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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 01:03 PM Original message |
One of your worst nightmares is coming to pass |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. yep -- frightening from the get-go |
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crikkett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 10:08 AM Response to Reply #1 |
45. promoted by Bush and Rove themselves at podiums shortly after the Gannon fuss came to light |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
2. Thank you! |
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StClone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
3. We should start a list of REAL News. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
4. It's been very disturbing from the get-go. |
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enough (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
5. See Glenn Greenwald's piece in Salon: "The right-wing Politco cesspool." |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 01:25 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Excellent article. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
6. And Politico was a big player at Take Back America when I was there in 2007 |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
7. Politico was always meant to be the corporate media's blog presence. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 01:28 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Whatever they are, they have wored their way into the sphere of legitimate sources of *hard nooz* |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
9. Thank you ... |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 01:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. "I'll give it this. It's well done. The critical commentary comes across almost as subliminal." |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
12. Probably another infiltration by the oligarchs in order to manipulate the American People's |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
13. you make it sound like you think the AP is otherwise objective |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 01:44 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. You're correct, of course ..... but that's another story. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 10:11 AM Response to Reply #13 |
46. Exactly... NO source should be met with anything but a critical eye. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 11:07 AM Response to Reply #13 |
50. Right . . . all of the news agencies changed hands over the last 10-20 years . . . |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
14. When I email to MSM about Politco I keep it all in the Subject header |
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DylansDreams (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
15. They are sponsored by and paid for by the corporate media... |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 08:12 PM Response to Reply #15 |
32. Welcome to DU DylansDreams! |
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samdogmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
17. The saddest fact from all of this is that it our "free" press mentality enabled this to happen. |
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davidnc76 (365 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
18. My favorite |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 08:14 PM Response to Reply #18 |
33. welcome to DU davidnc76! |
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davidnc76 (365 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Thanks AZDemDist6 |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
19. They avoid buzzwords that alert people to the fact they're |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
20. Yep. Excellent. K&R |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
21. They are corporate media in an internet costume.... that 's all. |
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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
22. I've only posted them once. The interview they did with Naomi Klein. |
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AntiFascist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
23. Politico who? |
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Disturbed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 05:00 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Politico: The Stealth RWing. |
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happydreams (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
25. What it really boils down to... |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
26. It's why I hate when someone posts a politico link here. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
27. And the "sanitizing" of many rightwing radio/print hacks too... like |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 12:34 PM Response to Reply #27 |
54. It is _abuse_ of language: The obfuscation, the constantly shifting meanings, |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
28. Politico does not frighten me. eom |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 05:37 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Wow, I feel better |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 05:42 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. You're welcome -- |
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DeepModem Mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
31. I post from Politico quite a bit. I find many articles there that I don't consider biased... |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 09:31 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. Giving them traffic is NOT helpful. |
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DeepModem Mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 11:26 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. These are a few stories I've posted from Politico, having found links to them... |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 11:31 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. That's cool that the links are from elsewhere. It's giving hits to rw websites that bug me. |
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mlevans (642 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 09:50 AM Response to Reply #37 |
44. The only problem I see with that |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 11:15 AM Response to Reply #44 |
51. Partly right . . . but it's a limited view of what liberal sites/info is like . . . |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 05:50 PM Response to Reply #44 |
58. I think the mainstream media sources pick up the most salient information that shows up on |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
34. I've squawked about this for forever. DUers just loves them some Drudgico.... |
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southerncrone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
35. When did the right-wing ever look cool?????????!!!!! |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
38. nooz reporting & analysis as a political tool is very dangerous....how do you know? |
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Dissent Is Patriotic (793 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 05:24 AM Response to Original message |
41. What pisses me off even more is when supposed "progressive" |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
42. Listen to Rush or Hannity. They LOVE quoting Politico. |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
43. It had to happen sooner or later. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
47. No different from any other source. (nt) |
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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
48. c-span helped promote them too - still have them on all the time |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
49. You are definately correct on this and they are not our friends |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
52. I'm not too concerned about politico |
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Rambis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
53. If you want to know what is happening in america |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
55. thank you for the post H2S |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
56. I just read the politico story on McSame going after Obama's character |
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Dangerously Amused (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
57. Thanks, important info. K&R. |
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