CNN reporting that Iran media not reporting protests, like CNN didn't report US protests here.

Billy Burnett

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Sat Jun-20-09 08:11 AM
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CNN reporting that Iran media not reporting protests, like CNN didn't report US protests here.

Pot meet kettle.

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malaise

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Sat Jun-20-09 08:13 AM
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1. It's hilarious watching the hypocrites

Fugg the corporate media. I hope they report the protests for health care.

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Billy Burnett

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Sat Jun-20-09 08:14 AM
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2. You mean here, or in Iran?

Crazy corporate crap. :crazy:

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malaise

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Sat Jun-20-09 08:17 AM
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3. They're all the same

Defend the status quo no matter what.

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lunatica

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Sat Jun-20-09 08:18 AM
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4. We've been such a shining example of Democracy in action haven't we?

:sarcasm:

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Billy Burnett

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Sat Jun-20-09 09:24 AM
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5. Democracy inaction.

:hi:

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lunatica

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Sat Jun-20-09 09:34 AM
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6. Good one!

:-)

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KharmaTrain

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Sat Jun-20-09 09:38 AM
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7. Our Protests Were Too Peaceful

The teevee wants pictures...preferably of people setting fire to things or getting their heads split open...the more chaos, the better it sets whatever narrative they're yanking at and catches their attention.

Also, these protests are considered illegal...as repressive as the booosh regime was, people could still take to the streets and protest...doing so in Teheran today could mean putting your life in your hands...a big, big difference.

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Billy Burnett

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Sat Jun-20-09 09:44 AM
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8. Did you see such coverage of the Miami FTAA, for example?

Maybe a quick blip between the Britney Spears and American Idol reports.

Compared to the herding and beatings I personally witnessed these vids are tame.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qTJwEz7U3A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tikF7NUjLKQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G63FEamhpA0

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G_j

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Sat Jun-20-09 10:48 AM
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14. the FTAA protests were the first to come to mind,

completely ignored by the media

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goclark

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Sat Jun-20-09 09:46 AM
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9. Pot meets kettle ~maybe someone can remind CNN

Edited on Sat Jun-20-09 09:46 AM by goclark

regarding the news blackout here for the GW election and his crowning.
I only recall seeing one tiny bit of footage of someone throwing egg at his car.

That footage was quickly destroyed and let's not forget our "Supreme" Court.

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orleans

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Sat Jun-20-09 10:09 AM
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11. "That footage was quickly destroyed"

if memory serves correctly, i believe that footage will live forever actually--it made it into Fahrenheit 9/11. that's where i first saw it. i never saw it on the tv.

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goclark

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Sat Jun-20-09 10:31 AM
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12. I saw it on tv when it happened but only once!

Maybe someone would like to remind these commentators of Michael Moore's excellent film.

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zbdent

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Sat Jun-20-09 10:45 AM
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13. I remember one part of the Bush43 "election" coverage

where a question essentially was asked "Did you change the absentee ballot?", and the Repuke said "YES!" (in a "HELL YEAH!" attitude).

No charges ... the video disappeared into the wasteland ... along with Rush Limbaugh's statement in the days before the election, where he was saying that "If Bush wins the popular vote but loses the Electoral College vote, he can challenge the election in court."

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Enthusiast

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Sat Jun-20-09 10:03 AM
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10. There is only one positive

I can see. The American people are starting to realize they are being duped. Just like our Iranian brothers and sisters. Eventually most of us will come to realize that our government does not represent us. No matter how well they disguise it people will start to see through the propaganda.

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