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WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
Wed Jun 13, 2012, 09:22 AM Jun 2012

Apparently the media doesn't care that Mittens was a bully or used to dress up as a cop

Apparently the media doesn't care that Mittens was a homophobic bully who (with the help of other bullies) held somebody down and shaved their head because he didn't like that the guy went to the beat of his own drum rather than conform to Mitten's standards. Apparently the media also thinks it was okay that Mittens used to dress up like a police officer and pull people over as one of his 'light hearted antics'--isn't' that against the law? Just think about the media uproar if it had been President Obama who had done either of those types of things.

But boy, when President Obama voices a factual opinion that the private sector is doing much better than the public sector because of states making all kinds of cuts we have day after day on 'Obama's gaffe'.

The media is pretty useless--well not to republicans--they are in the GOP back pocket.

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Apparently the media doesn't care that Mittens was a bully or used to dress up as a cop (Original Post) WI_DEM Jun 2012 OP
Sorry Excuse for News - media manipulation getting worse uphill fighter Jun 2012 #1
Welcome, uphill fighter! Welcome! Welcome! to DU! The Wielding Truth Jun 2012 #3
I look for these stories to come back around later in the year - hedgehog Jun 2012 #2
Maybe they would care if Mitt's preacher did it? JoePhilly Jun 2012 #4
The media does not care about anything but ratings. hrmjustin Jun 2012 #5
They only care about Obama's pastor and his birth certificate. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2012 #6

uphill fighter

(3 posts)
1. Sorry Excuse for News - media manipulation getting worse
Wed Jun 13, 2012, 12:53 PM
Jun 2012

I finally tracked down an old article about media manipulation by corporate and rightwing interests that was first published in like 2002....it is pretty sad that things are WORSE by far now than then. Money talks louder than anything else, including the truth, apparently! Here's the link -http://www.scribd.com/doc/96595192/Sorry-Excuse-for-News
[link:http://www.scribd.com/doc/96595192/Sorry-Excuse-for-News|

The Wielding Truth

(11,415 posts)
3. Welcome, uphill fighter! Welcome! Welcome! to DU!
Wed Jun 13, 2012, 02:20 PM
Jun 2012

We have to expose and put out all these propaganda fires until we can reinstate The Fairness Doctrine.

hedgehog

(36,286 posts)
2. I look for these stories to come back around later in the year -
Wed Jun 13, 2012, 01:01 PM
Jun 2012

look how long it's taken for the dog on the roof to get traction!

 

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)
5. The media does not care about anything but ratings.
Wed Jun 13, 2012, 05:36 PM
Jun 2012

If it means higher ratings to care about his sins then they will print it.

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