Gee, I didn't know that seventy-two percent of the country are "leftists"

[Cetacea]

That was the amount of americans who supported the public option was before the summer "swift-boating"
of Obama/public option campaign began.
Now that they have wittled down those poll numbers, right wing hacks in the media are making health care reform into a liberal, "left" agenda. And it's working.
They really know how to work the media.

[redqueen]

1. Well, owning the media helps with the working it part.

It'd be so nice if Clinton had made good on his campaign claim re: some law akin to the Fairness Doctrine.

It's puzzling that anyone finds what Chavez does with respect to the media shocking at all, when we see how damaging it is here.

[LuvNewcastle]

2. The American media could teach

Chavez a thing or two about molding public opinion.

[fascisthunter]

3. don't worry... they have a corporate right wing media down there already

[Cetacea]

4. I am trying to figure out their formula.

But it wouldn't matter if dems used the same tactics. The coverage would not be equal.

[redqueen]

5. It's not new... they're just copying Joseph Goebbels. (nt)

[jus_the_facts]

6. That's 72% of the VOTING Public...not the whole country.. n/t

[Cetacea]

7. The point being that swift-boating works. Thanks. eom