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wisteria Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 09:04 AM
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The media needs to hear from us about their biased reporting
on the Dem crap about C&R and the Dem's divided. We can see through the tactics and are tired of the rhetoric. This is all a diversion because the Republicans have no strategy for winning anything.We need to redeploy to succeed. The media repeated over and over that the Dem's don't have a plan- so now- when we are offering a real debate and a change of course- we are attacked for offering more than one way to win. I for one am tired of it, and will let each and evey station know it's time to get serious about Iraq.

Please contact CNN, MSNBC,CBS,ABC and even fox news and let them have it! We shouldn't just stand by and allow Rove and Co. to continue to get away with this sh*t.
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NotGivingUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 09:17 AM
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1. Sadly, I don't think they give a shit what we say...
they will just keep pushing their propaganda.
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w8liftinglady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 09:21 AM
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3. it DID make a difference on CNN about a year ago-we DU'd the
Situation room regarding their biased reporting-wolf changed and became emboldened ...for a while..so it does help...if large volumes of people reply-I think we had like 7500 emails sent.
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 09:45 AM
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7. And remember how we had to stick with DSM for a MONTH before media
would even mention them.

Every day I hear something that makes me want to just throw in the towel with the media, but, 5 seconds later I just KNOW that they need to be countered RELENTLESSLY.

What would we do if Robert Parry gave up? He could be a multi-millionaire talking head now if he had given in to them years ago.
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Totally Committed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 09:20 AM
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2. So they can file it in their "Who Gives a F*ck?" Files????
Edited on Thu Jun-22-06 09:21 AM by Totally Committed
If I has a nickel for ever letter, phone call, and e-mail TO the media about their biased and/or unfair coverage, I could retire independently wealthy. Today.

They don't give a flying wild rat's a** about what we think about them or their coverage. Not one stinking iota.

TC
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Auntie Bush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 09:38 AM
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5. You are right...They don't give a f**k what we think...but we still have
to keep writing or else they won't know WHAT they should not give a f*** about.
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 09:32 AM
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4. Look who advertises on those shows and contact them.....
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Totally Committed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 09:55 AM
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9. Done it....
Not much success there, either.

TC
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Stinky The Clown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 09:45 AM
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6. I've contacted media at all levels - I get a big 'fuck you' in reply
I've contacted my local media. Pretty standard is for them to reply back that such and such a story was from the network.

I've contacted the networks and get a stupid formulaic reply ... basically "thanks for contacting us we care about you now go away ylou trouble maker .... yawn"

I've contacted print media. My local paper is left leaning so there's rarely a problem with them ..... well, they *used* to be left leaning. They've kinda gone to the middle after a VERY public pissing match between them and our esteemed wingnut governor.

Largely, the media just plain doesn't give two shits what we think. They don't have to because they have no competition. They don't want to because they support the corporatist nature of our government.
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wisteria Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 09:48 AM
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8. I seemto get a better response. Maybe we should also try to
Edited on Thu Jun-22-06 09:48 AM by wisteria
contact the sponsors as the other poster suggested. Hit them where it hurts-in their wallet.
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ladjf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 03:10 PM
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10. Why? They already know that they are biased and they don't
care that we've noticed as they don't think we can do anything about it.
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