Big Media Right Wing Reset - Remember Limbaugh As A Football Announcer?

We all remember the Stolen Honor anti-Kerry smear shortly before the 2004 election. Then there was the "Path to 9/11" anti-Clinton smear before the 2006 elections. In this election, we had Nightlines anti-Obama smear regarding 10 worst VP candidates featuring Reverand Wright.

However, the most obvious force feeding of RW idealogy by a major network for remains ABC seriously considering Rush Limbaugh to the booth for Monday Night football around 2003. I mean talk about broadening your audience beyond folks who are even inclinded to pay attention to politics. Putting Rush on MNF was preaching to a captive audience.

With News Corp/Fox News and Disney/ABC engaging in such outright attacks on Democrats, it is sickening to imagine what these networks are willing to do for this election, since the truth is no obstacle. After all, look at Kerry and Stolen Honor and Clinton and the Path to 9/11.

This is why I think that the upcoming election was going to be tough regardless of how badly Bush screwed things up, and how badly McCain performs as a candidate. I think this election, more than any election prior to it, will establish whether grass politics can reakon with Big Media. Can Big Media totally blind the American public.

Is democracy irrovacably comprimised by the rise of large media conglomorates that own multiple media properties such as News Corp, which owns Fox and the Wall Street Journal? Barack Obama has been amazing in mobilizing grass roots support with young adults getting engaged in the issues that matter. However, is it enough? I think the answer really depends on each on of us.

Barack Obama is a great fundraiser. However, the money he raises still pales in comparison to the operating budgets of Disney and News Corp.

There is a revolution, and it is not being led by us, it is being led by Big Media. Can we as individual voters and activists respond to this challenge? Or, will democracy become another commodity that can only be enjoyed by the highest bidders?

EDITTED: Per corrections noted below.

that we are seeing, but most folks are not getting

no matter what their politics might be. However, we can pretty much count on the fat Nazi pillhead to say something totally inappropriate and get himself canned. He simply can't help himself.

Until then, he'll collect a nice, fat paycheck. Just what he needs, more money.

Dennis Miller was.....

I recall Limpballs on NFL Gameday....that didn't last long because he wouldn't stick to football.

Or have I seen this particular bullshit before?

Methinks it didn't work out all that well the last time..

Doomed him. Limbaugh was seriously considered for Monday Night Football. Forgot that the McNabb comment was made during the pregame show.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9406E0D61131F930A3575AC0A9669C8B63

The McNabb comment (on ESPN's Sunday pregame show) was in 2003.

According to Wikipedia, they considered putting Limbaugh on MNF in 2000. He never actually did a broadcast.