QUESTION - What is the Greatest Issue Being Ignored by American Press...

[Peter Frank]

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[Erika]

1. We have a president who isn't one

He represents the corporate globalists and has no idea or concern for the American worker. None at all. Nor does he care.

[Peter Frank]

36. Why should he care?

He came from the same financial world as his father. The only difference seems to be that his father was more "prudent."

[flordehinojos]

40. more "prudent?" that is a nice substitute word for, more "hypocritical"

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[Peter Frank]

49. At least Bu$h 41 was wise enough to...

...refrain from invading IraQ (one of the few things I give him credit for).

[neuvocat]

2. The lack of leadership.

I can only think of something broad enough to explain all the problems going on out there.

[Erika]

14. I agree totally. It's as if we were a ship without a captain

No leadership. He's at a world corporatist meeting.

[Peter Frank]

50. And don't forget that big business has no conscience - or borders... n/t

[jsamuel]

3. election fraud

[rumpel]

9. Agree. HAVA and the forced on electronic voting & tabulating machines.

[Raksha]

22. I agree...definitely election fraud. n/t

[WA98296]

24. Agree - ELECTION FRAUD

[rucky]

34. #1 without a doubt! n/t

[marions ghost]

54. DITTO

Bottom line = election fraud. The BIG elephant in the room.

[Peter Frank]

55. Not to mention how the tentacles of unbridled extreme RW power...

... reach down into state & local government.

[madokie]

57. no boubt adout it, election fraud will be the end of our democracy

maybe i should put it, election fraud is the end of our democracy

[BuyingThyme]

4. The sale of the American Press.

[Peter Frank]

15. To whom?...

;)

[Peter Frank]

23. Meaning (that I get your meaning)...

...Was our press bought by the state.

If so -- do we not have a state press?

[obxhead]

5. Iraq

[IsItJustMe]

18. Remember the war coverage of Viet Nam. Film footage almost every night on

the news. Do you see that today. No, you don't. Why? Chimp and corporate America has forbid it. Who owns msm?

[Peter Frank]

45. But that was before military manufacturers like GE owned TV tations... n/t

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. I was going to say the movement to impeach Bush

But I am sitting here with Joe Scarborough on and he is talking about it. :woohoo:

[skylarmae]

7. unverifiable elections - rigged elections - stolen democracy

man oh man, don't get me started....

[madokie]

58. I hear you

[degreesofgray]

8. The death of democracy in the United States

and the involvement by the corporate elite and their political and military puppets.

[Mandate My Ass]

53. ditto

I'd only add the rampant looting of the treasury but that's nothing compared to what they're doing to the Constitution. :thumbsup:

[cynatnite]

10. Poverty

it's a disgrace that poverty exists in this country.

[skylarmae]

11. oh, just thought of another - building #7 falling in its own footprint

during 9/11...

[Peter Frank]

33. Curious, Ain't it?...

...so many dropped balls.

[debbierlus]

12. Do I have to pick just one? Hmmmm. A CRIMINAL Government!

Criminal Activity by the Republican Adminstration to include:

Stealing Elections

Starting Illegal Wars

Committing Treason of a Daily Basis through torture, spying, stealing, lying....

[KitchenWitch]

13. Corporate personhood

[LSdemocrat]

16. Corporate control of the press

[dusmcj]

17. GOP obstructing investigation of administration WMD intel manipulation. nt

[Journeyman]

19. That the Press is ignoring too many important issues. . .

that's the greatest problem we have with the press these days. . .if they'd report on that the rest of the problems would necessarily resolve themselves. . .

[Zinfandel]

20. No Contest: Republican owned electronic voting machines stealing elections

all over the country...Why should ANY private company own our, (the American People) voting machines?

The electronic voting machines are an absolute disgrace!!!!!

[Up2Late]

21. Hey, I heard there was this missing Blond girl in Aruba, where's the news

...on that important issue?!?!?:sarcasm:

And what about all these reports of "Girls Gone Wild!"!?!?:sarcasm:

But seriously, The stolen/rigged Elections would be my choice.

