The media has changed the way we view politics and the act of governing

[traxster]

There is round-the-clock, hyperanalzying of every single move our elected officials make. And because of that, every decision seems like a monumental, game-changing decision when they really are not.

So, with all of the things Obama is doing and deciding, everyone he is nominating, every thing he says is analyzed to such an extent that we are lead to believe we should have the same level of opinion on each one of them as if they all have the same implications. How does the left feel about this? How does the right feel about that? And I'm talking about all media, not just the so-called left MSM. Foxnews actually did a story on Obama using dijon mustard. Something is wrong with that story.

But because every decision is analyzed separately, it makes us less likely look at the sum total of what he is doing and how it all fits together in the act of governing. Because honestly, not all issues are of the same importance as others. And I think that we should all understand that the key is not minimizing someone else's hot button issue by saying they are just hating on Obama, but also not to play into the game that the media is playing.

The point of the media is to report the news, or make news when there is a slow news cycle. Keeping the public informed is secondary. I think we should remember that with all the information that is coming at us each and every minute of the day.

[lostnotforgotten]

1. Obama Massive Fail - Torture, Health Care, Economy, War - Are Those Issues Large Enough

eom

[traxster]

2. Yes, those issues are large...

But what I am saying is that everything he has done regarding the economy, or the war, or torture are not wrong to each person. But with the way every single word and sentence is dissected, we don't think about what his complete strategy and goals are. That is what I think is an issue.

There are lots of things that I have not been pleased with and things I have been incredibly pleased with. I didn't agree with everything that he said he would do nor did I expect to, so its hard to be disappointed when I expected to be disappointed some where along the line.

[FrenchieCat]

6. Obama has not failed on any of what you list.....

That's part of the irony of you being first in responding to the post about the media, and those they lead by the nose.

Obama has yet to have actually pass a health care plan, so you are prematurely judging him there.
In reference to torture, Obama passes with flying colors as he has outlawed torture. If you want to make him responsible for the torture that occurred long before he took office, that puts you in the league of Fox News and the ACLU, an extreme on each end.

As for the economy, 4 months does not a massive fail make. What took 8 years, will take more than the time you have approved of to start calling names.

The two wars were failures to begin with. You can write a one line sentence drive-by if you want, but at some point, your intellectual honesty is gonna come into question. So I question your intellectual honesty, and request that you provide some backup to your cheap ass immature drive-by missive of this President.

[vaberella]

8. The poster is a spammer, they've said this over and over in other threads I've been on. n/t

[vaberella]

7. You are now spamming. n/t

[rockymountaindem]

9. Are you going to post the same exact thing in every thread?

It's getting old, especially considering that all the things you mention are still up in the air and you seem to be more interested in announcing that you're giving up than getting anything accomplished.

[Cha]

13. You're massive fail.. Prez

Obama is helping our country and you?...doin' shit.

[RandomThoughts]

3. because thought requires memory

And moving from topic to topic lowers ability to think based on a string of occurrences.

It is part of dumbing down the populations. Keep high emotion on front of mind, instead of deep indepth thought on any one topic.

If you believe in aristocracy and secrecy, you have to keep what you are doing from the people. As your actions get worse, you have to deceive the people, then make them dumber.

This is the downward spiral of aristocracy in a society.

Eventually you get a group of slogan repeaters like the Rush fans.

[HopeOverFear]

10. ^^^TRUTH!!!!!!!

[RandomThoughts]

11. The really sad part.

Is once someone starts down the path of deception, then distraction, then dumbing people down, they can't get out of it. Because they have to admit what they were doing. And admitting it means people are going to want accountability and justice, because turning away from those ways is turning back to justice.

So it gets worse and worse for them.

This is what I think the character Yoda spoke of.

Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

4. they are making up for 8 yrs of sleep walking.

[State the Obvious]

5. You are so correct on this one. nt

[IndianaGreen]

12. May I remind you that Obama said a month ago that he opposed the Fairness Doctrine

throwing in the towel to rightwing radio, without even a fight.