyone.  John Hagee was expressing an opinion he had as to why it happened.  He had Biblical scripture and known history to back up his opinion. 

That Wright devil was calling out to God demanding God Damn America.  See the difference?  Of course you don't!  You aren't honest.

While the coverage of Pastor Hagee is virtually no where in the main stream media the focus on Wright takes the headlines. Why is this? An angry black man is much more compelling than a conservative white pastor who's belief system is a throw back to the 1950's south. Hagee and McCain get a free pass.

-Do you mean the 1950’s South that was populated with nothing but bigoted democrats and the objects of their hate?  You have no basis in which to claim John Hagee is anything of the sort.  You are confusing the terrible mindset of 1950’s democrats with the things that where good and decent about the era. 

The media is saving your ass again, and you are too stupid to know it.

Rush Limbaugh can freely incite race riots in Denver during the upcoming Democratic Convention in Denver. It does beg the question, what if Wright would have made the same statement?

-You can say it one billion times, but it still won’t be true.  Rush Limbaugh has never once told anyone to riot.  Not ever.  Not once.  Limbaugh was merely hoping Al Sharpton’s dreams come true.  Sharpton is who threatened your silly convention with riots.  DUmbass.

Race is evident and in the forefront in this election cycle. How it will turn out is up to the people and whether or not they choose to let the media influence their decision.

-DUmbass, race is not the problem.  Your Obama character is a socialist/communist terrorist supporter.  That’s the problem.  The liberal media knows it.  They know he is a loser.  Why don’t you?

[Chris_]

Shouldn't it be "Re: The Media's Role In Bringing Down a Poseur"?

And I love the use of "peaked" for "piqued" -- inadvertently funny AND ironic.

[Lord Undies]

Shouldn't it be "Re: The Media's Role In Bringing Down a Poseur"?

And I love the use of "peaked" for "piqued" -- inadvertently funny AND ironic.

HaHa!  I read right over that, and I usually catch those "missteaks" immediately. 

[Chris_]

Shouldn't it be "Re: The Media's Role In Bringing Down a Poseur"?

And I love the use of "peaked" for "piqued" -- inadvertently funny AND ironic.

HaHa!  I read right over that, and I usually catch those "missteaks" immediately. 

I couldn't believe when I read on a Dummie thread the other day when someone suggested that DU was one of the few sites where spelling, grammar and punctuation were important.  Talk about out of touch.

Now, TOS, TOOS, and here -- try to get away with even participially dangling one.

[franksolich]

You're right, Demonic Underwear, the primitives and sub-primitives will NEVER get it.

It must be information too large for their cerebral capacities to absorb.

One is really really really hard pressed, when examining the history of the 20th century, to find a Republican president or a Republican Congress the major media idolatrized like they have the Democrats.

The {i]New York Times[/i] in 1972, 1980, and  1984 endorsed George McGovern, the Incompetent One, and Walter Mundate, for fudging sakes, three of the four losingest candidates in that century.

And of course most reporters of the previous century had never made a secret of their political leanings, and one can guess what that was, or is.

The problem has always been that careers in media have never attracted decent civilized people, who preferred, or prefer, to do things other than "journalism" or "reporting."