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Robeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-24-08 01:09 PM
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Apparently, John McCain doesn't have to pay for air time for his ads....
...since the news channels play them over, and over, and over, and over. For discussion purposes, of course.
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Warren Stupidity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-24-08 01:27 PM
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1. Some shit, different four year cycle.
The shameless campaign advertising airtime donations by the corporate media continues. When was the last time they played an Obama ad on a news show?
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AndyTiedye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-24-08 01:44 PM
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2. Think of it as a 10 BILLION Dollar Campaign Contribution from the MSM to McLame
No matter how much money Obama raises, the Repiggies will always dominate the airwaves.
His great speaking abilities will avail him little if most Americans never get to see and hear him speak.



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Robeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-24-08 01:51 PM
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3. I was watching MSNBC yesterday, and one of the talking heads said...
...that all the campaign leaders for McCain in the various states were very appreciative to media for all the airtime McCain gets, since his ground game can't touch Obama's. So yeah, the media is making up the difference.
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my3boyz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-24-08 02:39 PM
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6. Speaking of ground game...when the Republicans had the
best ground game that is all the media would talk about. Or even with Clinton they dismissed Obama because of the Clinton machine. Now they totally ignore the ground game that Obama has. However, it does not matter. They will have to report it when Obama kicks his @ss in November.
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Egnever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-24-08 02:39 PM
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7. Thankfully the internet is quickly outpacing the airwaves
as the go to source for information. Will this be the tipping point year? I think its looking fairly positive so far.
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AndyTiedye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-24-08 04:59 PM
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9. But We Are Losing ALL of the Voters Who Still Watch TV for News


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CrispyQ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-24-08 02:27 PM
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4. It's shameful.
Yesterday CNN played two of his commercials over & over. How many times did they play Biden's great "7 kitchen tables" clip? Only once - while they broadcast the entire speech.

CNN has sunk almost as low as faux.
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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-24-08 02:41 PM
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8. YOU'RE WRONG!
CNN has sunk LOWER than Faux. They are now worse.
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my3boyz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-24-08 02:37 PM
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5. I wish Saturday Night Live would do a spoof on it. Perhaps then they
would try to appear objective. They tried to trash Obama to appear objective (24 hr Rev Wright for two weeks or more) after the last Saturday Night Live skit.
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