TEN THOUSAND turn out to protest GOP in Asheville, NC

[marions ghost]

66. Yep true

these days to know what's really going on politically, you have to be doing all this research, fact-checking, googling, talking to those in the know. A lot of people don't have the time to make it a hobby and so--understandably--they have a very simplistic view of it all. And the PTB loves to keep people in this state of ignorance. The corporate media doesn't help and of course the scourge of right wing radio has done so much damage, rotting brains and hardening hearts. Some media outlets that are trying to translate it all for the over-committed and confused average American have had some success, such as The Ed Show--that definitely helped Obama. But there really isn't a clear way to address the problem of the barrage of scattershot news and opinion sources that leave so many in the dark these days, dangerously unaware.

Glad to hear about your "new protestor"--I think there are plenty like her and at least she's trying to do something about it. Admirable.