NPR's Morning Edition had both sides of the Syria argument represented this morning

[corkhead]

Both the crazy right winger side, and the totally loony Libertarian side: John McCain and Rand Paul. There was apparently no reason to have anybody to the left of McCain in on the discussion.

Fuck NPR.

http://www.npr.org/2013/09/04/218811159/in-senate-rand-paul-and-john-mccain-differ-on-strikes-in-syria

[dkf]

1. Which big name Democrat is forcefully against involvement?

Are you sure that person won't eventually be moved to vote "for" it of "loyalty"?

[corkhead]

2. how about 59% of the people Congress is supposed to represent?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/09/03/most-in-u-s-oppose-syria-strike-post-abc-poll-finds/

[dkf]

3. Oh so McCain debating against you or me?

[corkhead]

4. I can't speak for you - I hold an opposing view to McCain

but I am not comfortable having my side of the equation solely represented by Rand Paul.

[dkf]

7. Democrats are being called to save Obama's ass. I don't know who would argue your POV well.

Only Alan Grayson perhaps. One Dem...sad.

[Warren Stupidity]

8. Alan Grayson?

Why is Rand Paul elevated to "big name" but no actual left of center democrat> USA Today managed to identify Grayson as a spokesperson for the left, http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/09/02/syria-congress-guide-obama-pelosi-mccain/2754963/

but not NPR.

[dkf]

9. I added that below. One guy. That's it. Dems should hang their heads.

[Warren Stupidity]

10. I think more than one Democrat in the house will vote no.

[dkf]

13. But are they willing to do it and aggressively verbalize their POV?

Or will they tone it down out of deference to Obama?

[corkhead]

12. Exactly my point. NPR is trying to garner support by catapulting the propaganda for the war mongers

and they use Rand Paul to show their audience (that may only have a casual understanding of the situation) that there is no serious opposition to us going to war. Early polls show that opposition is wide, but my perception is that also shallow and the numbers could be shifted with the help of the lapdog corporate press.

just my $.02

[Warren Stupidity]

5. SOP. NPR news, RIP.

[KG]

6. NPR LOL n/t

[Romulox]

11. John McCain essentially speaks for the President in these matters. Scary thought, but there it is.

[rurallib]

14. Some comedian about ten years back noted

that in America the media ranges from the right wing to the extremely right wing