CNN: "Resounding Success" FOX: "Democracy Wins"

[kuozzman]

Those phrases are pasted at the bottom of their screens.

I can't take this anymore, I'm turning my TV off.

[umtalal]

1. CSpan is doing its bit on the propganda machine, nt

[iwantmycountryback]

2. 44 people died.

How about that headline? British C-130 plane crashed and is missing. There was almost no turnout among Sunnis. I guess it's easier to just ignore reality.

[mdmc]

3. this election is a resounding success

I oppossed the war, but recognize that this election is good for the world.
Now, bring on the civil war (once the civil war is over, the USA can leave Iraq).

[googly]

12. Civil war will not happen in Iraq because...

The majority is Shia and they will win Lion's share of
the elected positions. So why would they start a civil
war when they already have won? And the sunni's have no
power to fight against the majority population and the
shia government. I know if Iraq succeeds it helps the repugs
politically, but I for ever favor democracies over dictatorships
anywhere in the world. Now only if we can dump our "friendly"
dictators in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt, Kuwait, Arab
Emirates etc. then it is time to celebrate, but that won't
happen. We coddle all dictators who are friendly. Then freedom
and liberation and democracy goes out the window.

[mdmc]

15. someone will oppose the Shiite rule

perhaps even a radical in the shiite community. How do you think Saddam became ruler?

This new Iraqi govt will need to survive and control Iraq. That ain't easy, even for the Shia.

[PDittie]

4. Just make sure you don't turn them back on

The ONLY THING that will get their attention is if their numbers go down.

Not e-mail complaints, not "CNN sucks" threads, not 'DUing' their polls.

Find some other way to get your news.

[DETERMINEDPROGRESIVE]

14. See, The Problem Is

That unless you have a nielsens rating box on top of your tv, if you shut them off they still don't know you exist.

If we want to impact their ratings, we have to find and convince those that have ratings boxes to turn them off.

[LibertyorDeath]

17. Already have.. Hit them where it hurts Viewership.

Eventually they'll be broadcasting to themselves & the koolaid drinkers exclusively.

[theresistance]

5. This might be interesting: it was blogged that CNN

was showing lines of happy voters from Kurdish areas, but were not identifying where these images were coming from. Obvious deception...

[killbotfactory]

6. Yay! Our soldiers are coming home, then?

Right?

...

Right?

[w4rma]

7. "Mission Accomplished", right? Wait until reality sinks in. (nt)

[fearnobush]

8. Oh the propganda, how many people actually believe the fake election?

I guess a lot, but how can we get them, MSM to tell the truth? This media age is worse than the Spanish American War and "remember the Maine." Thats what happens when corpo-fascists run riot.

[googly]

13. Sorry but I am not that skeptical of our media.

[still_one]

9. I haven't watched any American television since the election

I have never felt better informed. My news comes from international sources, the internet, etc.

Until we stop supporting the republican propaganda machine, we are irrelevent

[TomClash]

10. MSNBC is positively euphoric

MSNBC, FOX, CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS - the propaganda matrix

[merwin]

16. I was watching MSNBC in the middle of the night. They were actually

the most concerned with what was going on and not just saying "Yay! It's a success!". FOX News & CNN only talked about how great the elections are and how everyone is turning out to vote everywhere across the country.

[Geek_Girl]

11. I don't even bother watching them

why should I waste my beautiful mind on something
like that?