The media are stampeding us again. You sign up to be cattle. Not me.

[ClassWarrior]

Here we have a strong, outspoken Progressive enthusiatically sharing his values with the public. And – surprise, surprise! – the Corporate Media are trying to convince us that this is a bad thing.

The scary part is that the weaker among us are falling for it.

As for me, given the choice between imperfect Progressives loudly and proudly voicing our values, and silence, I'll take the former. What about you?

Please K&R if you agree.

NGU.

[blm]

1. What does DU think corporate media would do to MLK if was emerging today as a leader?

.

[nebula]

12. The media would lynch him

just as they are doing to Obama right now.

but unlike the ever outspoken King who doesn't take shit from no one, Obama is too timid to fight back. He's too goody two shoes for his own good, all sunshine and rainbows, not enough fire and passion.

[blm]

14. You would be assuming that both would be the same if they had each other's careers?

What if it were MLK who chose to be the politician who gets elected to the presidency and it was Obama who chose to be a spiritual leader and activist?

Do you believe a black lawmaker who speaks exactly like MLK could get get elected to the senate, let alone the WH?

[nebula]

16. If MLK ran for the Senate today

he would most definitely win.

MLK is no Kerry or Gore

[ClassWarrior]

17. You're kidding, right?

NGU.

[nebula]

18. People who run for the Senate tend to be dull, dry intellectual types

hence, MLK would never run for the Senate in the first place.

[ClassWarrior]

19. That's not what I was asking.

NGU.

[nebula]

24. The question

...doesn't apply to MLK.

He is not Obama. They are two very different people.

[ClassWarrior]

29. My question was...

..."You're kiddding, right?" You HONESTLY believe that the Corporate Media would allow MLK Jr. to be elected to ANYTHING today??

NGU.

[blm]

21. If that is how you perceive Gore and Kerry than media spin DOES work on you.

.

[blm]

20. Kerry and Gore didn't win their senate seats?

Kerry and Gore didn't advance good in this nation?

Can you NAME another lawmaker in DC who uncovered and exposed more government corruption than Kerry?

And what point ARE you addressing? If MLK was running for office exactly the way he spoke as a spiritual leader and activist COULD he win senate seat let alone the WH?

Or would he temper his speech to appeal to the part of the country who listens differently?

[ClassWarrior]

2. C'mon... Say it with me... "I WILL NOT BE CATTLE."

NGU.

[nxylas]

3. No

I'll say what I want, when I want :P

[ClassWarrior]

4. That's the spirit!!

:toast:

NGU.

[nxylas]

6. Yes! We're all individuals!

(I'm not)

[ClassWarrior]

11. All for one, and one for all!!

(Which sounds a lot less silly than "All for all, and one for one!")

:rofl:

NGU.

[ThatPoetGuy]

5. Who are you talking about?

"a strong, outspoken Progressive"

[ClassWarrior]

8. ANY strong, outspoken Progressive.

Take your pick. MLK. Cindy. Dennis. The CorpMedia will always try to do it, but we don't have to participate.

Not this time.

NGU.

[duhneece]

26. I choose to stand with you

[SammyWinstonJack]

28. It isn't the two currently running, that's for sure.

[meow mix]

7. K&R

i certainly agree.. im glad we have someone to clarify some truths so ill take the progressive.

[Skidmore]

9. Exactly. Bread and circuses brought to the masses by your

corporate media and the elitists in both parties clawing to hold on to power. The echo chamber reverberates like a gong and the politicos jump up and down and scream.

[shadowknows69]

10. K+R

I'm not the least bit worried about this harming Obama. The superdelegates will see through this shit.

[redqueen]

13. K& FRICKIN R!

Not this time.

[TragedyandHope]

15. Kick for pulling America's head out of the sand

:kick:

[Laura PourMeADrink]

22. We have to keep the faith - until June - ALL of this is NOISE ! just

tune it out. Make phone calls in NC and Indiana - he needs every vote so she
can't ramrod SDs to her side !!!

Yes, we can !!!

[ClassWarrior]

32. Amen! Here's the link...

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/actioncenter

You can sign up to make phone calls from your home, no matter where you are.

NGU.

[rucky]

23. K&R!

[wiggs]

25. Makes me angry. But I differ with you in that the lies and pundit misinformation

are not meant for the weaker progressives...they are meant to fool their own and control them. One day the freepers will wake up and realize they're actually on the same side as us against those others who are telling the lies.

Rush is misleading his own...not us.

[redqueen]

27. Another kick for this.

:kick:

[Stinky The Clown]

30. I assume you mean Rev Wright

He's the closest to a real progressive I've heard from this week.

Surely you can't mean Same and Samer.

[ClassWarrior]

31. See post #8...

But yes, Rev. Wright was the impetus this time around.

NGU.