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mculator Donating Member (658 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-26-08 11:12 PM
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A Vote For Obama is A Vote For The Media
If you want your vote to count now, only a Clinton vote would. Otherwise, you're in the flow of the momentum. Earlier maybe it was otherwise, but I REJECT the media's decision in this case, and not because I won't vote Obama in the general. I certainly will if he is nominated, however, I think that if you're an Ohioan like me, and you want to see this discourse continued, you should stick to your guns. I am and already have supported Hillary in this race, and it's unfortunate that she was put in this position in the first place. I wish she had have voted "present" on the war is all.
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subsuelo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-26-08 11:13 PM
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1. oh that's not an exaggeration
:eyes:
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Avalux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-26-08 11:14 PM
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2. A Vote for Clinton is A Vote For The Establishment
If you're foolish enough to believe she will change the status quo in DC, then go right ahead and vote for her. I want change and I'm willing to vote for the guy with the momentum.
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jackson_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-27-08 12:42 AM
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17. They both are establishment. Guess who got the Dodd endorsement just today?
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OhioChick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-26-08 11:16 PM
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3. And a Vote For HRC
Is a Vote For Big Corps.

I AM an Ohioan and "sticking to my guns" and Voting for Obama.
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-29-08 11:01 AM
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29. So is a vote for Obama.
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Bicoastal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-26-08 11:18 PM
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4. Yeah, Hillary is the li'l engine that could all right.
The Clintons are no more underdogs than Goliath was.
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gerrilea Donating Member (610 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-26-08 11:20 PM
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5. Someone "gets it" , finally!
Obama is a media creation, what they create they will destroy.
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MagickMuffin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-26-08 11:59 PM
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6. The media isn't deciding who my vote goes to, which I get to cast on Tuesday
I've researched the candidates and Barack has earned my vote, and Hillary's negative campaign against Barack has clarified my decision.


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krkaufman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-27-08 12:14 AM
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7. No clue what your point is here.
Including this statement... "it's unfortunate that she was put in this position in the first place."

Put in what position?
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-27-08 12:15 AM
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8. yes, let's throw away the most media-friendly candidate we've had, well, ever
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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-27-08 12:16 AM
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9. The MEDIA wants this race to go to a brokered convention.... 6 months of high drama and ratings....
...

THINK!

The MEDIA wants $$$$$... $$$$$ come from ratings..... a tight race leads to HIGH ratings.


The MEDIA wants VERY BADLY for Clinton to win Ohio and Texas and keep this thing going for several more weeks.


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Barack_America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-27-08 12:16 AM
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10. If you want to vote against the media, shouldn't you vote for EDWARDS?
:shrug:
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jackson_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-27-08 12:43 AM
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18. Many of us did before the msm politically assassinated him
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Khaotic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-27-08 12:22 AM
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11. Not Corporate Media
Obama went against the recent FCC ruling to let a media owner have both a newspaper and a television station in the same market.

Hillary's husband passed the telecommunications act of 1996.

We know where that has gotten us.

Now may not be the time to tell GE, Viacom, Disney, and News Corp., that you'll do to them what Carter did to AT&T, but it might be in his cards.

There's a HELL of a lot better chance of it being in his cards than it would EVER fucking be with fucking Hillary Clinton.

I fucking HATE Bill Clinton's decision to pass the FUCKING 1996 Telecommunications Act!!!!!

It was one of the worst things he did.

It's one of the main reasons I don't want Hillary to get in.

A vote for Obama is a vote for the media.

Well, keep telling yourself that mister. I hope the media believes it. That's good for the Democrats until after November.

After Jan. 20th next year we'll fucking see how long we have to wait before we see media reform.

Why don't you ask Amy Goodman or Bill Moyers who the fuck they think is better to have in the White House when it comes to media reform?????

Ask them!!!

I don't believe they would say Hillary Clinton.

Go Obama!
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Ichingcarpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-27-08 12:49 AM
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22. Obama's stance on Internet Freedom convinced me...Hilliary is way off
what is happening to this medium, hers are tied up with monopolies.

The tech world endorces OBama

I think she just found out what YouTube was

When 1984 can out, but didn't get the message
until NBC played a pro Hillary Saturday Night Live
for her.





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cliffordu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-27-08 12:23 AM
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12. Every vote for hillary
means Mccain kills a kitten.
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-29-08 10:59 AM
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28. So to save song birds I need to vote for Hillary?
What's your point?
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anonymous171 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-27-08 12:23 AM
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13. A vote for Obama is a vote for Hitler.
This one works just as well.
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davidinalameda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-28-08 12:27 AM
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24. how about a vote for Obama is a vote for puppy killers
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AgadorSparticus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-27-08 12:33 AM
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14. oh come on!! she was the establishment candidate. she had the whole system behind her.
I honestly don't think that it started off as Obama beating as much as her screwing it up herself. And now she's playing catch up and Obama is cruising.
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ElsewheresDaughter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-27-08 12:35 AM
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15. Just throwing this out there....

Exelon Energy is a top 10 donor to the Obama's campaign, contributing nearly a quarter of a million in bundled donations to the Obama campaign.


They are also a big advertiser/sponsor on MSNBC... If you watch the channel throughout the day, you will see their advertizements all over the place.


Wonder why Russert is taking it soft on Obama?

Don't bite the hand that feeds you...
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Egalia Donating Member (419 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-27-08 12:40 AM
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16. When you have the Kennedy & Kerry machine
behind you, you are NOT the anti establishment candidate. When you have the corporate media as your cheerleaders, it means the powers that be have chosen you as their candidate.

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jackson_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-27-08 12:43 AM
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20. It is funny how folks don't get it
Any candidate who has the corporate media behind him isn't anti-corporate or anti-establishment...
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AgadorSparticus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-27-08 12:49 AM
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21. I actually agree with you. I think Hillary was the chosen one---in the beginning.
Edited on Wed Feb-27-08 12:49 AM by AgadorSparticus
Obama did not have the Kennedys and the media behind him in the beginning. Sometime after Nevada it went downhill for Hillary. And I don't know how much of it was of her own doing but I'm thinking that it accounts for some of it.
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FlyingSquirrel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-27-08 12:43 AM
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19. Ok.....
I vote for the media!

:eyes:
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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-28-08 12:24 AM
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23. My vote is not about rejecting anyone. It's about the people of our country and abroad.
Edited on Thu Feb-28-08 12:25 AM by mzmolly
On edit, I already voted for Edwards. ;)

Peace
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lisainmilo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-28-08 12:38 AM
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25. We can agree to disagree...... :-)
I don't feel like the media is all pro-Obama....
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mculator Donating Member (658 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-28-08 01:16 PM
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26. can i get you a pillow?
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ElsewheresDaughter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-29-08 10:56 AM
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27. When you have the corporate media as your cheerleaders, it means the powers that be have chosen you
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