Posted on 08/14/2004 12:15:49 PM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
He's absolutely right on this one.
Let's hope it sticks...
I like it!
ping
Unfortunately I think you're wrong. The media has(with John Mccains help) successfully dismissed this as Republican smear-tactics. If you listen to Talk Radio, or are on FR, youve heard alot about the story. But that is a very small percentage of voters, and they are almost all Conservative Republicans anyway. The vast majority of people are not really seeing this story, and if they are, its being presented as a smear-campaign. Foxnews, talk radio, and the internet are definetly very helpful and are growing while the liberal media declines, but the liberals are still in full control of the debate for probably 60% of voters.
Maybe. But there's some truth in the horror movies where they assume the monster is dead and it pops up again.
Rush said MSM had held a meeting recently where they put their heads together and decided how to coordinate political news from now 'til the election. Obviously, this was to bash Bush. But the Swift Boats story had legs and Kerry's flip flopping made it all worse, so cracks were appearing in the media's wall of silence.
This is not the first time. Remember Drudge breaking the Monica story? Before that the press had it, but refused to publish it.
There is some definite desperation in liberal newsrooms across America.
What if the "Major Media" (Socialist, UN Loving) elects Kerry? Their support is worth 15% of the electorate, I am told. Take the Democraps registration, about 43% and add this 15%. Here is a majority, that if true, will control government for years to come!
Bump...
When the word from high in Chappaqua comes down, the dam will bust on Cabana Boy.
I agree. The only time this will come to the fore is if Kerry is elected and does something as president that the elites don't like. Then you will see him challenged for re election by H.Clinton and these damaging truths will be at the center of the attack.
I THINK IT IS TOO SOON TO SAY IF THIS IS A TRANSFORMATIVE EVENT. IF THE MEDIA START TO COVER THIS FAIRLY AND WITH AN OPEN MIND (AND THEY HAVE ANOTHER ONE OR TWO WEEKS OF GRACE LEFT) THEY COULD SAVE THEIR REPUTATION. THEIR PRESENT "CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE" IS SO WIDESPREAD IT IS MAKING THE SO-CALLED VRWC LOOK SMALL BY COMPARISON AND, IF THE MEDIA STAY ON THEIR PRESENT COURSE, THEY WILL SHATTER THE PUBLICS CONFIDENCE IN THEM ON A VERY BROAD FRONT.
Yes, the mainstream media is presenting this as a smear job, but more people than not, are realizing that this story does have legs and teeth. The polls of likely undecided likely voters are showing that about 60% of them are leaninging towards voting for President Bush in November because they believe the the Swiftboat Vets story and disbelieve the mainstream media and Senator Kerry's side of the story.
I think he might be right about this. Look at F911. Propaganda aside, it does illustrate that an independent entity - one man - has access to resources to do such a thing. Information and the dissemination of it doesn't follow the old models anymore.
The biggest lie that cannot be equivocated away is that Richard Nixon was president the Christmas Kerry was in Cambodia.
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