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In reply to the discussion: Taibbi: America Is Too Dumb for TV News [View all]fasttense
(17,301 posts)90. Thanks Sam for the history lesson
I know I never believed the BS the corporate media spouted about Gore. Unfortunately it seems even the great Matt T has succumbed to the corporate media's spin on his career.
Afterall he was VP. How Unsuccessful is being VP? And his 2nd career as a spokesman for the planet. I don't know but to me he was very successful.
He even won the vote in 2000. But the Supremes stole it away from him. His real problem was the mistake he made by not fighting the Supremes and the RepubliCONS when they stole his win. I think that is why Matt T sees him as unsuccessful.
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I know there are some DUers who dismiss Matt Taibbi with a :rofl: but I like him. K&R nt
Electric Monk
Nov 2015
#2
Matt Taibbi is one of the very best this country has. David Corn with Mother Jones, is another. nt
Snotcicles
Nov 2015
#30
Anyone who dismisses Taibbi offhand is not using critical thinking skills. [n/t]
Maedhros
Nov 2015
#40
Al Gore for instance never really recovered from saying,"I took the initiative in creating the 'Net"
KamaAina
Nov 2015
#4
Misinformation and misdirection had already been done by teevee, radio, newspapers,
valerief
Nov 2015
#76
After the cold war ended, the military and intelligence groups had no need for the Arpanet
Samantha
Nov 2015
#62
all well said. The issue is that in our species is such an affinity for greed, power, deceit
NRaleighLiberal
Nov 2015
#32
What a fantastic exchange. However since it mirrors my own - you are both doomed!
erronis
Nov 2015
#47
I mostly agree. We have peaked and will revert to a pretty miserable type of "nasty, mean & short"
leveymg
Nov 2015
#33
Our country, as such, will break into smaller constituent polities by mid-century or so....
villager
Nov 2015
#26
Just remember that time travel is real. Someone went to the future and brought back
LiberalArkie
Nov 2015
#8
Trick question, right? Blame the people that buy the products sold on those show?
erronis
Nov 2015
#48
100% agree...AJA and BBC are the only networks doing even remotely "journalism" on TV.
Moostache
Nov 2015
#95