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Dinger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-13-08 01:37 PM
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Do You Think The "MSM" Will Continue To Support Obama Like They Are Now,
if he is the eventual nominee? They'll turn on him faster than shit runs up/and down Tweety's leg.
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tyne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-13-08 01:39 PM
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1. I'm disappointed.
The MSM hasn't even mentioned once that Obama was, for over a decade, a prof of constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law school.

Not even once.
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ccpup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-13-08 01:42 PM
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5. was he a Professor or a visiting Lecturer?
Edited on Wed Feb-13-08 01:48 PM by ccpup
I've heard both.

edited to add that he was never a Full Professor but instead a Senior Lecturer. There was also a bit of confusion from fellow Senior Lecturers and Professors as to why he never wrote anything on Constitutional Law or was Published, as is the case usually for people in that line of work. Many interviewed found that "odd".

Just fyi.
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tyne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-13-08 01:47 PM
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9. I've heard both too.
Then I read a story from one of his former students who called him his prof several times and so...??????
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ccpup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-13-08 01:49 PM
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11. answered the question above
he was officially a Senior Lecturer and, unusually, never wrote anything or was published, as is the case usually with people in that line of work.
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-13-08 01:40 PM
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2. they're supporting Clinton by padding her numbers with superdelegates. Have from the starte
Most, if not all, superdelegates WILL vote for the candidate w/majority of pledged delegates.

It is dishonest & misleading to report superdelegate support this early. Especially since MOST superdelegates haven't indicated any preference.
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Dinger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-13-08 01:41 PM
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4. I Agree
You hit the nail on the head.:)
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ShortnFiery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-13-08 01:44 PM
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7. "It is dishonest & misleading to report superdelegate support this early."
Excellent point. :thumbsup:

The whorish M$M is "corporate" and nothing else.
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ccpup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-13-08 01:41 PM
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3. no, already ABC is talking about him being "cocky"
and the Rezko trial begins in early March
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Dinger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-13-08 01:43 PM
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6. Why Can't The Goddamn Media Just Let Both Of These Fine Candidates Campaign?
We might actually learn something!
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ccpup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-13-08 01:46 PM
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8. and be left out in the cold ... unimportant and ignored?
NEVER! :evilgrin:

They're standing with shovels in hand waiting anxiously to start filling in Hillary's Political Grave and then, once Obama gets the nod, they'll suddenly "discover" unfortunate information from his past or career or whatever that puts doubt in people's minds about his ability to effectively lead ... which will leave us with the media's first choice, Pres McCain.
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Dinger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-13-08 01:47 PM
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10. Goddamn, That Deserves A Thread Of Its Own!
Edited on Wed Feb-13-08 01:48 PM by Dinger
Then I could recommend it!:headbang:
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ccpup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-13-08 01:55 PM
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13. it's just so damn predictable for the Media to support
what is, in essence, the "weaker" candidate, give that person a relatively "easy ride" -- as compared to the daily drubbing Hillary gets -- and then, once they've moved the public over to believing that Candidate is better than sliced bread and the decision is made for them to be the Nominee, effortlessly knock the Candidate down with information they've been sitting on for a whole year and watch their preferred choice John McCain waltz to the podium on Inauguration Day.

With Hillary as the Nominee, that tactic is a little less effective because she knows the game, doesn't buy her own hype and can see the media created B.S. coming from a mile away. Can Barack? I don't know. He seems to be grooving on the adulation and easy ride he's been getting making him, effectively, a sitting duck. There's no Story with a Successful Front Runner. The story is in the Fall of the Front Runner. And we saw the genesis of it with ABC's "cocky" remark.

(sigh) Poor guy.
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-13-08 01:59 PM
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16. Yep. You've got it.
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-13-08 01:50 PM
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12. No. But I do expect more Americans realize the corpmedia helped protect Bush
Edited on Wed Feb-13-08 01:51 PM by blm
for too long.

Katrina DID matter. And lies on Iraq HAVE finally caught up to Bush, even with the corpmedia STILL protecting him for the most part.

And left media is a bit stronger now than it was in 2000 and 2004 when it was pretty much nonexistent.
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-13-08 01:58 PM
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14. Absolutely. I think all that's holding them back so far is their hatred
of Clinton and the opportunity they have of slinging poo at her right now.
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Mike Nelson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-13-08 01:58 PM
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15. You Got It!
The "Media" will join the Republican smear machine right when you most expect it.
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