The Race is on! It's Kerry vs. Bush & the Media

[FrenchieCat]

John Kerry is running against Bush and Bush's media. Note the following media manipulations occuring right before our very noses:

1. Bush's outright lie that he did not say what has been evidenced that he did say about OBL is getting minimal play in the media.

2. Kerry's true, reasonable and compassionate reference to Cheney's daughter in the debate is getting much more negative spin and play than Bush's lies......

Cheney can tell a senate member to go "F*ck himself", and not apologize.....yet Kerry can speak compassionately about Cheney's Grown ass daughter and get smeared nevertheless. The fact that Bush said that he needed to keep his daughters on leashes is not even an issue. We won't mention the smears that the Bushies perpetuated on McCain's "black" daughter.....or the Chelsea Clinton attacks of years passed.

3. The Nightline report of last night that Kerry's Silver Medal story is backed up by the Vietnamese villagers witnesses who were in the village the day of the firefight, and the complete meltdown of Liar O'neil on the air have not been picked up by the Media mafia Cable empire.

4. Please notice that Zogby is turning the screws on us, once again...by having his poll come out first showing Bush gaining. Also the ABC polls that showed a near debate tie was heralded on all of the cable channels with one important fact missing....the 30% Dems vs. 38% Republican bias gap. They are reporting the "tie"....and not reporting the flaw in the poll.

5. Online polls where Kerry beat Bush stressed as "very unscientifical" by cable stations.

6. Headlines about Bush or Kerry demonstrate a recurring theme.....Kerry is always passive...while Bush is always active, e.g., "Bush rips into Kerry" vs. "Kerry tries to sway undecideds".

7. The Flip/Flop Kerry meme is now reported as a fact. Bush being strong in the area of fighting terror is now reported as an unquestionable fact.

8. The fact that women have swung to kerry is being underreported....while the fact that they were swinging to Bush pre-debate was loudly heralded.

9. The GOP hanky panky with Dem voter registration forms in Nevada and other states being played down. It should be a big news story.....but is being basically ignored.

IT'S THE MEDIA STUPID....THAT WILL LOSE US THIS RACE. They have been manipulating the news....and will continue to do so. We must keep writing and giving them the facts. I don't know if we can beat them, unfortunately. They hold our future in their hands.......

The Media Mafia Presstitutes are doing a hell of a job on our Democracy!

[Melodybe]

1. Post of the week, Gore's 48% is John Kerry's FLOOR not his ceiling

:kick: for Frenchie, for having a brain.

[olddem43]

2. One political correspondent put it best: The real race is -

whether the Bush campaign can tear Kerry down before current events overtake them.

[kaitykaity]

3. Kicked and Nominated.

It isn't gonna matter. The media are helping Bush keep it
close, but "history" is on our side.

[FrenchieCat]

4. I wish I could be so confident....

But with the New story today being that the military "overwhelmingly" approves and supports George Bush....it is going to get harder. What this does is makes those not in the military ask themselves...if they like Bush and feel he can keep us safe......who am I to question their judgement. Those would be stupid swing and undecided voters.

Thank you media for being on the side of evil....again!

[kaitykaity]

5. I must have missed that one.

I don't think there are very many people who would
be swayed by that.

And as former military (bleeding liberal that I am,
when I was 20 and in the Army I voted for Ronald
Reagan), I can tell you that this support is kind of
par for a Republican president. Commander in chief,
do as you're told, all of that.

It's gonna be okay. I really believe that. Bush
is toast.

:hi:

[sandnsea]

6. Go local too

Don't underestimate the power of local media to offset cable news. Write them too, a couple of times a week.