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IsItJustMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-27-08 10:06 AM
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Looks like CNN is now in McCain/Palin 24/7 campaign coverage from now until the election. I have
Edited on Mon Oct-27-08 10:16 AM by IsItJustMe
noticed this trend on both CNN and MSNBC for the last couple of weeks now. They cover three minuted of Obama/Biden, and then push 30 to 40 minutes of McCain/Palin down our throats.

It is blatantly obvious of what they are doing. Have their corporate masters spoken. If they have, I am sure it goes something like this.

Well, you have had your fun, now let's go win this for McCain. Time to turn off the news.

Edit for spelling
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Justyce Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-27-08 10:08 AM
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1. Is it even legal for them to show one party's entire speech & not give
fair air time to the other party?
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IsItJustMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-27-08 10:11 AM
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3. Sure it is. Look at Fixed news. The msm is doing the same thing here is what they did in the last
election. They would give Kerry a few minutes and then cover Bush for 30. To me anyway, it is obvious msm manipulation of the election. I call it informational PSY OPS.
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Beer Snob-50 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-27-08 10:09 AM
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2. week nights on msnbc are okay
with ko and rachel maddow.
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IsItJustMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-27-08 10:12 AM
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5. Yes, that is the only light we have in all this darkness.
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UnrepentantUnitarian Donating Member (887 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-27-08 10:12 AM
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4. "Horserace or Bust!"
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IsItJustMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-27-08 10:15 AM
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10. Maybe I am a cynic right about now, but I think their motives are a little darker than that. The
msm's corporate masters are greedy as hell, and they know that McCain will at to their insane wealth, country be damned.
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Thrill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-27-08 10:12 AM
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6. Biden hasn't gotten the coverage since he was named running mate
For some reason. Even though Sarah attacks the media in every speech, they continue to kiss her ass
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Stagecoach Donating Member (468 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-27-08 10:13 AM
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7. They're trying to help
Make up the difference in the money McCain has compared to Obama.
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-27-08 10:13 AM
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8. 27/7 ? So the MSM has even added hours to the day to show McCain?
Just teasin' ya! You betcha! :P
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IsItJustMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-27-08 10:16 AM
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11. LOL, thanks for the correction. I am so pissed right now I can not type or think straight.
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-27-08 10:19 AM
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16. I live in AZ. I've had to turn off the local news.
It's all McCain, all the time. :puke:

I understand how you feel.
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SIMPLYB1980 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-27-08 10:13 AM
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9. Matthews, Olbermann, Maddow. All you need to watch.
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IsItJustMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-27-08 10:17 AM
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13. You are correct. My blood presure just went up 30 pts. Time to take a walk.
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Beer Snob-50 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-27-08 10:17 AM
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12. did anyone catch that laughfest known as hannity's america this weekend
it was a two parter on all the "shady characters" that obama has surrounded himself with. clinton all over again! obama et al do a good job of debunking it but it still gets lots of airtime on old faux news.
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IsItJustMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-27-08 10:19 AM
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15. That was the worst piece of smear I ever seen in my life. Obama is this, Obama is that, Obama etc..
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Beer Snob-50 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-27-08 10:24 AM
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17. i think that the tactic they are taking is
"we will throw up this shit on the wall and you have to prove we are wrong!"
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Stagecoach Donating Member (468 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-27-08 10:26 AM
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18. Of course
Which would get Obama off the issues, which is exactly what they want.
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jpertello Donating Member (584 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-27-08 10:18 AM
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14. Olbermann
Our only hope to get to the bottom of CNN throwing all their airtime to McOld/Barbie.
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bushisanidiot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-27-08 10:26 AM
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19. The Conservative News Network strikes again.
I've been noticing the same thing. They don't seem to care about reporting what the voters are saying.. they are only obsessed with their own spin and pusing the repuke agenda.

Obama has NO connection to Ayers, yet CNN has been pushing that there is one.. so why don't they push the Ashley Todd/McCain connection the same way?? Why don't they do some actual REPORTING and investigate all of the shady things McCain has been urging his loyal followers to do??
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