There's a reason only Rachel and Thom Hartmann will touch this meme.....

[senseandsensibility]

Romney is a well documented liar, according to them. Of course they back it up with fact after fact.

But from the corporate media? Crickets. They won't defend him because they have no defense, so they just ignore it.

Yet if Dems would take up this mantra, it would be very effective.

[rox63]

1. Technically, Rachel is part of the Corporate Media

MSNBC = NBC

[lunatica]

2. So?

Are you implying that somehow that makes her non credible, or that the Corporate media are A-OK?

[rox63]

3. Neither

I love Rachel. But she is one member of the MSM who speaks out about this subject.

[senseandsensibility]

5. Okay (agreed), but I still think

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she deserves credit for speaking out about this. I have my differences with Rachel, but she is committed to the truth.

[rox63]

9. She deserves a lot of credit for speaking the truth

on an outlet that is so often used to spread lies and propaganda.

[maddiemom]

14. By this I hope you mean some of the media (mainly Fox)

Most of the rest of the media is just willfully negligent. MSNBC has come closest to honesty. Their reporting is researched and verifiable NOT a left-wing version of Fox.

[crunch60]

6. And it's good to have a Liberal voice on the "Corporate Media" Would you prefer Limbaugh, or

perhaps, Hannity, Beck or Bill O'Liely? Rachel is a voice for liberals and I am happy for that.

[rox63]

8. Rachel rules!

[just1voice]

4. MSMedia is corporate and govt propaganda, watch 'em kill Al-Qaeda #2!

Everyone already knows repukes are pure liars, it's why other repukes like them so much, they think lying, cheating and stealing is the way to get ahead.

The MSMedia only cares about how much money they can make exploiting emotional issues real or fake. There is rarely any rational discussion of anything as that is considered boring to them. MSMedia is anti-intellectual at its core. Maddow just spews repuke talking points as a " defacto mouthpiece for conservative agitprop" and as much as I like RT, RT often props up some repuke yapper in some framed debate as if the yapper has anything to offer anyone.

The media plays marketing games and sadly, to most working in the media the marketing is all that matters to them.

[McCamy Taylor]

7. The MSM never reports the lies of the GOP.

[libinnyandia]

10. Martin Bashir, Ed Schultz and Lawrence ODonnell are also talking about Romney's lies.

[senseandsensibility]

16. Yeah, love them, but why is Ed defending Limbaugh now?

I'm a big fan, but really....he should just be quiet if he can't support people who are boycotting him.

[libinnyandia]

18. I don't know why Ed is defending him. It has nothing to do with free speech and Limbaugh is so

destructive to this country.

[veganlush]

20. ed's fine, we need someone who can talk to the blue

collars too, but he's not the brightest bulb in the room. He doesn't understand boycotting, he thinks it's a free speech issue and it's NOT. Free speech protections means the Government can't contain or control speech. It has nothing to do with people deciding to bring market forces to bear, through free will, in the form of a boycott.

Someone needs to explain the difference to him and others, for example Sarah Palin. It IS NOT a free speech issue. A boycott is just advertising in reverse, done by people with a point of view banding together. When Coke says buy our product instead of Pepsi, they are calling for a boycott in a manner of speaking. Free Speech issues involve the GOVERNMENT attempting to impede speech.

Boycotting Limbaugh is just a matter of members of the free market making their choices. Just like when a vegan shops for food, he's taking into account the costs that aren't reflected on the price sticker (confinement, torture of innocents) and he's voting with his wallet and boycotting cruelty.

[senseandsensibility]

23. Love your reply.

You should send it to Ed.

[veganlush]

24. thank you

I'll do that in fact. thank you

[rurallib]

11. been putting it on blogforiowa most of this year

trying to do my part.

[senseandsensibility]

12. Good on ya, as Hartmann says.

We all need to do our part. I'm glad you're doing yours.

[libinnyandia]

19. I love Blog for Iowa and Bleeding Heartland.

[rurallib]

22. Hey thanks, I really appreciate the kind words

And welcome to DU. Here's a wish for a long stay!

[Dont call me Shirley]

13. Mit is what is called a pathological liar.

Many thanks to Thom and Rachel!

[Smilo]

15. Never mind the media - come on

Dems stop hiding and start shouting and fighting.

We have the GOPT hurling abuse after abuse at the Dems and what do they do about it - cower and hope the GOPT goes away.

Not going to happen Dems - we need all our elected Democrats to get out there and fight or leave alone and lose.

[senseandsensibility]

17. Well, that was the last sentence of my OP.

It does always come down to that, doesn't it?

[Rhiannon12866]

25. David Letterman also bashes Mittens every night.

He uses any excuse to show his clips of Rmoney with his dog on the roof of his car or of his awful singing. But my favorite was his series on Romney's "youthful hijinks," blowing up buildings, etc.

[senseandsensibility]

26. Dave is awesome

I agree that he hits Romney hard in a humorous way.

[jillan]

27. He's lying right at this moment - he just said that President Obama is anti-trade.

[senseandsensibility]

31. Uh, no, Mittens, he's not anti-trade at all.

But you know that, don't you, Mittens?

[Robb]

28. I am fond of quoting Slavoj Zizek on this, and I will do it again and again:

"The ultimate show of power on the part of the ruling ideology is to allow what appears to be powerful criticism."

[senseandsensibility]

30. Yikes

I have had similar thoughts in my cynical moments.

[Egalitarian Thug]

33. George Bernard Shaw said it.

"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it."

[flamingdem]

29. He's a freakin' liar

and I've learned now more than ever that this simply doesn't matter anymore

[taught_me_patience]

32. Andrew Sullivan is all over the meme n/t