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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-17-07 05:43 PM
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It's amazing the RW Murdoch Folks went after Bill Clinton...but Hillary get's Air Time so Much
Edited on Mon Sep-17-07 06:16 PM by KoKo01
she's almost vying with the Chimp when he has something to say. It's incredible that both Hillary and John McCain get so much air time.

What does this say if the Media is Truly Corporate Controlled how is it that Hillary and ALL Repug Hopefuls get equal air? Is it just ME or has their been an incredible amount of attenton to Hillary's Health Care Roll out compared to Kucinich or Edwards Plans? Why is it that whenever I tune into any Cable (Caveat: I don't watch Fox) that both MSNBC and CNN seem to show clips of HILLARY CAMPAIGNING all day and all night?

Is this because she's so GOOD that the Media really has to show her ...leaving out other Dems running even while they show Repugs in contrast and do endless stories about EVERY REPUG...while the only Dem Running seems to be Hillary?

To be fair..there are some handshaking shots of Obama and Edwards at what is called "fundraising events" ...but Hillary is the one that's focused on. (BTW...as a female to female...I like Hillary...but it's her HUSBAND and HILLARY...the TEAM that's running. )

Is it just some kind of Murdoch and Corporate Media Frenzy to go back to what they saw as the GOOD TIMES?

:shrug:
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rinsd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-17-07 05:53 PM
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1. I'm fairly certain neither CNN nor MSNBC are Murdoch enterprises (nt)
Edited on Mon Sep-17-07 05:53 PM by rinsd
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yourout Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-17-07 05:53 PM
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2. Edwards seems to get the least amount of face time of the big three.
Edited on Mon Sep-17-07 05:53 PM by yourout
Not sure what that means or if it simply is his place in the pecking order.

I personally prefer him to both Hillary and Obama.
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-17-07 06:37 PM
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6. Edwards and Kucinich...get least of air time...from what I've seen.
:shrug:
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-17-07 05:55 PM
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3. Part of it is because she is the front runner. I seem to remember a similar
thing when Dean was the front runner too, until he pi**ed them off by saying he would break up the media conglomerates, they they slaughtered him with wall to wall coverage of "the Dean Scream"!

The other thing I believe is at play here is that even Murdock realizes that the Pubs are probably going to lose the WH in 08.
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TheDoorbellRang Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-17-07 06:01 PM
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4. Hillary and Rupert got pretty cozy last year. Remember?
"Murdoch Defends Plan to Host Hillary Fundraiser; Calls Her 'Effective, Good Senator'"
By: Robert B. Bluey
Posted 05/10/06


http://www.humanevents.com/blog-detail.php?id=14727
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cyclezealot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-17-07 06:08 PM
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5. Murdock has raised millions for Hillary.
And we wonder how such influences might encourage her to come up with such a lousy health care plan. As much as Bill 'triangulated without Murdock's support, imagine how much damage Hillary will do with friends such as these.
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-17-07 06:38 PM
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7. What worries me is that I wonder what "deal" was made between the two! "Lay Off Bill if I become
President?" Did Hillary promise that Rupert's Empire would NEVER be questioned under Clinton II?

Is that what she gave him for his coverage of her? :shrug:
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Totally Committed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-17-07 07:00 PM
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8. You've gotta wonder what transpired to make this happen:


What sort of quid pro quo deal was made with Murdoch? Neither of these people does anything with their hands left empty. You've just gotta wonder.

TC


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cyclezealot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-18-07 01:24 AM
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9. What more could Hillary give that Bill didn't .
the federal communications act of 1996 brought about the birth of Murdock's empire. And still Bill O'reilly exists. Probably for ratings among the Fox Sheep addicted to Murdock's news nauseum.
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HuffleClaw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-18-07 02:33 AM
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10. they are paying attention to the candidates who WON'T ever get elected
hillary and obama. and the media will happily feast on their bones before all is said and done
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cyclezealot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-18-07 03:41 AM
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11. just as they did Al Gore.
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MadHound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-18-07 06:06 AM
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12. It is because in the interem years between Bill and Hillary,
Hillary has sucked up to ol' Rupert, and he has publicly come out in her corner. There were some articles floating around here on the very topic just a few months back. In other words, Hillary is now Rupert's girl:eyes:
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