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Pryderi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 09:12 AM
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STOP the GOP control of the media! How can we do this?
The Republicans are blitzing the media every day with little or no Democratic representation. Is there an effective way to pressure the MSM?
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October Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 09:15 AM
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1. This topic comes up so frequently
There must be something we can do. It's all GOP all the time in the media, whether they're in the majority or the minority.
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 09:16 AM
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2. this is our biggest problem along with repigs.
Edited on Thu Jan-29-09 09:24 AM by bdamomma
send e-mails.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_oet&address=358x1903

I don't know how old this list is, but I just got two returns one from CBS and CNN.

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Pryderi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 09:23 AM
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4. Thanks! Is that list still accurate?
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 09:25 AM
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5. I just tried sending two e-mails and both came back.
maybe someone can post a more accurate listing.
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TheCowsCameHome Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 09:17 AM
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3. And it doesn't get them anywhere, except second place at the ballot box.
The more exposure the get, the more they lose.
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 09:28 AM
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6. covering up their disease only spreads the infection
exposing their disease is the only way to cure it
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 11:06 AM
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7. here's another contact list.
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 01:44 PM
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8. we need to stand outside of their offices.
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MedfordTim Donating Member (254 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-05-09 03:20 PM
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9. The only REAL solution
Buy them and make changes.


How do you think there got to BE so many Conservative outlets? They bought them all up.


Now, on to the next problem...
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bsd13 Donating Member (108 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-15-09 12:55 PM
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10. Strange definition of control
some people seem to have. I always think the exact opposite when I'm listening, reading, or watching the media. From my perspective there's a huge imbalance in favor of the democratic side of things.
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nc4bo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-26-09 07:18 PM
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11. Maybe in Bizarro World. nt
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ShortnFiery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-02-09 12:27 AM
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14. Isn't that sentiment special? ... Welcome to DEMOCRATIC Underground.
:evilgrin:
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Robbie88 Donating Member (242 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-06-09 12:28 PM
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15. Hahahaha interesting that this is your only post on DU so far...
Go back to Free Republic, troll.
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Miss_Underestimated Donating Member (239 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-27-09 07:40 PM
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12. we need to franchise "Camp Casey" and have people camp out in front of
all corporate media owners' castles!!
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ReliantJ Donating Member (680 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-01-09 11:09 PM
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13. I think the GOP media is good
It turned me off enough to move left.
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citizenbfk Donating Member (7 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-05-09 03:23 PM
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16. Alter the Media
I do send out emails to that list. The way they tarnish everything President Obama does (ipods to the Queen, touching the Queen) - diminish the good news by stupid focus on stupid things, nothing but negative gossip.

So...type type type a line or two. Send it out. Easy as posting. Can't do any harm. Will help to 'vent,' your feelings.

BUT -- more significantly -- do actions, make events that have consequences. This goes beyond the idea of doing something that 'can't be ignored,' to the idea of doing something that has consequences, that effects events, that changes situitions: like voting is good example; makes no difference what media says so much as who gets elected.

Or legal actions.

Or Congressional investigations.

Or Constitutional powers given to people for Recall, Initiative & Referendum.
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