Has anybody noticed something? - Democratic Underground

cyr330

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Tue Feb-01-05 04:14 PM
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Has anybody noticed something?

Every time I turn on the news, it's Michael Jackson all the time-- 24/7. In the rare event that Iraq is mentioned, reporters smugly state that it's "a success story." I wonder how something could be a success when huge swaths of the country were unable to vote? Sounds a bit like our country with all of our disenfranchised voters and a docile press that refuses to call a spade a spade. . .

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BrklynLiberal

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Tue Feb-01-05 04:15 PM
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1. Distraction Distraction Bread & Circus for the 21st Century

Edited on Tue Feb-01-05 04:15 PM by BrklynLiberal

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aden_nak

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Tue Feb-01-05 04:16 PM
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2. Nothing to see here, people. Move along. MOVE ALONG!

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MADem

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Tue Feb-01-05 04:18 PM
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3. And Kuwait is all bombings, all the time

...but we aren't hearing JACK about that. The only JACK we're allowed to hear about is JACKSON. But shit, they have a jury pool now, they were counting on that going on for weeks. Now all they have to do is pick from the pool, and we're off to the races on that trial.

They'll be able to spin the SOTU for a day or two, but we need some dramatic Amber Alert, or a missing young woman who may have been killed by her husband, to fill in the cracks just a little bit.

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LisaM

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Tue Feb-01-05 04:18 PM
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4. The Jackson Distraction

that's what someone on Ed Schultz just called it.

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nottabubba

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Tue Feb-01-05 04:19 PM
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5. KIA

You'll also notice that much more time is spent on the number of Iraqi killed everyday rather than on the number of US troops.

The biggest exception was the day that the Chinook type helicopter went down.

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hvn_nbr_2

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Tue Feb-01-05 04:35 PM
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6. Peterson trial is over

We need an all-froth no-substance crime story to fill air time and avoid talking about any real issues.

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big peaches

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Tue Feb-01-05 04:50 PM
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7. Expect it to go on all summer ...

... and possibly later into the year. Yes, there will be a huge tendency to turn away from the IMPORTANT ISSUES to follow the Jax Circus.

The Repugs must be thrilled.

Ick.

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Habeus9

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Tue Feb-01-05 04:53 PM
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8. I think there's probably

more people who want to hear about Michael Jackson, than Iraq or politics. There are news crews from 25 different countries covering the MJ trial and it's only jury selection!! We've got 6 -7 months more to go and it'll only get worse.

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flpoljunkie

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Tue Feb-01-05 04:55 PM
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9. Let's confine our viewing to C-Span, and Olbermann as much as possible.

If we political junkies do not watch these lapdog corporate lackeys, they are in deep trouble.

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