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gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
1. It makes you wonder, doesn't it?
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 06:20 PM
Apr 2012

Granted, we're a pretty tuned-in community when it comes to politics, but for all that, we really are little more than a bunch of folks with internet access. You'd think world class news organizations, with big salaries and the best resources money can buy, would at least be able to keep up. But we put them to shame time and again when the Republicans start in on their little talking points.

The talking chuckleheads are looking around for a fainting couch over the Replublicans' latest breathless "outrage" that President Obama is making a campaign issue out of his first term accomplishments! It takes all of 10 minutes to find similar and worse exploitation by Republicans of what really were non-partisan and non-political events turned to their own advantage.

These overpaid schmucks need to be kicked right square in the butt.

spanone

(135,781 posts)
2. we can beat mitt romney, i don't know if we can beat him and the full-force of the media.
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 06:23 PM
Apr 2012

the media should call bullshit on this story.

they're not.

my local news just did three minutes on it, hell, they don't do three minutes on anything!

this is a non-story.

Presidents run on their records.

i've never heard such bullshit in my life.

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)
3. For a variety of reasons the M$M is invested in it being a "close race"..
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 06:30 PM
Apr 2012

They will do whatever it takes to make things look like a "close race".

Whatever it takes.

Uncle Joe

(58,270 posts)
4. We have a saying here in Tennessee, "You can lead a horse to water but the corporate media sucks."
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 06:54 PM
Apr 2012

Thanks for the thread, spanone.

spanone

(135,781 posts)
5. the media is playing this like the republicans have a genuine gripe
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 06:58 PM
Apr 2012

what president doesn't run on his record? it's fucking absurd....by the way, your welcome Uncle Joe

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