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Beavker

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Tue Mar-24-09 11:12 AM
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MSM and the GOP

Is it trying to make up for being "pro Obama" during the Presidential race (I disagree, they were following better stories and John McCain was an old tired worn out story)? I just keep wondering why such a large amound of GOP members continually getting air space to push their non-agenda and basically just bash their enemy, the current administration. They just keep parading them on screen, and let them cry it out.

Why? Trying to be fair and balanced but over reaching? I guess the true GOP press is coming out in force now?

Do people really listen to them?

CNBC has had a good 15 minutes with some GOP chimp following some Geithner/Bernanke testimony. Of course that channel is right wing, but even the others have done so.

Confused. I guess it's compelling TV to hear the minority party whine and bitch?

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Amonester

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Tue Mar-24-09 11:19 AM
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1. I guess their "if you criticize the current administration, you

are un-Patriotic" days R over... :shrug:

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liberal N proud

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Tue Mar-24-09 11:36 AM
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2. They ended on 1/20/09 at 12:00 Noon EST

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damntexdem

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Tue Mar-24-09 01:20 PM
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5. No, now it's: if you support the administration, you're unpatriotic.

And if you hope that the country prospers, then you're really unpatriotic. ;-)

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zbdent

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Tue Mar-24-09 11:54 AM
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3. the GOP whined and bitched no matter if they were the minority,

the majority, or evenly matched ...

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tom_paine

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Tue Mar-24-09 12:03 PM
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4. When Republics are in control, Republics dominate the airwaves because their agenda "won"

Edited on Tue Mar-24-09 12:05 PM by tom_paine

thus "showing" the public doesn't want to hear from Democrats.

When Democrats are in control, Republics dominate the airwaves to provide "balance".

:rofl:

It really is as simple as that.

Welcome to Inverted Totalitarianism.

http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/20080515_chalmers_johnson_on_our_managed_democracy/

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Supersedeas

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Tue Mar-24-09 02:02 PM
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6. after eight years of Bush coddling--the picture of the Corp Media Elites is becoming clear

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