Now compare that to the Dem Congressman in Louisiana with with the $$$ in the freezer. Still serving! How ‘bout Harry Reid’s illegal land deals in Nevada? Or Diane Feinstein’s husband getting prime Navy property in San Fran? Or Murtha’s shady dealing with DoD contractors? Each and every one of these scandals I heard about from Free Republic and/or Fox News.
None of these got air time on the Driveby Media in Sept-Nov 2006. They only had room for Foley. I remember well that in early Sept of 2006 the Republicans numbers in the House and Senate were starting to go up. Then the Foley scandal was dropped and the DBM was ordered to drum beat it to death. It worked. ABC's Brian Ross Investigates spent a whole month on Foley stories.
The DBM made the Foley scandal much greater than all the multiple scandals the Dems were involved in because they wanted the Dems to win.
Nailed it. And THAT is why the dishonest, lying, activist MSM is utterly hated by people who have eyes to see.
And what of CNN’s special series, “A Broken Government” run in the weeks leading up to the 2006 elections?
And what of the activist media donating their own financial skin on a ratio of 9 to 1?
And what of the editorial survey that consistently shows that greater than 90% of editors vote Democrat.
Nope, no bias at all. Pffft.
“Now compare that to the Dem Congressman in Louisiana with with the $$$ in the freezer. Still serving! How ‘bout Harry Reid’s illegal land deals in Nevada? Or Diane Feinstein’s husband getting prime Navy property in San Fran? Or Murtha’s shady dealing with DoD contractors? Each and every one of these scandals I heard about from Free Republic and/or Fox News.
None of these got air time on the Driveby Media in Sept-Nov 2006. They only had room for Foley. I remember well that in early Sept of 2006 the Republicans numbers in the House and Senate were starting to go up. Then the Foley scandal was dropped and the DBM was ordered to drum beat it to death. It worked. ABC’s Brian Ross Investigates spent a whole month on Foley stories.”
Alas, that is exactly why I thought/hoped that FR readers would know enough to NOT fall for the DBM’s manipulation. Instead, they went for it hook line and sinker. Repubs are corrupt! Well duh, many politicians are - including SOME Repubs - but certainly no more than Dems. And the GOP tends to discipline its misbehavors quite effectively (as you cite, Foley was required to resign). That is a good approach, I think.
Insisting upon 100% purity is just not realistic, this side of Heaven. R voters should have reminded themselves of man’s imperfect nature, and the media’s extreme bias, and taken the Foley story with a grain of salt. If FReepers, who are self-identified news junkies and better informed than most who only watch the evening news on their TVs, if they fall for this... is there any hope at all?
I wish we could get a conservative to BUY one of the broadcast networks. I guess that’s the only way we will get some coverage from our POV.
Don’t be manipulated, people. The media are even more dishonest than the worst politicians!