As if it weren't bad enough that we have to listen to hyperpartisan politicians droning on to some talking point . Now the mainstream media has gotten into the act ! First it was FOX , now it is MSNBC . Ever tune into Fox lately and listen to the latest far right wing rant by Bill O'Reilly , Glen Beck or Rush Limbaugh ? Or on MSNBC have you been treated to what is laughingly called a political analysis by Keith Olberman , Rachel Maddow or Lawrence O'Donnell ?
BREAKING NEWS - These people are not analysts ; they are , at best , commentators and at worst manipulaters and entertainers disguising themselves as journalists ! These people , with their rich contracts , never saw a news story they couldn't distort . They could put a liberal spin on the Lord's Prayer !!
Remember when newsmen ( or women ) just gave us the facts and we were left to draw our own conclusions ? Remember Walter Cronkite , Harry Reasoner , Ted Koppel or Huntley and Brinkey ?
They presented the truth - not spin .
They were leaders of journalistic ethics - not followers of the profit motive .
They informed - not manipulated .
They were balanced - not biased .
They challenged their viewers - not pander to them .
They reported facts - not interpret them .
They respected their audience ; felt a duty to them
BUT NO MORE !!!
Cause make no mistake ; these biased pseudo-journalists have nothing but disrespect for you , the viewer !
WAKE UP AMERICA !!
You are being treated by these guys in the same way as if you were watching an ad for a Big Mac ! You are now spoon fed " feel good news ".
They are telling you what you WANT TO HEAR ; not telling you the WAY IT IS !! You have become a " target audience " . They are insulting your intelligence !
DON'T LET THEM GET AWAY WITH IT ! Stop being a passive viewer who soaks up GOP/DEM propaganda like a sponge !
Demand fairness - demand balance - demand unbiased reporting and commentary . Show them you are intelligent , inquisitive and open-minded!!!
And if they continue to show disrespect for you , show disrespect for them ! Hit em where it hurts - in the pocket book !
SWITCH CHANNELS !!!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Friday, November 5, 2010
WHY BARACK OBAMA WILL BE A ONE TERM PRESIDENT
In 2008 Barack Obama was propelled into the White House by a wave of enthusiasm unprecedented in American politics . He sold change and hope and the voters bought it hook , line and sinker .
But in two short years of stagnant job growth the GOP has rallied and managed to wrest control of the House from the Dems with a huge majority .
How did Obama and the Dems manage to squander all that political capital in so short a time ? Easy ! They misinterpreted their victory as an endorsememt of their social agenda instead of voter frustration with Bush , the Iraq war and the economic collapse which it really was . They did not vote Obama in but voted the GOP out !!
Also , they forgot that in American politics you campaign to your base but govern from the center . This is how it has always been and always will be in a center/right America . Clinton survived because he was a moderate . They ignored this basic principle and it cost them the House and any hope of pushing forward their agenda .
Obama may have intended to govern as a moderate as Clinton did ( who knows ) ? But as Bob Dylan said " the times , they are a changin" " ! Because now , in the House and Senate there is NO center . A far left and a far right but no center ! Both parties are hyperpartisan idealogogues . Obama's base ; elitist , liberal socialists ; pushed their social agenda hard . Obama seemed to push back a bit , but not nearly hard enough . What he did was roll over for Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid . Whatever his own intentions may have been he appeared to be a messenger boy for his masters , Pelosi and Reid .
And this dynamic duo seemed utterly oblivious to the fact that America ( and the world ) was going through the worst recession since the thirties . The jobless rate stalled at 9.8 % . And yet the first 14 months of his Presidency were focused entirely on Health Care !
POLITICS 101 - You don't focus on social programs in tough economic times !!! Remember the sign in Ronald Reagen's office ? " IT'S THE ECONOMY STUPID ! "And the Dems played it stupidly !! Jobs trump social programs . TIMING is EVERYTHING people!!
The electorate was hopping up and down with their on fire and screaming GET ME A JOB !!! Drunk with their perceived power , they ignored the American people and they paid the supreme price . Cause when you ignore the people they send you home . And that is just what they did !
The message they sent to Obama is ; forget the progressive elements in your base and govern from the center ! Forget Pelosi and Reid - they have been de-fanged anyway ! MAN UP and dump these people . Dump your advisers ! Focus on issues important to us - GET US BACK TO WORK !!
If the electorate sees you doing this they will reward you with a second Presidency ; if you fail to listen you can go back to teaching in 2012 !!
But in two short years of stagnant job growth the GOP has rallied and managed to wrest control of the House from the Dems with a huge majority .
How did Obama and the Dems manage to squander all that political capital in so short a time ? Easy ! They misinterpreted their victory as an endorsememt of their social agenda instead of voter frustration with Bush , the Iraq war and the economic collapse which it really was . They did not vote Obama in but voted the GOP out !!
Also , they forgot that in American politics you campaign to your base but govern from the center . This is how it has always been and always will be in a center/right America . Clinton survived because he was a moderate . They ignored this basic principle and it cost them the House and any hope of pushing forward their agenda .
Obama may have intended to govern as a moderate as Clinton did ( who knows ) ? But as Bob Dylan said " the times , they are a changin" " ! Because now , in the House and Senate there is NO center . A far left and a far right but no center ! Both parties are hyperpartisan idealogogues . Obama's base ; elitist , liberal socialists ; pushed their social agenda hard . Obama seemed to push back a bit , but not nearly hard enough . What he did was roll over for Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid . Whatever his own intentions may have been he appeared to be a messenger boy for his masters , Pelosi and Reid .
And this dynamic duo seemed utterly oblivious to the fact that America ( and the world ) was going through the worst recession since the thirties . The jobless rate stalled at 9.8 % . And yet the first 14 months of his Presidency were focused entirely on Health Care !
POLITICS 101 - You don't focus on social programs in tough economic times !!! Remember the sign in Ronald Reagen's office ? " IT'S THE ECONOMY STUPID ! "And the Dems played it stupidly !! Jobs trump social programs . TIMING is EVERYTHING people!!
The electorate was hopping up and down with their on fire and screaming GET ME A JOB !!! Drunk with their perceived power , they ignored the American people and they paid the supreme price . Cause when you ignore the people they send you home . And that is just what they did !
The message they sent to Obama is ; forget the progressive elements in your base and govern from the center ! Forget Pelosi and Reid - they have been de-fanged anyway ! MAN UP and dump these people . Dump your advisers ! Focus on issues important to us - GET US BACK TO WORK !!
If the electorate sees you doing this they will reward you with a second Presidency ; if you fail to listen you can go back to teaching in 2012 !!
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