Dems 50%- Repubs 35%...Someone tell the media!

[fooj]

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/3/23/183256/074

Liberals ARE the mainstream.

The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press released a new study that should put an end to the media fiction that liberals are some sort of fringe group that are out of touch with mainstream America. It should put an end to that, but will it?

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[kirby]

1. Liberal != Democrat

[TahitiNut]

5. ((((Shhh! They don't like to acknowledge independents like me.))))

Personally, I don't know how 'liberal' = 'partisan' could really work, though. Funny, that. :silly:

I guess I don't mind being called a "leaner" though. I've always been a bit tilted.

[Doctor_J]

2. Yes, that's why the media is 99.99% ultra-rightwing

Cause there's no audience for liberal opinion

:eyes:

[Connonym]

3. Some good advice at the end of that article

"This seems like a good time to remind and encourage people to let the press know that we know that they are being dishonest. If ABC News makes disparaging comments about "left-wing special interests," call their newsroom. If USA Today belittles progressive congresspersons as not being aligned with their constituents, fire off an email. Do this every time you witness their bad behavior and point them to this Pew study. If we hit them over the head with the truth enough times, they might finally start to get it."

If we persist in calling them on their shit maybe they'll cut it out. I'm an optimist but I think it could happen if enough people do it. Look how they have managed to organize and steer the media ship. Time for the Dems to take the wheel.

[jedr]

4. The problem being that;

Those in the 35% group get their news from MSM. The rest of us bailed a long time ago. It's hard for me to comprehend that you could view this administration as being moral, but there are still those who do.

[Jackpine Radical]

6. Why tell the media? It'll just make them frantic

and cause them to intensify their propaganda efforts to reverse the numbers.

[LaPera]

7. Republican corporations own the media, all have neocon editors and there are only FIVE!!

Time-Warner Top ten republican donor = CNN & CNN Headline

General Electric Top three weapons makers, republican donating = NBC CNBC MSNBC

Rupert Murdoch, Ultra neocon = Fox

Disney Big republican contributor = ABC

Viacom Big time republican owner & neocon = CBS

Most of the daily newspapers have conservative editors and you know about 90% of neocon talk radio, along with many conservative weekly magazines and huge neocon Internet sites...It's a wonder the Dem's get their message out at all...

Just think if there was a level playing field....there would hardly be a republican party left. (And the republicans think tanks know this very well).

It's very tough when the huge republican media machine starts attacking liberals all repeating Rove's daily talking point, lies and smears...

The sheep eat it up and just repeat the talking points until they believe they are true and the big salary talking-heads just do what they are told by their republican editors, got to keep that summer home and kids in private schools.

P.S. Oh yeah...Pat Robertson and his 20 million viewer right-wing Christian network = CBN