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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 10:23 AM
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Will the press ever concentrate on McLame ever again or is he going to get a free ride in the GE too
I am just sick of the MSM not mentioning anthing about him and his lame ideas for the economy and healthcare. Any Hillary supporter would be sickened by his do-nothing attitude. Hopefully this free ride will end after Obama is officially the nominee but I won't hold out hope. Shrub was the darling of the press until no WMDS were found.
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AllexxisF1 Donating Member (559 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 10:24 AM
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1. The very second Hillary drops out.
All the MSM is waiting for is Hillary to drop out. Once that is done you can bet your Aunt fanny that they will put McCain under a microscope.

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newmajority Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 07:35 PM
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11. Yep.
If they don't have a Democratic soap opera to obsess on, they'll have to pay attention to Grandpa McLoon.

Timmywhore Russert even implied as much the other night when he actually mentioned the name of John Hagee in relation to McLoon. This was right around the same time that he said the Democratic primary was "over".

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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 10:29 AM
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2. As much as they don't want to cast McCain in a bad light, they won't
have a choice once Clinton is gone.
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gristy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 10:33 AM
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3. Yes to first question. No to second.
The press reports on the campaign. The GE campaign has not begun, and it won't until someone drops out of the Dem primary race.
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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 10:34 AM
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4. Free Ride. Only Democratic war heroes like Kerry are sliced and diced.
Republican War heroes and dry drunk AWOL "Texans" get a free pass.
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AndyA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 10:35 AM
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5. It's all part of the plan.
Meanwhile, while Democrats all over the country fell in love with the ideal of making history, the M$M worked in concert with their political partners (the GOP) to make this THE BIG STORY.

They buried John Edwards, who they feared the most, because he told everyone up front that their free ride would end if he became President.

So, attention was diverted to others.

Now we're down to Barack and Hillary. A black man and a white woman. Could we have picked any other candidates who would energize and make the GOP GOTV plan work better?

The M$M is going to hide all the bad about McSame, just as they have for Bush. They will trash and magnify any and all negatives about the Dem candidates. Why is this still a surprise to so many?

What is the saying, "There's a fool born every minute..." Once again, Americans are proving that statement to be correct.
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 10:37 AM
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6. Actually a black man and a white woman energized the party.
Edited on Thu May-08-08 10:37 AM by Jennicut
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AndyA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 10:41 AM
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7. We'll see.
Are you forgetting about election fraud? Are you forgetting the very questionable results of the 2000 and 2004 elections that put idiot son in the WH?

And now we have states enacting voter ID laws approved by the Supreme Court that will target Dems more than Repugs and make it more difficult for Dems to vote.

Yes, both parties are energized. Toss in a M$M that will cover for the GOP and target Dems, add a little election fraud to the mix, and you can say hello to President McCain!
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 07:32 PM
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10. Dems have way more new voters then Rethugs do this year.
2004 was also the year about the "ernergized abse" of the Rethug party. We have that in our corner now. Election fraud will always be there but we might just overcome that with the amount of new voters. Also, Shrub is a lot more destestable now then he wa in 2004.
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TragedyandHope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 10:42 AM
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8. The press will be pushing for McCain HARD
No doubt about it. It's not going to be pretty.

Even some in the media are already catching on the the fact that Obama's campaign is not only a change for politics, but also a shift away from big MSM influence. They're losing their grip. That's bad for their ratings, their salaries, their jobs and their egos, not to mention their corporate masters.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5880736

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1738330,00.html">Obama's Game Changing
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crankychatter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-08-08 10:44 AM
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9. bet they pull a bait n switch - some other Republicans running in November - n/t
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