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And yet, despite all the garbage, McCain is still behind.  They're trying to keep the race close, and you know how reporters love Grandpa Simpson.  If Obama blows McCain away all year the ratings will tank.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 02:20:12 PM EST
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I wish it was just about the ratings. We saw the same in 2000 when the media were all in the tank for Bush.
It ain't about ratings, they're just all GOP-dogs who want their guy to win cos they're all rich (even when, like Gibson, they think $200k is an average wage). And like Gramm and the rest of the GOP they don't see why anybody is whining about the economy cos they're all right jack. And Iraq is so last year (or the next 100 years) but not on any tv screen near you.

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 02:24:57 PM EST
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Well, no, it's obviously not just about the ratings.  they'd much rather have St John.  But, regardless of to whom they owed their loyalty, they'd be pushing a close race.

Tough to do when Grandpa's admitting he needs to campaign in states Dems haven't won in 44 years, though.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 02:44:50 PM EST
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That disconnect may well not be in the tradmed's favour. There is such a difference between the mood of the country (as I preceive it) and what the TM are pushing that people will be forced to confront the fact that they're being lied to.

Kinda like the LA Times story that describes mainstream thinking in the US as the wild and wacky "far-left". People are gonna say "but that's me" and identify more with the blogs than the TM.

Or am I just clutching at straws ?

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 02:56:27 PM EST
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No, you're right.  It's been interesting to watch as the gap between the press and the public widens.  It gives me a little hope that my fellow countrymen aren't almost all dumber than bricks.

The tradmed is losing touch with the American people.  I think the economic meltdown has focused the electorate.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 03:00:35 PM EST
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