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TV has made nation complacent, Gore says
KnoxNews.com (Via Drudge) ^
| 11/12/03
| AMBER MCDOWELL
Posted on 11/12/2003 4:52:46 AM PST by Prov1322
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
What the heck's Gore doing in TN ?Someone told him it was a nice place to visit, so he decided to check it out. Tipper, however, said, "Forget it, Al, I'm not going to some backwoods place to watch you deliver another stupid speech!"
To: Prov1322
It's obvious that Al has been watching way too much TV.
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posted on
11/12/2003 6:26:14 AM PST
by
Humvee
To: Prov1322
the decline of newspapers as the country's dominant method of communication leaves average Americans without an outlet for scholarly debate. Scholarly debate in a newspaper? A few days after their liberal drivel is printed as gospel they might occasionally deign to print a readers letter, selected by them, and thats scholarly debate?
Only a tree like AlGore could see this as scholarly debate.
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posted on
11/12/2003 6:27:51 AM PST
by
RJL
To: mountaineer
Time to pick tobacco ? Cotton ?
To: Prov1322
Well Al, if TV has made people complacent, the internet you invented has made people lazy!!
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posted on
11/12/2003 6:52:54 AM PST
by
mass55th
To: Prov1322
When Gore wants to eat a sandwich, he has to make an appointment with a proctologist to feed him.
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posted on
11/12/2003 6:58:31 AM PST
by
sergeantdave
(You will be judged by 12 people who were too stupid to get out of jury duty)
To: Prov1322
This from Gore who as Vice President said Ellen DeGenerous' openly gay show was a good thing.
Were all the complacency votes counted Al? Seems to me your one of the biggest proponents.
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posted on
11/12/2003 7:00:15 AM PST
by
DannyTN
To: Prov1322
GOre should a foremost expert on complacency. He personifies it.
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posted on
11/12/2003 7:24:20 AM PST
by
.cnI redruM
(My lifestyle determines my deathstyle - Metallica)
To: Prov1322
"Our democracy is suffering in an age when the dominant medium is not accessible to the average person and does not lend itself most readily to the conveyance of complex ideas about self-governance," Gore said.This is going to sound crazy, but I thought the way to educate yourself was through BOOKS and READING and THINKING and maybe some DEBATE.
I know that when I dropped out of college a few years ago after less than 1 semester I probably didn't make the smartest choice. However in that past 4 years I have given myself the self-education of a lifetime... John Locke, Adam Smith, Thomas Paine, The Federalist Papers, David Boaz, F. A. Hayek, etc...
And to hear Gore talk about the complex ideas of self-governance makes me sick... this coming form the Vice President of the most Nanny State Executive Branch our generation has ever seen.
PISS OFF GORE! stupid wanker...
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posted on
11/12/2003 7:29:29 AM PST
by
bc2
(http://www.thinkforyourself.us)
To: JohnHuang2
rotf. thank you, piercing as always.
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posted on
11/12/2003 7:43:24 AM PST
by
kallisti
To: JohnHuang2
Thank you Mr. Huang2! Brilliant, absolutely brilliant! This only illustrates just how idiotic the Goron really is, and thankfully, were all spared of his residing at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
-Regards, T.
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posted on
11/12/2003 7:59:39 AM PST
by
T Lady
(Who Let the 'RATS Out?!!)
To: JohnHuang2
AL THE BORE IS SO BORING that the University had to GIVE away seats in order to fill the audience for his BORISHNESS!
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posted on
11/12/2003 8:31:12 AM PST
by
GailA
(Millington Rally for America after action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/872519/posts)
To: Prov1322
Our democracy is suffering in an age when the dominant medium is not accessible to the average person That "internet" thing you invented is solving that problem nicely.
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posted on
11/12/2003 9:07:52 AM PST
by
steve-b
To: SamAdams76
I actually find myself in agreement with Algore on these points. Al Gore, however, is not likely motivated by a desire to elevate the level of political discourse. His motivation for giving a speech like this is likely two-fold: 1) convince people to watch his TV shows---you know, the TV shows made by (wink, wink) smart people, for (wink, wink) smart people. And 2) If his attempt to create a viable TV/media network fails, to lay the groundwork for a revival of the "Fairness" Doctrine---after all, if a (wink, wink) smart network can't make it, well, we'll just have to force our programs onto TV and radio, it's all getting too stupid without our (wink, wink) smart perspectives.
Al is simply playing to the Democrat superiority complex with this speech.
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posted on
11/12/2003 10:02:28 AM PST
by
Tares
To: Prov1322
Al Gore is right, regarding television. However, he failed to address the Internet medium, which by and large is used by a more educated populace, for delivering political messages. The Internet has helped lead the rise of conservatism in the USA in the past 10 years. Intelligent/educated people tend to vote more conservative than liberal (and make more money, too). However, it does seem that Howard Dean understands the power of the Internet...somewhat. But right now, conservatives (Drudge, etc) have the market cornered.
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posted on
11/12/2003 11:13:20 AM PST
by
xrp
To: Prov1322
Carter called it a malaise.
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posted on
11/12/2003 11:16:02 AM PST
by
kabar
To: Prov1322
I thought algore invented TV?
To: Prov1322
What does it do to us that has relevance to democracy? Does it encourage passivity? He hasn't seen our family in front of the TV (thankfully)! I'm a Rep and my husband is a dem. News like FNC encourages us to go at it, "discussing" the news of the day. My 18-year-old daughter often leaves us shaking her head and saying "not again." But she's aware that media coverage is not something you take as gospel and she knows how important it is to vote. The world is not necessarily like Gore describes it. But then that's no surprise. I don't think he inspired most people last election to think that he had his finger on the pulse of the people.
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posted on
11/12/2003 11:24:57 AM PST
by
twigs
To: Prov1322
The "quasi-hypnotic influence" of television in America has fostered a complacent nation that is a danger to democracyWon't argue with that.
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posted on
11/12/2003 11:29:29 AM PST
by
jordan8
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