Excuse me...... Lurking Employees and Interns of the Media; this is for you!

[FrenchieCat]

Dear Lurking Media Employees and Interns,

We understand that your respective Media bosses have tasked you with the job of surveying the conversations occurring on the Internet, so that the conventional Corporate media can pick up on any research we have done, as well as decide how to go over our heads or use us to bolster whatever CW they'd like to see the American public buy into.

I just want to state that although it may be convenient for the Corporate media to have decided to ignore our conversations on how biased the media is showing itself to be while trying hard to make last night's election fit the meme pushed since before the MA election; that Democrats are Doomed in November.....please know that we are aware that this is what the media is doing.

In addition, please report back to your bosses that we aren't buying this "Tea Party is getting stronger" bullshit that has been the meme this entire year. We understand that the media is pretending that there was only one Senate primary occurring in Kentucky last night....but everyone here on the Internet knows that there were more races in KY than that one, and in fact, the real news is that Tea Party has proven itself less impressive than advertised by your outfits. The fact that there has been no mention of the defeat suffered by Republican Senate Minority Leader McConnell is telling. So know that what may not count as a story in your world, counts here on the Internet.

As far as Pres. Obama being widely reported as the loser in these elections, please note the simple reality: In the Specter v. Sestak primary race, Pres. Obama came out with a win/win because not only does he continue to have that Specter Democratic vote until January, but in addition, Pres. Obama and the Democrats gets a brand spanking new, young and populist sounding Democratic Candidate for the PA Senate general Election in what you and yours terms, "The anti-incumbent" election year! Your bosses (and some others) may wish this as a loss for Pres. Obama, but the reality does not support this CW which has being spread hard and wide by the Corporate media. Sorry. :(

But it is the PA District 12 race and the stunning defeat of the official Republicans aka Teabaggers Candidate that is the real story the media continues to underplay as only an afterthought in election reporting segments, and only after spending much more time reporting Obama's loss and Rand's win. To tell the truth, the manner in which the Corporate media is reporting on this says more about the Media's Right Wing agenda than anything. Doing honest analysis of politics and elections results, even after the fact should be par de course, not a rarity. You see, even though Republicans, as well as its media, loudly trumpeted this contest as a sign of things to come in November for the parties, including Chairman Steele who guaranteed a win in his column, we don't get to hear the common sense repudiation of Republicans on this. In fact, we get to hear barely nothing.

Look, most of us here aren't close to stupid. In fact, we may be smarter on electoral as well as media matters than some of the Interns and operatives that work for the media in shaping public opinion. You see, we are the voting public, so like those who went to the polls yesterday, we aren't buying what the media is selling, and the sooner the Media once again becomes an honest broker in the business of reporting on politics without pushing an angle, the better off this country will be.

So here's a round up of what really happened yesterday, without the media push to put the Republicans/Teabaggers in the most positive light:

1. The Specter v. Sestak Dem Primary - Win/Win for Democrats/Progressives in PA as well as a win/win for the WH. We got Specter's vote till next January and we get an anti-incumbent chosen by the Democratic voters of PA for November. In addition, and totally omitted, The Republican turnout was totally unimpressive, and since that dovetails with this "Enthusiasm factor" that has been hailed as sooper important by the media for a while now, it should bear mention.

2. Rand/Teaparty/Republican wins in a Republican Primary - Only news because Senate Minority Leader lost big time. This happened in McConnell's very own state for goodness sakes! (and please make sure that folks know who the Democrat is who won last night, something that doesn't seem part of the media narrative; why is that? never mind.....we know.)

3. Arkansas results - a Win for Democratic progressives who basically decided that Blanche Lincoln is really not even worth it!

4. PA District 12 win for the Democrats - But more than that, the only general election that took place that has an instant effect, coupled with it being a stunning defeat for Republicans/Teabaggers and Chairman Steele, including the money and effort spent there; something barely if at all mentioned by the Beltway media types seen all over the television.



I believe, at this time, the best remedy to the situation of obvious media double speak ass-analysis, is to stop talking about these elections and what they are supposed to mean, and start focusing on stuff like "who will sneak into the State Dinner this time?" beltway fascination...because if it could be told, the media is best when reporting on stories that no one gives a remote shit about.

Of course, I welcome you running back to your media bosses to relay this message. Please let them know that this country is coming along under trying circumstances (some created in large part by help of the media), and we would prefer if they'd stop attempting to "create" news or better yet, stop spinning and lying like they are an arm of the RNC. It simply looks bad, no matter the tax consequenses!

Thank you for your attention on these matters.

PS: The media is who lost big last night! Yes, they did!

[FrenchieCat]

1. Of course, media employees have a right to unrec this into oblivion.....

That's what I'd want too, if I were you! :patriot:

[Jennicut]

2. Do they know their ass from their front side? The spin last night

was laughable! The media is capable of gossip stories. Real stories? Very rare.

[FrenchieCat]

3. It's actually scary, and it has come past time that something was done about this!

The fact that the media is colluding with one party is dangerous,
and not part of the First amendment in relations to a Free press....
It wasn't supposed to be a Press that gets a Free pass.

[Cha]

4. The "media" was the Biggest Loser last night and

every night.

[Kind of Blue]

5. Brilliant! Especially about the Democrat who won

in Kentucky.
From Salon.com: "With 99% of precincts reporting, Conway has received 44% of the vote. That's 226,773 votes. His opponent, Lt. Gov. Dan Mongiardo received 221,269 votes. Rand Paul, the runaway winner of the Republican primary, received a total of 209,159 votes. In other words, both Democrats received more votes than either Republican. Which doesn't make it sound like the GOP base is energized for the Rand Paul rEVOLution."
http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2010/05/19/jack_conway_kentucky_senate

Thanks, FrenchieCat :thumbsup:

[rocktivity]

6. Talking Points Memo got it right

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x304926

:headbang:
rocktivity

[FrenchieCat]

7. Most on the Internet Left did......

The others, not so much...although there were a few exceptions.

[onenote]

8. I agree with everything except part of point 1

Compared to past elections, the repub turnout in the primary was not totally unimpressive. It was 33 percent of the registered voters, which is much much higher than the typical repub turnout in a KY statewide primary (typically under 20 percent). The good news is that the Democrats turnout was also around 33 percent, which also is higher than the typical turnout in a statewide primary (except in a presidential year). So the "enthusiasm factor" would appear to be something of a wash -- both parties were able to turn out more than the typical percentage of their voters for the primary.

[FrenchieCat]

9. So when discussing this "Democratic Lack of Enthusiasm",

there really wasn't one....

So thanks, and that really would be news to report,
if we had a fair just media! :)

[onenote]

10. correct.

The supposed Democratic "voter fatigue" certainly was not present in KY (or in PA).

[live love laugh]

11. They have to get their "cheat" on to make their predictions true. I expect them to. nt