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No Joe Donating Member (106 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 07:01 AM
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OWS bashed and undersold by our "Liberal Media"
MSNBC, New York Times, WaPo, PuffHo, whomever. And we all know why: The Occupy Movement is threatening to change the distribution of power in this country, and the major "left-leaning" networks-newspapers-websites are terrified at the prospect, because they're part of the same fucking Elite as the bankers, the lobbyists, and the purchased pawns of Washington, DC.

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No Joe Donating Member (106 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 08:01 AM
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1. Eyes without a Face =
Recs without a Kick. :-)
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mmonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 08:04 AM
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2. Recommended and kicked.
You don't want to see my face. :)
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No Joe Donating Member (106 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 10:25 AM
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4. Heh! Don't sweat it!
When I go to Halloween parties, I don't need to wear a mask!
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stillwaiting Donating Member (591 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 08:14 AM
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3. Anyone that thinks giant multinational corporations have an interest in pushing
liberal economic interests has been brainwashed. Period.

Even the daftest amongst the American population realize that large companies pursue strategies that maximize profit for themselves.

IF the media pushed liberal policies they would most assuredly not be pursuing their maximum profit potential BECAUSE:

1. Liberals would raise their fucking taxes.
2. Liberals would eliminate the loopholes that allow them to not only NOT pay taxes, but to receive massive tax subsidies instead.
3. Liberals would not allow these corporations to continue to get tax benefits for giving our jobs to India and China.

Dot, dot, dot, etc., etc., etc.

That's A LOT of money that could be recouped and allocated towards things like Soc. Sec. and health care in this country.

The multinationals and elite 1% have almost all of the wealth that USED to be distributed more fairly in our country and STILL there are brainwashed mouth-breathers that are fighting for legislative policy that would make the divide even worse.

If you're fighting for tax cuts for the wealthy, tax increases for the middle, working class, and poor (and most likely yourself), and social spending cuts that will literally mean the difference between life and death for many American citizens (and potentially even for yourself or your loved ones) then you're
a fucking rube.

So frustrating.
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MedleyMisty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 10:27 AM
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5. Anyone who actually thinks that the MSM is liberal
must be to the right of Hitler.
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No Joe Donating Member (106 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 12:56 PM
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7. But, but, but Hitler wuz a SOSHULLUST jus lyke Obama!!!
:rofl:
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Blecht Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 10:29 AM
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6. Exactly!
I think people are finally (finally!) realizing this.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 01:00 PM
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8. Why citizen journos are so damn important at this point
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No Joe Donating Member (106 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 02:05 PM
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11. Incidents must be recorded and shown to the country
Without edit.
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Kingofalldems Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 01:04 PM
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9. Kick and Rec for the paid posters
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 01:05 PM
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10. You think we have those?
:sarcasm:

Yup, they are all over the web...
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No Joe Donating Member (106 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 02:07 PM
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12. Uh...I haven't "paid"
I hope that doesn't mean I have to leave! :scared:
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uponit7771 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 02:36 PM
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13. The fact that the MSM keeps asking "what's the message" is a tell tale they don't think anything is
...wrong.

If one person kicks another and the person kicked gets angry then the person kicking would look crazy asking in a serious face what's wrong
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 03:50 PM
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14. It is also a RW meme, part of the propaganda campaign
And lazy reporting.

But if major media did not print it, not in their interest, it did not happen
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countryjake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 05:00 PM
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15. K&R!
.
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mistertrickster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 07:32 PM
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16. ABC News (17 Nov) led with OWS but quickly segued into "they have no message."
Edited on Thu Nov-17-11 07:36 PM by mistertrickster
The media doesn't get it--this isn't funded by rich donors and messaged by Madison Avenue ad agencies.

The message is the Occupation itself. They ridiculed a sign that simply said empathy.

Figure it out, Corporate Whores.
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