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lessthanjake Donating Member (436 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-28-04 12:54 PM
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RIDICULOUS!!!!!!
I was just watching ABC i think and heres what it said "After bush's OVERWHELMING victory what will he do in his next term with that mandate? We'll talk about that"

It was ridiculous. Overwhelming? 3% IS NOT an overwhelming victory.
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-28-04 12:55 PM
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1. It's called News Spin. The truth has become irrelevent.
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Old and In the Way Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-28-04 12:55 PM
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2. And I'm not sure it was a victory.
I'm underwhelmed with our corporate news political objectivity these days.
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Ima Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-28-04 03:20 PM
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13. I'm with you on that
We have no news media. We have a department of propaganda, trying to indoctrinate us.
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-28-04 12:57 PM
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3. Likewise, robbing a bank
doesn't make the robber rich because he's "a good businessman", it makes him rich because he stole someone else's money.
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CO Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-28-04 12:58 PM
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4. Especially When Some of That 3% is Suspect
I had a dream the other night that my wife and I were watching TV, and they announced that they did a complete recall in Ohio and Kerry won. And that gave him enough electoral votes to win.

I'm semi-psychic - quite often, I dream about things before they happen. Remember this post. It might come to pass....
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Nordic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-28-04 03:05 PM
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10. what do you mean "some?"
All of it is suspect and then some.
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karlrschneider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-28-04 01:01 PM
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5. It was CBS, just before Schieffer's prog
Made me :puke: too.
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pdebits Donating Member (6 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-28-04 01:13 PM
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6. It is in this country.
When Reagan won by 4% it was a "landslide."
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Toucano Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-28-04 04:30 PM
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14. Reagan margins were well above 4% though.
He beat Carter by 9% and Mondale by 18%.
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sportndandy Donating Member (710 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-28-04 01:15 PM
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7. Just Say "OFF!"
Its time to swear off the MSM.

C'mon everybody:

One two three four
We aint listening, you media whores!
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Nordic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-28-04 03:06 PM
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11. yeah I don't see how anybody can stand to watch it
Election day was the last time for me. Except for Olberman which I can Tivo

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Crunchy Frog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-28-04 01:33 PM
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8. It is if you are not a member
of the "reality based community".
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-28-04 02:04 PM
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9. Riddikulus!! *and ** turns into a weeble-wobble*
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DemoTex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-28-04 03:11 PM
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12. Mandate?
Mandate my ass!
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Dr Fate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-28-04 04:35 PM
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15. Have any Prominent Democrats spoken out against this blatant bias?
Has a prominent Democrat confronted anyone in the media about these kinds of things?

No? Oh- thats right- if they did that, the media would be "mean to them."

Oh well. I guess that is "not their job" to try & influence the media. That is Strictly Prominent Republican territory.

I guess its a better strategy to pretend that some day the "pendulum will swing in our favor."
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lessthanjake Donating Member (436 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-28-04 05:07 PM
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16. What annoys me is when..
the republicans complain of a liberal media. Thats just BS.
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Generator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-28-04 07:16 PM
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17. Newsweek's cover after the election
called Bush's victory "epic."

I honestly (and I'm not that big on absolute anti-msm policy) don't think I can ever read a Newsweek again. It's that bitter. Hey-I have kept my policy no watching CNN since the election. Never ever again. Ever. In four thousand billion years do I want to see their hypocritcal lying faces. CNN and Newsweek are on the certain shit list. They don't get it do they?

Of course epic disaster is the truth, but they meant it in an all hubris fashion. Hail the emperor.
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proudbluestater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 02:43 AM
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18. Bush's "Epic" Victory
"Newsweek's cover after the election
called Bush's victory "epic."

I believe that was the week I canceled my Newsweek subscription. It runs out in Feb. anyway. I wanted to make a statement.

No more MSM for me at all. I watch independent sources only like Democracy Now.



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shraby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 03:23 AM
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19. More like Epic Theft.
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