[Peter Frank]

26. I heard that the band Anthrax broke up...

...after Daschle & Leahy were targeted (and five people died).

[Up2Late]

30. Believe it or not, Anderson Cooper covered the "Anthrax Anger" tonight!

I posted about it at this link: <http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x611606>

What was 4, No FIVE Years ago! :banghead:

[Yollam]

25. In order...

1. The 9-11 whitewash. I don't buy all the conspiracy theories, but the 9-11 report was woefully insufficient, and the media have let it die.

2. The fact that Bush's spy program is ILLEGAL, a crime, an impeachable offense

3. The fact that Bushco are blaming the CIA for bad intel on WMD in Iraq, when the only bad intel was that that they coerced the DIA into fabricating for them.

[nolabels]

28. They had to steal the the 2000 election first

but without 9/11 as the lynch pin there could be none of the rest

The chicken and egg, it really don't matter, lets just make an omelet with chicken fajitas as part of the filler

[madokie]

59. that'll work

[FrenchieCat]

27. What really is going on in America today.....The rise of Facism...

and how they are a part of why it is happening.

[Mnemosyne]

42. The major reason this is never going to be reported:

It IS one of the characteristics of a fascist government. :( :grr:

Controlled Mass Media
Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.

[nonconformist]

29. PNAC and election fraud nt

[LunaC]

39. Hey - those are MY 2 choices! ('Ya beat me to it! ) nt

[arcane1]

31. The American Press itself

namely, media consolidation

[Behind the Aegis]

32. Dafur! n/t

[Peter Frank]

35. Dafur...

...the tip of the iceberg.

[eShirl]

37. Death of the Constitution

And just about everything America ever used to stand for and our forefathers died fighting for.

No wait, it's the fact nobody notices or gives a crap.

[sutz12]

38. National debt....

the scrolling counters can't keep up with the numbers anymore.

[Minnesota Libra]

41. Voting issues - without reliable voting we have no........

.....democratic republic:cry:

[mwb970]

43. American Fascism. (n/t)

[riona]

44. their own responsibility to report objective news

[coalition_unwilling]

46. Whether the Crime Family has committed War Crimes (eom)

[leftofthedial]

47. the coup

[Spider Jerusalem]

48. The near-term instability of our petroleum-based economy...

and the serious need for massive investment in mass transit infrastructure and energy alternatives.

In terms of impact, this is probably the most important issue currently facing America (and by extension the world)--oil production has been relatively flat since 2004 (and may begin to decline); demand continues to increase by 2-3% annually. The demand curve and the production curve are going to intersect at some point, and it's looking like it may be sooner rather than later, what with political instability and hints of greater conflict in the Middle East, along with the ever-increasing demand for oil from China and India. Once this happens, prices will spike ($100 a barrel seems to be the low range of the forecast), and economies worldwide will be driven into recession and possibly even long-term depression.

Time is running out to even begin to meaningfully address the problem, but unless we get a start on it everything else mentioned here is just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

[in_cog_ni_to]

51. EVOTING MACHINES AND STOLEN ELECTIONS.

:hi:

[Peter Frank]

60. ...

Well done on your sig graphic in_cog_ni_to

[SeattleRob]

52. The Corruption of the Press and Media Companies

All roads - (issues) lead to this.

[Peter Frank]

56. There's a phrase for this - "State Run Media"...

I thought I'd never see the day when this would happen in America. I was taught, from grammar school on, that freedom of the press is a noble and Constitutionally guaranteed practice because without it -- tyranny is allowed to fester & grow in the dark.

We the people now must acquire and publish the entire truth, without relying on the compromised & bloated former champions of same.

Time to ignore the men behind the curtain, and broadcast in our own way what we believe is right and true. It's our (endangered) First Amendment responsibility to do so.

If the people don't do it -- who will?