I think a lot of people fail to realize the information drought we were subjected to prior to the advent of “alternative media” making it’s debut. And thank goodness it did. Even if you dripped with info, like you said, it was still very limited. Just think, if it weren’t for the blogoshpere, Dan Rather would have had a scoop on W that would have gone unchallenged. It’s hard for a lot of younger people to phantom.
I know one of the keys to a free society is an unlimited free press. It is supposed to keep things in line. But not today, and maybe never has. They are, and perhaps have always been, the hand maidens of the elite. But today people question them. I hold them in very high disdain, along with academia.Both groups seek to infiltrate the mind instead of teaching and informing.
I think the Tea Party will find a more cohesive personality. Keep in mind, it is new. And I don’t care what anybody says...it is a spontaneous grass roots effort by people that do not normally have the time to “protest”. There will be missteps along the way. But I really think the Tea Party will be a force in future politics.
I’m going to show my ignorance and ask which special New York election you are referring to? The one to replace Hillary or the DeeDee WhatEverHerNameis election?
Remember the Republican who resigned after it was revealed that he sent a picture of him shirtless to some babe? Like a Weiner but with no weiner. They had a special election to replace him and a pseudo-Tea Party candidate was propped up by the RATs who skimmed enough votes, from absolute idiots apparently, to defeat the Republican. This was in a typically Republican district.
As for the press, it has always been made up of liars and con artists but the thing about today is that it pretends to be objective and even-handed. In the past the newspapers did not deny they were supporting one or the other parties. Thus, you took their statements with a grain of salt knowing their biases.