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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 12:20 PM Original message |
The role of the media in this election |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
1. We appear to watching and reading media in different lands - MSM is Obama land 24/7 |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 12:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Then I did miss the "scandal" over the hand shake |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 12:39 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Krugman is just a truth teller - and the cable news has spent the days since SOTU telling us there |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 12:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. You were here the night of the SOTU |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 01:25 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. :-) "snub" exists because photographer said that is what happened -and he's a 30 yr guy w/ great rep |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. He also wrote that Obama is far more "conservative" in |
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Prefer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
3. Iran here we come! |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
4. There will be many more wars |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 12:28 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Of course, the logic of empire is inscapable |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
5. Excellent post! |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
7. Most of us think that the MSM backs every candidate but our own. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 12:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. My stance is not about A CANDIDATE, but how the coprorations |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 12:44 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. They couldn't have guessed a candidate i liked because i never had one |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 12:46 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I liked two and I knew they had no chance |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 01:14 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. I hope this is not the nebulous of the year 1988 |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 01:46 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. I hope the same |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 08:56 PM Response to Reply #13 |
30. Because the preachers are easily bought...that's why. nt |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
9. Great analysis... |
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tnlurker (698 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
16. This needs a lot more recommendations |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
19. How many more debates |
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Ytzak (287 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
20. I am not sure whether they are created by the Media or just... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 04:13 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. The media has been playing king maker, in an obvious manner since |
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Ytzak (287 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 05:07 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. It is not the media's job to take the message to the voters... |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:10 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. I believe in the best of all worlds, that's exactly what the media's job should be. |
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Ytzak (287 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-31-08 02:04 AM Response to Reply #27 |
31. The job of a free press is to hold the feet of those in power to the fire. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-31-08 12:34 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. They are not doing any of that |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-31-08 12:32 PM Response to Reply #23 |
32. In an ideal world the media would report |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 04:48 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. They turned on Al Gore because he empowered us |
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Ytzak (287 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 05:15 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. In 2000 Al Gore did not empower us as I recall... |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 05:45 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Al Gore worked to pass this legislation while he was in Congress and |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
24. Another heartfelt reallity check. Thanks, Nadin, |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
28. Bread and circuses |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-31-08 12:36 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. Cicero, hence my reference to him |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
29. I was just thinking about you... |
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Tatiana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-31-08 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
35. Dean was smeared and the Clark was ignored by the media in '04. |
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