Personally, I think we here at the New Media were out gunned by the old/drive-by media. They literally let a 6 year contract,mob style, on GWB and finally it was fulfilled.
It's a credit to the adm that they held the msm off for 6 years on the constant haranguing, distorting,lying spinning of every news story that came along while ignoring anything positive about the WOT. They used only stories that could be turned against the adm.
This is a totally unprecedented hit job on any adm in IMHO. If nothing else, the "drivers by" exposed who they really are in no uncertain terms this time around. Bottom line is that next time we need to be in charge and as AB said above we need to counter them at every corner.
Every time they spin, tell a lie or re- invent the truth we nee to be right there with an antidote. I would love to hear other opinions of why we lost Tuesday, if we get enough reasons we will win in 08 for sure.
I agree.
After RATher got away with his attempt to subvert an election, the rest of the commies saw it as a green light... hence the Wilson/Plame/DBM scam. Katrina, while not a scam, was another perfect example of redirecting blame for a states dereliction of duty.
Bottom line is that what was once an overt bias in reporting... has mutated into a covert-operations/propaganda machine for the Democrat-Socialist party. An alliance that embraces every enemy of America when a Republican resides in the White House.
Good points, rodguy. All valid and things we have to keep in mind.
My contention remains that our responsibility is to keep educating people and pointing out the hypocrisies and blatant lies. From the media, yes, but also by everyone associated with putting them out. I have over two hundred articles in my Democrat in-box where they just keep saying these lies over and over. Almost every week for the past year I've been getting them sent to me. Well, now it's our turn to send criticisms back to them for the next two years.
We sure can tell how openly biased the MSM by this last election.
When CNN can run a special called "Broken Government" over and over and over, the week preceding the vote...they are NOT giving both sides, they are pushing their agenda.
I heard Mary Matalin complain about this on Hannity and Colmes...why hasn't anyone at the RNC COMPLAINED LOUDLY!!!
This is ridiculous that the MSM can openly campaign for a party and candidate....and no one worries about this.
One reason we lost -- a lot of conservatives that voted in 2004 stayed home and didn't vote. Something I have a hard time wrapping my head around, but a fact.