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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 07:58 PM
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The Media giveth...the Media taketh away.
Watch out, Saracuda. You're good days are numbered.
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Solomon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 08:01 PM
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1. Let's hope so. So far they seem to have been ignoring the
multitude of stories to follow up on.
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 08:04 PM
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2. Solomon
Edited on Mon Sep-08-08 08:05 PM by Condem
The American story is to build them up, then, pull the rug. Her story is ratings, which equals $$$$. All it takes is someone diligent enough to tell the truth. Then, the house of cards falls. Hard.
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Cosmocat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 08:49 PM
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17. I will believe it when I see it ...
the Main Stream Media has well over a decade now of one definite trend - bash Ds and propagate Rs ...
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 08:51 PM
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19. So, Cosmo
What Do we Do? We've got 8 Weeks.
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VolcanoJen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 08:06 PM
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3. Amen! I've been saying this all day long.
Edited on Mon Sep-08-08 08:06 PM by VolcanoJen
The media are childlike, and they get bored with shiny new toys fairly quickly. They're also vindictive and don't appreciate the way she's been dodging and avoiding them (like lying about "going back to Alaska to spend time with my son before he deploys to Iraq on 9/11" even though she's been on the campaign trail as far away from Alaska as you can get).

Stars rise, and stars fall. Last weekend may have marked her high point on the campaign trail.
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 08:09 PM
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4. Volcano
What has she done? Please, tell me. She read a pre-written speech off the teleprompter. Nothin fucking more. Now, we've got the next Evita. This country is so stupid, it's beyond me.
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VolcanoJen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 08:14 PM
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5. Nothing. She's done nothing, and she keeps giving the same lie-filled stump speech.
These crowds keep showing up to hear their favorite tune, and she just keeps on beltin' it out.

It's all coming out in the wash. The way you beat down the Palin hysteria is you examine her record. She has no record, and the record she does have SUCKS.

I'm feeling better and you should too. CNN especially has been rough on Palin all day long.
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wildeyed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 08:15 PM
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6. Yep.
We won the cycle today.
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 08:17 PM
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7. It's like The Bay City Rollers compared to The Beatles.
Big Hype. Nothing of substance. Enjoy it, sarah. They are going to turn on you.
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cyr330 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 08:19 PM
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8. That depends :)
If it was a question of Bill Clinton's dick and Monica Lewinsky's mouth, they could NEVER get enough of it!
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 08:23 PM
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10. Now, cyr330, hush with that shit.
The repugs are the only ones allowed to hit below the belt. Seriously, it's in the presidential race handbook. Written by Lee Atwater. He's fucking dead, you know.
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cliffordu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 08:23 PM
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9. The "polls" are showing them up - the MSM MUST slam them now....
When Obama gets back on top, it'll be his turn...


They are scum.
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 08:27 PM
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12. cliffordu
You are a thread I ALWAYS read. The Pontiac Game Changing Moment hasn't happened ,yet. It, sure as shit, is coming. The Debates would be my guess.
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happyiowan Donating Member (653 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 08:39 PM
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14. The debates will change everything.
Obama will make McCain look like the politician he truly is. The Keating Five, Confederate Flag politician he is.
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cliffordu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 08:39 PM
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15. Aw, shuck, thanks!
If they run another "debate" like staphinapplepus ran during the primary I think we could actually be headed for real trouble...If we actually get a debate of issues, they are toast no matter what the spin....


The Republicant's have their hands elbow deep in every failed policy of the last 40 years.

If they actually steal this election, I fully expect us all to go extinct due to the war they instigate.

