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Did the media get Ferguson wrong?
The Week's The Compass ^ | October 23, 2014 | Marc Ambinder

Posted on 10/23/2014 5:35:14 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

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To: driftless2

Speaking of being on the right side of history — if 2014 is a win for Republicans, and if 2016 is a win for Republicans, the media will be looking for scapegoats. They will not be able to avoid Obama. He will be the tarbaby (there, I said it). History will not look kindly on the President who allowed Republicans to get back into political power. The media — the media!! — will hate him for that.


21 posted on 10/23/2014 7:25:44 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy ("Now is not the time for fear. That comes later.")
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To: skeeter; GOPJ

“Progressism” at heart is the government taking money from savers and investors and giving it to consumers to spend.

The consumers spend it on what is advertised in the media.
It’s no conspiracy or chance that media toes the line that makes them money. Every business does.

in a story allegedly about race TV media also has the issue of license renewal. Race pimps can make renewal an expensive process.


22 posted on 10/23/2014 8:07:50 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat Party!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Universal sign of surrender, as demonstrated by this Miami Dolphin surrendering to a Kansas City Chief.


23 posted on 10/23/2014 8:21:27 PM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Did the media get Ferguson wrong?”

Does a fat dog fart?


24 posted on 10/23/2014 8:30:24 PM PDT by West Texas Chuck (Times change, places change, people stay the same.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
The DNA of our political and legal systems rest on principles of equality and color-blindness, and here was yet another example of a major genetic mutation that we've been unable to fix: young black men being murdered by the police because they're young and black.

The guy disqualified himself with that statement - he can't seem to see anything but the color of the skin.

25 posted on 10/24/2014 2:56:41 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Did the media get Ferguson wrong?

They didn’t ‘get it wrong’, they lied and obfuscated.


26 posted on 10/24/2014 3:02:59 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This is such a poorly written nonsensical essay I have lost IQ points reading it. Read it all the way to the end. The money quote is [paraphrasing] “maybe officer Wilson didn’t soot Brown in cold blood like we thought but it still shows a need for racial justice.”


27 posted on 10/24/2014 3:15:34 AM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: mrsmith
“Progressism” at heart is the government taking money from savers and investors and giving it to consumers to spend.

Right. Its communism.

28 posted on 10/24/2014 5:18:34 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: mrsmith

You’re mixing apples and oranges...


29 posted on 10/24/2014 7:17:47 AM PDT by GOPJ (Obama would rather we die than offend West Africa. - freeper goldstategop (same for the CDC))
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30 posted on 10/24/2014 12:40:41 PM PDT by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The national media violated the policeman’s civil rights(innocent until proven guilty). The national media jumped immediately to the view that the officer was guilty. ‘
Outside agitators came in to try ramp up the reaction, and the race baiters came to act as the bellows to fan any embers to life.

On the local news, interviews with several black people supported the policeman, and made note of outsiders trying to cause trouble.

The media should not be doing this. They should be saying we don’t have the facts yet. We need to wait and see what the facts are before making a conclusion. Never happens these days.

Except, please not that Obama said we should wait to get the facts before calling the attack in Canada terrorism. It would be really nice the the “news” people would just report the facts, instead of speculation, innuendo, and assumptions based on politics.


31 posted on 10/24/2014 12:59:35 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: GOPJ

You don’t see the forest for the trees.


32 posted on 10/24/2014 5:44:35 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat Party!)
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To: skeeter

Yes, it is.
Confiscation of debt is not as frightening as confiscation of wealth but it’s the same thing.

And the media profits handsomely, as do other businesses, until the bill comes due.


33 posted on 10/24/2014 5:48:30 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat Party!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The MSM sensationalized this fake story for ratings. It’s all about money.


34 posted on 10/24/2014 5:58:52 PM PDT by tioga
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To: tioga

Why don’t they ever fake a story in a way the doesn’t support the progressive narrative? Liberals are a distinct minority.


35 posted on 10/24/2014 6:26:29 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: trebb
The guy disqualified himself with that statement - he can't seem to see anything but the color of the skin.

The author can't seem to get anything right.

He says Mike Brown stole some BEER.

36 posted on 10/27/2014 7:47:03 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

” They pointed out that Brown had stolen some beer from a local convenience store moments earlier. “

Talk about getting things wrong.


37 posted on 10/27/2014 7:48:03 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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