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"George Bush can make news and get the word out whenever he wants to."

Um hmmmm. The media falls all over itself covering Bush's speeches and then offers accurate summations of them in subsequent articles. Where have you been for the last 5 years? Do you really think the Whitehouse controls our media? You are dreaming.

"when was the last time that Bush got on a TV show? Ever? When Bush is at a news conference, when was the last time we heard something where we said, "Yea man!""

You obviously missed his last press conference from the Rose Garden. The live thread on this site was full of comments similar to "Yea man!". This is obviously going to come as a bit of a shock to you, but pleasing "Dont_Tread_On_Me_888" doesn't appear to be at the top of the Whitehouse agenda. Meanwhile, Bush maintains the support of over 85% of Republican voters. Perhaps those voters are wise enough to realize that REPUBLICANS DO NOT CONTROL THE MEDIA ESTABLISHMENT. What part of that fact is beyond your understanding. The reason why a 10 second comment from Harry Reid leads nightly news shows while a 30 minute speech by our President gets no coverage, is because the media has an agenda. That you don't seem to understand that says all that needs to be said about your powers of perception. Perhaps that is why the Whitehouse has chosen to ignore your rants.

I said Bush controls the pulpit, not the media. Your reading comprehension skills are lacking.

Ronald Reagan could not stand the media and he ignored them--he took his message to the people, and it worked. You can "control the dialogue" even if you do not control the media, as Reagan taught us. You must be firm and have a strong message. Reagan had it, Bush does not want to use it even if he did have it.

Bush can get all three television networks to broadcast his speech whenever he wants. At any press conference, Bush can state some firm, pro-American policy initiatives instead of his washy-washy mishmash. Bush can make bold headline quotes and cause front page news, like reading the riot act against Harry Reid or something; instead, his speeches and press conferences are so politically correct nobody listens.

You are wrong again. Bush could control the dialogue, as could the Republican Congressmen and Senators, but they appease the RATs with every time they open their mouth so the media rightfully ignores them, the conservative activists get fed up and the RATs win the day as they make sure they dominate the news, not the Republicans.

Your blame on the MSM is misplaced. Blame George Bush and blame the Republicans for not finding a way to use the media to their advantage.

The reason why a 10 second comment from Harry Reid leads nightly news shows while a 30 minute speech by our President gets no coverage

Again, you don't see the obvious. Reid, like all RATs, makes bold and startling statements. Reid, like all RATs, rakes Bush and the Republicans over the coals. The MSM likes that.

Here is what the MSM does not like--bland, politically correct, neutral, appeasing everybody blabber that is boring--the hallmark of Bush and the Republicans. Also, why should the MSM broadcast a Bush or a Republican quote when they are just liberal "appeasing to the RATs" banter? The MSM figures if they want to listen to liberal banter, they would rather have Manslaughter Kennedy or Scumbag deliver the speech or quote on national TV.

The RATs speak with passion (and hatred) and the MSM loves that. The Republicans talk and act like bland liberals and the MSM hates that.

You don't know much about marketing or advertising do you? Neither does Bush or the Republicans. They do not know how to market their agenda. They should get some Madison Avenue experts and spend some BIG bucks to teach these bland Mr. Nice Guys how to advertise their message properly. The Republicans do not know how to market themselves. If the Republicans or Bush were on the Apprentice, Donald Trump would surely fire them after the first round.

The RATs are waging a war against the Republicans. The Republicans are not fighting back. That is why the MSM ignores them, and why the poll numbers are sinking, and why our hopes to keep the RATs out of the White House and the majority are sinking also.

The reason why a 10 second comment from Harry Reid leads nightly news shows while a 30 minute speech by our President gets no coverage, is because the media has an agenda. That you don't seem to understand that says all that needs to be said about your powers of perception. Perhaps that is why the Whitehouse has chosen to ignore your rants.

And was the media that much weaker back in the days of Reagan? Duh? Besides if you dont attempt to control the bully pulpit you are going to be playing defense all the time (like right now). How many points do you see scored on defense. Relatively few.

If the White House doesnt try and get its message out there is 100% chance that it wont. Let him try. The media is so out of touch they could actually air something that they think will turn off the public when in fact its what they want to hear. For example when it came out that we had secret CIA prisons around the world, media raised cain but most people, even in polls thought it made sense and they had no problem with it.