The pieces are in place right now.
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 08:46 PM
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16. Absolutely dead on, cliffordu
With McCain & Putins hair trigger tempers, we are in WWIII in a Tbilisi second.
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cliffordu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 08:51 PM
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18. Tblisi second.....
:rofl:

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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 08:52 PM
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20. Thank you, clifford
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demgrrrll Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 08:24 PM
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11. Check out your letters in your local newspapers. The St. Louis
Post Dispatch was about 90% negative today. Interesting.
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 08:31 PM
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13. Watch out for that shit, demgrrrll
4 years ago, I called up the Cedar Rapids Gazette to ask why the majority of the letters were pro-Kerry. The editors answer: The party not in power always writes more. He was right.
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happyiowan Donating Member (653 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 08:57 PM
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22. Looking forward to your third & final post , demslose
Tell me. Are you evangelical?
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Bensthename Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 09:07 PM
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24. He is not a very good mole.
Alert was sent.
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 09:08 PM
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25. Thank you, Ben.
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 09:00 PM
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23. The same media to create the white trash queen, Palin?
Nice try, demslose.
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Bensthename Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 09:09 PM
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26. if only "liberal media" were true,. They got dumb fuck Bush elected twice..
Not trying to be a buzz kill or anything..:eyes:
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 09:13 PM
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27. One of the last resorts, Ben
The liberal media. Never existed.
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Bensthename Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 09:21 PM
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30. MSM is ran by huge corporations
Billionaire owners with millionaires that anchor it.
They do not want their tax cuts for the rich or their war rating gone.
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 09:22 PM
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31. Like MSNBC
Owned by GE. Nuff' said.
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Hard Leftt Donating Member (100 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 09:17 PM
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28. Right Wing Media
If you're looking for help from the right-wing media, you're not going to get it. They're all-in on the Vice Milf train.
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 09:20 PM
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29. Hard Leftt
No chance we'll ever win this thing thru the traditional media. It's got to be the ground game AND the Internet. Not necessarily in that order.
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Peacetrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 09:26 PM
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32. Hey Condem!! The media is already taking away
Many questions were dropped today about the good governor from Alaska on CNN of all things. 7 days of the Saint Sarah should end in a burning at the stake ohhhhhh around Wednesday ;)
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 09:30 PM
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33. HEYYYYYYY, peace
So many naysayers! So much time!!!! We will win this thing!! Palin is the biggest pretender. The immortal words of St. John: She's a big teaser- she took me half way there.
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Peacetrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 09:34 PM
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34. Honest to pete Condem, read on someones thread today
even her glasses are fake. But here is the kicker, have you seen the latest commerical. We caught it tonight. Both McCain and Palin claiming they fought the republicans, not one word about Democrats. They now are calling themselves the Maverick team?? for change? I don't think we have ever seen that before. Both the top and bottom of the ticket, dissing the party they are supposed to represent. he he he
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 09:35 PM
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36. peace
the debates will change this thing. Just picture it.
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Peacetrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 09:39 PM
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40. I can't wait...
The republicans are looking so much like a third party right now. McCain is going to be nailed on economic issues
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 09:41 PM
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41. And everything else
The Phony Express rides agin!
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Unsane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 09:35 PM
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35. "your"
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Curtland1015 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 09:36 PM
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38. Your what?
:P
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 09:37 PM
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39. I have no balls left, unsane
laughed off.
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Doctor_J Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 09:36 PM
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37. Shyeahright
Remember how they were jut bashing Obama during the primary, and were going to turn up the heat on McSame once the GE campaign got started?

If you think Big Media will be any help, or even fair, from now until Nov 4, you need to put down the crack pipe.
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CitizenPatriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 09:46 PM
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42. boycott the softball interview on ABC
PLEASE

this is WRONG she is being handled like a celeb. it is taking place over three days, so the interviewer can't ask her anything she doesn't like or she won't return.

her "handlers" will be there....her entourage...it's a mockery of the democratic process. our right to a free press. is she britney spears or is she a political candidate?

PLEASE JOIN ME IN BOYCOTTING THIS
'
You know we can get one person to watch and report what we need to know. Let's not give ratings to this SHAM.
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-08-08 09:49 PM
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43. Chollie Gibson, Citizen?
Won't be a single question of substance. No way, I'll watch. But alot of stupid America will.
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