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Junkdrawer

(27,993 posts) Thu Oct 4, 2012, 06:12 PM Oct 2012

Anyone else notice that election coverage changed AFTER Obama declined the Iranian War Push?

Seems to me that there's a big push to attack Iran and that when Obama declined to go along, support for Obama in the media soured and Romney is now the Get Your War On pick.

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Anyone else notice that election coverage changed AFTER Obama declined the Iranian War Push? (Original Post) Junkdrawer Oct 2012 OP

This is the same media that cheered Bush as he took the US to war under false pretenses Cali_Democrat Oct 2012 #1

I don't think the american people want to go off to another war. I think that is why many southernyankeebelle Oct 2012 #2

Especially CNN.... Junkdrawer Oct 2012 #3

That was CYA for them having used the Ambassador's journal against family wishes. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #4

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)

1. This is the same media that cheered Bush as he took the US to war under false pretenses

Reply to Junkdrawer (Original post)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 06:15 PM

Oct 2012

No surprise at all.

It's just sad and pathetic.

southernyankeebelle

(11,304 posts)

2. I don't think the american people want to go off to another war. I think that is why many

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 06:24 PM

Oct 2012

women are voting for him. Why the hell should we have babies so america can go fight others wars. It's time to stay home and go on defense. Let someoneelse be the exceptional country for awhile.

Junkdrawer

(27,993 posts)

3. Especially CNN....

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 06:47 PM

Oct 2012

For 2 -3 weeks after 9/11/12, CNN.com hammered the "Innocence of Muslims" riots story as their first 3-4 stories on their web page.

Indpndnt

(2,391 posts)

4. That was CYA for them having used the Ambassador's journal against family wishes.