Is America at Non-Free Status?

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"Freedom House noted increased Kremlin control over national television and other media, limitations on local government, and parliamentary and presidential elections it said were neither free nor fair.

"Russia's step backward into the 'Not Free' category is the culmination of a growing trend under President Vladimir Putin to concentrate political authority, harass and intimidate the media, and politicize the country's law-enforcement system," Executive Director Jennifer Windsor said in a statement.

"These moves mark a dangerous and disturbing drift toward authoritarianism in Russia, made more worrisome by President Putin's recent heavy-handed meddling in political developments in neighboring countries, such as Ukraine."

The report accused Putin of exploiting the terrorist seizure of a school in southern Russia to ram through what Freedom House called the dismantling of local authority."
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/89-12202004-419887.html

Is America any better than Russia?

Who decided who could vote in 2000? Choicepoint/DBT (RW)

Who counted the votes in the last couple of Elections? Diebold (RW)

What is one of the most, if not the most, powerful media group in America? Fox News (RW)

What about Bush's paid pundits?

"Exploiting the terrorist seizure of a school"

Remember the RNC? Remember the Republicans and them saying "September 11, September 11, September 11, September 11, September 11", that's basically what it was, fear mongering.

Remember the Patriot Act?

Are we truly more free than Russia?

[Journeyman]

1. I think you give Fox News way too much credit. . .

Fox's average Nielsen ratings are far less than a third those of the major networks' nightly news programs.

[Bluebear]

2. If it were just FOX I would be OK

When is the last time you heard a pointed question raised by a journalist? Just this morning Matt Lauer and Tim Russert were affirming back and forth that "it's pretty hard to argue with the President now!" It's all over the place.

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3. self-kick