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ProfessorPlum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-11-08 01:31 PM
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Why McCain continues to do well
 
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The problem with our culture is this: People's reputations are not defined by their actions. Instead, people's actions are interpreted in light of their already formed reputations.

McCain has a reputation with the press. As an "honorable man". Therefore, he can never do something which is plainly and blatantly dishonorable. When he does something which is dishonorable, the media, instead of re-thinking his reputation, resorts to making up fairy tales and other fantasy stories to explain their cognitive dissonance.

Palin now has a reputation with the press. A tough, regular mom. Every one of her actions will be interpreted in that light. And her reputation will never change.

How do you make this a culture where your reputation is based upon your actions, AND CAN CHANGE when your actions change? I don't know. Smarter reporters and pundits, perhaps.
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Gamey Donating Member (421 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-11-08 01:41 PM
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1. Carville -- another apologist tool
Useful idiots.
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Faith No More Donating Member (230 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-11-08 02:33 PM
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2. Carville, you are a fucking idiot.
Why don't you crawl away on your belly like the snake you are.
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lumpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-11-08 04:49 PM
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5. Carville, tell the truth now. You know McCain doesn't know his
ass from a hole in the ground.
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Labors of Hercules Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-11-08 02:45 PM
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3. Personally, I think it's worse for him not to "know about it"
Who's fucking campaign is this, anyway? :wtf:
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eyepaddle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-11-08 04:15 PM
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4. It's called "the narrative"
Bob Somerby over at The Daily Howler loses his mind daily over this exact topic.

Simple, competent, non-lazy journalism would be a good start. But the blow dried millionaire hacks generally just don't care enough to get off their ass and get the facts right.
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ProfessorPlum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-11-08 09:30 PM
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7. You're right, I've read Somerby for years
I've just never seen the self-abnegating denial of it played out so harshly right in front of my eyes. I'd have thought that most journalists do it without realizing it, but here is Carville (and Tweety, in a previous post) telling _themselves_ the narrative, as if in self-hypnosis, right on live TV. Weird.

Here's to a fellow Daily Howler fan!
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Pete2069 Donating Member (301 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-11-08 05:18 PM
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6. Don't democratic leaders make you sick
Never in my like have I seen and heard so d... many whiny
people , taking up for a lying, deceitful , BS's like McSame
in my life.   McSame is not a straight shooter and is not a
friend to democrats or the citizens of this country.

Are democratic leaders supporting McSame and Sarah or are they
supporting Obama.
What does it take before it turns into another Kerry election
to make Obama , his campaign leaders to attack the slime ,
dirty , deceitful attacks of McSame the lair and his criminal
republicans supporting pushing his deceitful progaganda...

Obama keeps saying that people know this and people know
better about McCain and their corruption and lies they are
saying;  But  , If that was true then there would be no reason
to campaign for any office ,,,,JUST VOTE... and McCain would
not be picking  up all the votes he is supposedly has been.

McSame is backed by corporations and their controlled news
media.  Corporations have had 40 to 100 years of development
and practice of propaganda to sell their products even when
they are no good , not what people need and this is what they
are doing for McSame.
TO you , me which are informed about his BS and lies know it a
bunch of BS..  But,, Corporations know what to say and do to
target the voters they are after.

Look at the support this female Cheney candidate has
supposedly given to give him a raise in support. 

Obama , his campaign leaders and democrats are not taking this
BS and deceit serious and look what happen to Kerry when he
found out the seriousness of what it was doing...
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