2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumCNN Screwed Bernie This Morning - Again
I happened to turn on CNN this morning for my first cup. They were talking about their "poll" as of late. They showed a graphic showing Hillary in practically a dead heat against Rubio, Cruz, and Trump, losing to two of them. They said they were all within the margin of error.
One of their pundits then claimed Bernie beats "someone" by a wider margin. You know, they never showed the graphic showing him slaughtering Trump, or even mentioned by how big the margin was. I think he said "double digits" but I am not sure.
Where was the graphic CNN?
Hmmmm.... smells like another rat to me.
Duval
(4,280 posts)Yallow
(1,926 posts)From the link.
Way to go CNN.
13 Points No Graphic.
sorechasm
(631 posts)Columnist Brent Budowsky writes for The Hill:
If this margin held in a general election, Democrats would almost certainly regain control of the United States Senate and very possibly the House of Representatives.
That's a dream come true. Of course it all depends upon GOTV.
Uncle Joe
(58,782 posts)Thanks for the thread, Yallow.
ViseGrip
(3,133 posts)firebrand80
(2,760 posts)SCantiGOP
(13,883 posts)If it weren't for Wolf Blitzer.
restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)they will not acknowledge bernies existence until the primary victories force them to.
they know president sanders will end the corporate welfare and gravy train.
questionseverything
(9,687 posts)i watched a similar report today....they did not mention bernie at all
this is why WE have to be the media
CorporatistNation
(2,546 posts)Fourteen Defining
Characteristics Of Fascism
By Dr. Lawrence Britt
Source Free Inquiry.co
5-28-3
Pay Particular attention to #'s 6 and 14 however as you can see there are a few more that fall right into place here.
http://www.rense.com/general37/char.htm
Dr. Lawrence Britt has examined the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia) and several Latin American regimes. Britt found 14 defining characteristics common to each:
1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.
2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights - Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.
3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
4. Supremacy of the Military - Even when there are widespread
domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.
5. Rampant Sexism - The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.
6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.
7. Obsession with National Security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
8. Religion and Government are Intertwined - Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.
9. Corporate Power is Protected - The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
10. Labor Power is Suppressed - Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.
11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts - Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.
12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.
13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.
14. Fraudulent Elections - Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.
From Liberty Forum
http://www.libertyforum.org/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=news_constitution&Number=642
109&page=&view=&sb=&o=&vc=1&t=-1
nc4bo
(17,651 posts)It's all right there for everyone to see.
Helluva checklist.
Jack Rabbit
(45,984 posts)This is Time Warner's CNN, not Ted Turner's.
UCmeNdc
(9,603 posts)The media is not reporting his popularity.