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Secrets of the conservative media machine [FR and yours truly mention]
Salon ^ | April 23, 2013 | By Lee Fang

Posted on 04/23/2013 2:02:19 PM PDT by Jim Robinson

To borrow a Sarah Palin aphorism, after their election defeat in 2008, conservatives didn’t retreat, they “reloaded.” Instead of finding new solutions to public policy problems or seriously reevaluating Bush’s failures, conservatives focused almost solely on new ways to communicate their old ideas. To do so, they looked to their natural allies in corporate marketing for inspiration — and they looked to the Left for imitation. The result has been a recent and profound turnaround that has allowed the Right the bury Obama’s message and dominate the political debate.

Historical right-wing domination of the media

Traditionally, conservatives have almost always dominated direct mail solicitations, retained the best pollsters money could buy and paid for the most celebrated advertising makers. Message discipline is the first lesson for any Republican politician. Talk radio? unquestionably controlled by conservatives.

Cable news? Fox News couldn’t be more right-wing and popular. The Right had also dominated the Internet for most of the Internet’s fledging history. Throughout the 1990s and for much of President George W. Bush’s first term, conservatives easily ruled online news. And much of that initial sucess stemmed from foundations and entrepreneurial pioneers such as Matt Drudge, creator of the wildly popular headline-aggregating site Drudge Report, and Jim Robinson of the news message board Free Republic. The pair formed a symbiotic relationship. Drudge, who played a role in breaking the Monica Lewinsky story, made waves in the media with scoops on the latest Clinton scandals, and Free Republic provided a platform for conservatives to share conspiratorial perspectives and to organize their own rallies and events. Many of the angry mobs hounding Clinton at public events were mobilized by Free Republic. The impeachment rally that was organized by the Free Republic, “Treason Is the Reason,” featured Republican lawmakers and writer Christopher Hitchens...

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Free Republic; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: astheyshould; awaitingordersjimlol; fresnomarchingorders; palin; pleasedonate; sarahpalin; theyfearus
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1 posted on 04/23/2013 2:02:19 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
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To: Jim Robinson

Dam’ fine job, sir!


2 posted on 04/23/2013 2:03:56 PM PDT by dynachrome (Vertrou in God en die Mauser)
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To: Jim Robinson; onyx; DJ MacWoW; trisham; Bikkuri; 2ndDivisionVet
To borrow a Sarah Palin aphorism

Wow, not 5 Words in and we have them mentioning Sarah.

It is Her, JimRob and Free Republic keeping them up at night!


3 posted on 04/23/2013 2:05:04 PM PDT by KC_Lion (Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.-Sarah Palin)
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To: Jim Robinson

BTTT


4 posted on 04/23/2013 2:05:47 PM PDT by DocRock (All they that TAKE the sword shall perish with the sword. Matthew 26:52 Gun grabbers beware.)
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"new solutions to public policy problems"

Aphorism for government forced implementation of the godless Marxist/socialist agenda.

5 posted on 04/23/2013 2:06:18 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: Jim Robinson

Tip of the hat to you sir!


6 posted on 04/23/2013 2:07:08 PM PDT by MWestMom ( "I will not sit quietly and let [the president] shed the constitution." Senator Rand Paul)
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To: dynachrome
the Right the bury Obama’s message and dominate the political debate,

....Right up to the point where they got beat in 2012....

Kudos to Jim & FR for the mention, though. 'Tis good to be a member of the vast right wing conspiracy.

7 posted on 04/23/2013 2:07:12 PM PDT by wbill
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To: Jim Robinson

I see a smidge of envy creeping out of Salon’s site.


8 posted on 04/23/2013 2:08:29 PM PDT by KC Burke (Plain Conservative opinions and common sense correction for thirteen years)
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To: Jim Robinson
Fox News couldn’t be more right-wing and popular.

Fox right-wing? Since when?

9 posted on 04/23/2013 2:09:27 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: onyx; trisham; TheOldLady; DJ MacWoW; JoeProBono; RedMDer; musicman; Lady Jag; MEG33; STARWISE; ...

Free Republic, instilling the fear of the American patriot into the godless socialist left since 1996. Pour it on, FReepers!!


10 posted on 04/23/2013 2:09:58 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: Jim Robinson

"..this story by Lee Fang has teeth"

11 posted on 04/23/2013 2:10:20 PM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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focused almost solely on new ways to communicate their old ideas.

You mean morality, freedom. liberty, protection of the Constitution, strong defense?? You mean those old ideas?


12 posted on 04/23/2013 2:10:20 PM PDT by SECURE AMERICA (Where can I go to sign up for the American Revolution 2013 and the Crusades 2013?)
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Salon article?

Did they go on to suggest YOU were the right wing nut-case they had hoped was responsible for the Boston bombing?

lolol


13 posted on 04/23/2013 2:10:59 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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14 posted on 04/23/2013 2:12:23 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (My faith and politics cannot be separated)
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To: Jim Robinson; 2ndDivisionVet; Bikkuri; onyx; trisham; TheOldLady; DJ MacWoW; JoeProBono; RedMDer; ..
You Keep Good Company Jim!!!


15 posted on 04/23/2013 2:12:39 PM PDT by KC_Lion (Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.-Sarah Palin)
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To: Jim Robinson

Still hurting after the “Let’s hope the Boston Marathon bomber is a white American” fiasco.


16 posted on 04/23/2013 2:13:57 PM PDT by reagandemocrat
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To: Jim Robinson

How is FreeRepublic’s membership? Have we grown since the days of Clintoon?


17 posted on 04/23/2013 2:14:17 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: Jim Robinson

I love sharing “conspiratorial perspectives”. Here’s to you!


18 posted on 04/23/2013 2:14:55 PM PDT by Sender (It's never too late to be who you could have been.)
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To: Jim Robinson

BOOYAH!


19 posted on 04/23/2013 2:14:56 PM PDT by humblegunner
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To: Jim Robinson
Instead of finding new solutions to public policy problems or seriously reevaluating Bush’s failures, conservatives focused almost solely on new ways to communicate their old ideas.
There they go again, projecting.

This is the exact response of the Democrats after Kerry went down in flames. And to complain about "old ideas" is laughable.

The liberal Democrats haven't had a new idea since the mid-30's. Every bill they propose is simply re-cycled New Deal hogwash.

20 posted on 04/23/2013 2:16:03 PM PDT by Bratch
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