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12-20-2007, 05:29 PM | #16 | |
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i'd go with the under on 7 of 10 exiting the polls at a presidential election....
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12-20-2007, 05:52 PM | #18 |
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I have a prediction that either Hillary or Obama get the vote to lead the democrats against Guiliani. Hilary might just get there. Vote on...
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12-20-2007, 08:15 PM | #19 |
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Can't win the primary. Social conservatives won't matter much in the general, but they own the Republic primary process.
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12-20-2007, 10:25 PM | #20 | |
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That is what I meant to start the conversation with.
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12-21-2007, 04:38 AM | #21 |
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sorry joe, I wasn't responding directly to what you said, just comment on the general tenor of conversations about politics that begin by lamenting how few people do "the right thing" when it comes to casting their vote.
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12-21-2007, 06:10 PM | #22 |
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But, but, but, I'm sure everyone that doesn't vote the way I do, is a moron that's not paying attention, or has an evil, subversive agenda.
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12-21-2007, 07:26 PM | #23 |
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And thus, must be protected from their own ignorance by me and my wise friends making their most important choices for them. It's in their best interest!
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12-23-2007, 06:58 AM | #24 | |
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Well according to one source in the 2000 election
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12-25-2007, 09:25 AM | #25 |
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The masses aren't stupid, but they are inundated with stupidity from the mass media. It isn't just the Brittany Spears news that's distracting them, it's also the rest of the media, including network news, news magazines like Newsweek and Time, and most newspapers. Unfortunately, the media think that negative whiny news sells. Maybe it does, but it doesn't mean positive stories about America or Americans belong on page 23, while minor scandals belong on the front page, so to speak, above the fold.
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12-25-2007, 01:04 PM | #26 |
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I've been recently thinking that the American people are much more informed than many think, just that we are too cyncial to show it.
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12-25-2007, 03:38 PM | #27 | |
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12-25-2007, 06:11 PM | #28 | |
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First, what you pointed out, the natural market. Second, the media's agenda. There is a clear difference between the agenda's of CNN and FOXNEWS so we can't say that the media's agenda does not play a role in this. The American people do have a major role in it, but the media companies are to blame as well. Third, the government has to some filitering system. I am not talking about conspiracy theories here but there has to be some single source where all the media gets there information from and to think that the government doesn't filter or alter some infromation is very tough to believe since they have their own agenda as well. |
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12-25-2007, 09:36 PM | #29 |
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Pssst pierce - everyone has an agenda, Thats the grand conspiracy. Selfishness. Everyone is doing what makes them the most money or gives them the most power. There are VERY FEW who are not. I'd bet none of them are in Gov't or the media.
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12-25-2007, 11:20 PM | #30 |
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classic, there are many public servants in the employ of the Government who are incredibly selfless. They aren't doing what they do for the money.
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