Posted on 11/21/2008 4:42:44 AM PST by William Tell 2
A Zogby poll shows that they didn't vote for Obama because they knew about him. They did know negative things about McCain/Palin.
http://www.thebulletin.us/site/index.cfm?newsid=20203826&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=576361&rfi=8
Media Bias. The biggest story of this election.
I agree with your concept but disagree with your emphasis. They were not only biased, they actively worked against one party and propagandized for another. They breached their responsibility to the American people. They deserve our disdain and disgust.
You are absolutely right. What happened this year went beyond bias into outright brainwashing.
Media malpractice is a perfect term for what happened. In fact that malpractice was in full force all through the primaries as well and helped push John McCain on us. Unfortunately media malpractice appears to be a time honored tradition with the media.
While looking up information on Michigan’s first senator I found a correspondence between John Norvell and Thomas Jefferson. Noevell wanted to become a newspaper publisher and asked Jefferson for advice. Jefferson was less than encouraging to say the least.
Jefferson suggested a paper comprised of 4 chapters. The first being a very short chapter of truth, the second would contain probabilities, the third would contain possibilities, and the fourth would contain nothing but outright lies. (he suggested that the 4th chapter would be the most popular)
It’s an interesting read.
http://lachlan.bluehaze.com.au/lit/jeff07.htm
What I find amazing when talking to bone head morons who HAVE money is them making statements like “ Well maybe we need some socialism because Bush has screwed everything up so bad.” Then I have to listen to the GREEN BS.
He’s black. That’s all you needed to know to vote for him. (Though if you voted against him for same reason, you’re RACIST!)
But investors do...
Groupthink
I heard a poll result yesterday that less than half of Americans know we have 3 branches of government. It is pretty sad the fate of nation is in the hands of these people..
The two people in my neighborhood who had obama signs in their yard have since taken them down. I will not let them forget though. Idiots.
BTW, the title of this story reminds me of the old "You don't know Diddley" commercials. In this case, "You don't know Barry". Many American's who voted for Barry and don't know him, are in for a big shock.
The Fountainhead ~comes to mind~
The bitchy articles continue unabated. Froma Harrop’s latest hissfest is shocking in its baseness.
On Drudge this a.m., AP laying off, NYT, reducing dividend, Weather Channel, laying off. small consolation.
The freedom of the press is protected by the Constitution, and they can say anything, be as biased as they want, tell any lie, affect elections, destroy our Constitution.
The problem is not with the lies of the media but in the lack of proper education in our schools and the resulting ignorance of more and more of our citizens as generations of idiots are granted diplomas. Bill Ayres has been in charge of our national curriculum for far too long. Our students are no longer taught how to think but what to think, so they are powerless to detect the lies and propaganda that they hear. More and more they are voting our freedom away, and they will get what they deserve for their inability to find an react to the facts for themselves.
Too bad we will get what they deserve as well. This is hard to watch and harder to live through.
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