Reply #71: Well, maybe half of the masses *smile*,... [View All]

,...which depend upon (and truly do "trust") the media to be "informative". It is really weird, though, for me to have contact with those whose lives are such an incredible struggle just to survive (in total contrast with those whose lives are OVER-pulentiful) and listen to them repeat soundbites from TV. Today, I ran into one of those struggling souls who spoke of the campaign ads concerning an alleged gas tax by Kerry. I said, "Do you realize that those ads have become something akin to a used car salesman trying to sell you a piece of crap?" He replied, "Oh, yeah,...I know that." Then, I asked him if he realized that nearly every senior member of this administration makes big money from the oil industry, the arms manufacturing and dealing industry and the finance industry. He replied, "Oh, yeah,...I knew,...sure, I knew that." I smiled at him and stated, "In that case, you know who would be making a lot of money at the American people's expense when we go to war in oil-rich countries and when the gasoline and other fuel prices go way up, huh."