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To: MojoWire
The thing this rout of the GOP says to me is that Fox News and talk radio do not have as much influence on the public as we thought.

Consider this. What if, by the law of unintended consequences, the en masse migration of the best and brightest conservatives away from MSM news sources has actually emboldened the MSM to become more radical and brazen in manipulating the vast remaining audience of dimmer bulbs? In other words, have we thinking conservatives inadvertently isolated ourselves in an ivory tower echo chamber where we have less and less influence on popular culture?

52 posted on 11/09/2006 4:15:43 AM PST by LikeLight (Pelosi, YMB)
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To: LikeLight
have we thinking conservatives inadvertently isolated ourselves in an ivory tower echo chamber (of talk radio and Fox News) where we have less and less influence...

Very astute analysis! You are probably right, to a great degree.

It is my (our) delemma. Do I simply ignore (as I have) the local slanted newspaper and CNN,PMS-DNC, ABC, etc. or do I hold my nose and communicate/ participate with those organizations.

As a former media person myself, I can attest to the massive slant a single reporter and compliant editor can have on a particular candidate or party.

On the other hand, the power behind a media organization lies mostly in the upper echelon of editors and thus would it would take a wholesale change of personnel to really make a difference.

Roger Ailes has the correct formula. Unfortunately, it takes massive wealth to buy a newspaper or network.

68 posted on 11/09/2006 5:34:57 AM PST by Edit35
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