Do the people care more about the Peterson case than about democracy?

[pacalo]

I just sent the following e-mail to the major news networks:

Why is it that the media will put all of its energy into the Scott Peterson trial, which was based on circumstantial evidence, yet ignore the hard evidence surrounding voting fraud involving the same presidential candidate for the second election? Isn't our democracy worthy of the same prominent, diligent, round-the-clock reporting as a murder trial?

Please read the following excerpts from an online article about the voting irregularities in Ohio:

Startling new revelations highlight rare Congressional hearings on Ohio vote
by Bob Fitrakis, Steve Rosenfeld and Harvey Wasserman
December 13, 2004

Startling new revelations about Ohio's presidential vote have been uncovered as Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee join Rev. Jesse Jackson in Columbus, the state capital, on Monday, Dec. 13, to hold a rare field hearing into election malfeasance and manipulation in the 2004 vote. The Congressional delegation will include Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), Rep. Stephanie Tubbs-Jones, and others.

"Taken together, the revelations show Republicans – in state and county government, and in the Ohio Republican Party – were determined to undermine and suppress Democratic turnout by a wide variety of methods."

Read more here: http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2004/985

My hope is that this administration's corruption doesn't go as deep as the media's involvement & collusion with their dirty business. I cannot believe the election fraud is being ignored while we are spoonfed tidbits of titillating information about a "sensational" murder trial 24/7 for over a year. What's going on with the media? Don't you recognize the gross disparity between these two issues? Enough dumbed-down, diversionary stories -- start caring about our democracy, please!

[WildClarySage]

1. self delete

sorry

[WildClarySage]

2. On the one hand, yes

being aware of truth these days takes effort, and people who would rather vote for an American Idol contestant than a presidential candidate are slavering for this story.

On the other hand, no. The media simply isn't giving them any information to get upset about. They can't be angry if they don't know what's happening. And the media doesn't want us to know because a conservative government run by this crowd is perceived as being in their best interests and because of the admin's commitment to deregulation and unlimited profitability and zero accountability. Media is big business.

[pacalo]

5. I just thought I'd hold up a mirror to their face.

They need to know that there are people who see the hypocrisy.

[k8conant]

3. The media do.....n/t

[dbfl33040]

4. people want it

The media is all about ratings. They put on what peope want to see! And thats Scott Peterson, Robert Blake, Michael Jackson etc

[texpatriot2004]

6. I don't think the people are choosing the content of TV

I think the media spoon feeds this trash and people watch it because it's on. I think someone above mentioned this kind of content is cheap and easy for the media. I agree. I think the Corporate Media is DICTATING what we see. They decide for us what will be covered. It's wrong. It's not working. We have to change that.

[milkyway]

7. Yes.

[luaptifer]

8. WE are part of the problem

on CGCS, yesterday, i started a thread on the Clinton Curtis testimony. second post i made to the thread was one pointing to comments here:

"Predictable, and in fact, someone predicted exactly this last week, that the peterson verdict would come in today in distraction from the electoral issues. of course, which is more important to most americans ya think?!..."

http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/index.php?showtopic=9944&view=findpost&p=95273

and as the peterson announcement was made, i thought it'd be interesting to document our tendency to eagerly suck up the media sensation swill:

"we are the problem!

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http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/index.php?showtopic=9944&view=findpost&p=95685

remember, these are people who have an active political interest and with leanings like yours and mine.

i tend to cynicism and to suppose that it's all a product of our conditioning-from-birth by corporate media to be reflexive consumers. after all, that's what this country is about, right, keeping the masses on the treadmill that sustains the turnover of cash?!

reminder: what was the most patriotic thing we were exhorted to undertake after 911?:

"...Additionally, politicians from New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani to President George Bush are telling Americans to buy, buy, buy as a patriotic act.

"I think patriotism and how to act patriotic is not clear to many people," says Luce. "Can patriotism be translated into a consumer action? People may love America, but highlighting the patriotic message may cause them to avoid making any buying decisions. I think it will take time for consumers to respond and decide whether going to a Broadway show is patriotic or flying in an airplane is patriotic. Some of this patriotism could set up interesting conflicts for people..."

http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:ISALoh_J6bsJ:www.prfirms.org/resources/news/marketing112901.asp+giuliani+patriotic+%22buy,+buy,+buy%22&hl=en
---

my thesis along these lines is a much larger one but part of the problem is that we are entrained to consume. broadcast whores and instant gratification make us perfect cogs in the transaction machine and emotional manipulation through sensation keep our eyes in front of their ads.

WE've gotta be a big part of changing this!

[Karenca]

9. Idiotic people care more about the Peterson case.

I've met people that aren't even aware of what;s been going on for the past 4 years.
Amazingly, these are New Yorkers. (by no means a majority, but still, c'mon now!)

[George W. Hayduke]

10. Only when they're not watching

The Price is Right or the latest fake-reality TV show

[McCamy Taylor]

11. no, the news media finds it easier to report on Petersen...

...cause most of them are airheads chosen for their ability to read cue cards.

[demo dutch]

12. People are clueless in this country, you've seen Letterman

or Leno go on the street asking questions! You can keep blaming the media, but what came first... the egg or the chicken!
Quoting Randi R. "as long as there is beer and steak on the grill, people don't care about anything!"

[stirringstill]

13. MSM expect nothing more

The Peterson Trial certainly has a following, but its not that people are more interested in the Peterson Trial. Believe me, if this election were covered in real detail, ratings would increase. The Peterson Trial is covered because the media is lazy and it is not controversial and Lacy was pregnant (remember the Lacy Law) etc. No reporter's career is going to be threatened for covering Lacy in contrast the right could decimate any wannabe TV News celeb.

Plus, I think people overlook the fact that the MSM created this perception of a decisive election for Bush. They are invested in the lie, in the lie that the election was nearly error free and came off smooth as silk and that everybody Republicans and Democrats both waited in line the same length of time. Their first second and third goals do not include actually keeping us informed.