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17. Agenda driven corporate propaganda

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Wed Jul 27, 2016, 11:49 AM

Jul 2016

And people like me are left out in the cold because we congenitally can't genuflect to our corporate overlords to the degree they demand.

The PTB's really want to return to the economic model of the middle ages, don't they?

Greedy stupid prick selfish sociopaths, the lot of them. But, judging by Drumpf, we American's just love our Oligarchs!

-90% Jimmy

http://billmoyers.com/story/twenty-years-of-media-consolidation-has-not-been-good-for-our-democracy/

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We're being played [View all] Stinky The Clown Jul 2016 OP

Wish they would stand up to the media for a change. RandiFan1290 Jul 2016 #1

That was enormously powerful Stinky The Clown Jul 2016 #2

So true... sarae Jul 2016 #3

It's been happening and it keeps happening Saviolo Jul 2016 #4

+1 eom LittleGirl Jul 2016 #5

The networks more than "need" it, the owners of the networks and their affiliated companies, Dustlawyer Jul 2016 #22

Old news, really. The "Not Hillary" Party relies on it. baldguy Jul 2016 #6

I have come to believe this is true... dawnie51 Jul 2016 #7

They would kill us all Wednesdays Jul 2016 #24

Yep, and it leaked in here. demmiblue Jul 2016 #8

I watched MSNBC group of "reporters" including Andrea Mitchell Loki Jul 2016 #9

Marta? Photographer Jul 2016 #10

I really noticed that greymattermom Jul 2016 #11

Sensationalism over "Just the Facts, Ma'am" JaneQPublic Jul 2016 #12

I thought exactly the same thing about the volume of the booing. Bonhomme Richard Jul 2016 #13

I Hate The Media More Than I Hate Republicans Yallow Jul 2016 #14

"Liberal Media" is a big fucking lie Stainless Jul 2016 #15

Cable news MUST make drama out of nothing. That IS its business model. nt 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #16

Agenda driven corporate propaganda 90-percent Jul 2016 #17

The media managed to get Trump installed as Republican nominee Vinca Jul 2016 #18

K&R... i don't know how democracy exists with a for profit media. spanone Jul 2016 #19

well, back when having a free press didn't require billions of dollars in capital, it worked fine Bucky Jul 2016 #20

Except many of the speakers on that first night explicitly mentioned the booing Marcia Fudge, Dream Girl Jul 2016 #21

Even the most casual of observers....... Scruffy1 Jul 2016 #23

They've been playing us for a long time. Avalux Jul 2016 #25

They should review old tapes of the '68 Convention. Even '64. mild stuff, now. Eleanors38 Jul 2016 #26