[maica]

The President's press conferences are widely telecast live and unedited.


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Will you at least admit two things:

1) that these conferences take place around 11am on a weekday, and whether because of strategy or safety concerns are not publicized by the White House more than a few hours ahead of time. Even people who might like to tivo or set a vcr are often unprepared to do so.

2) by a magnitude of powers, what most people hear as 'news' is what they hear from Leno, Letterman, Colbert, npr, mtv, and a hundred other outlets who filter the President's words.

[kabar]

) that these conferences take place around 11am on a weekday, and whether because of strategy or safety concerns are not publicized by the White House more than a few hours ahead of time. Even people who might like to tivo or set a vcr are often unprepared to do so.

They are repeated on C-SPAN and the transcripts are on the Internet. The basic problem is that most Americans could care less about politics. We are lucky to get 50% to turn out for most elections and the numbers are usually far less. As a result, people are easily swayed by lies and deceptions.

2) by a magnitude of powers, what most people hear as 'news' is what they hear from Leno, Letterman, Colbert, npr, mtv, and a hundred other outlets who filter the President's words.

Sad, but true.

[Txsleuth]

Great point about the "news sources".

During the run up to the 2004 election, my son and I had a
"debate" about the POTUS election.

He said he was going to vote for jon carry..and when I asked him why....he couldn't tell me.

I asked him where he "learned" about carry and his views..and he said his only news source was that Jon Stewart Comedy Central show!!!

I did talk him out of voting for jon carry...but he told me after the election he voted for Ralph Nader instead. UGH