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Sun May-01-11 10:11 PM
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Glad he is dead...the "media" should have let Obama be the one to announce it |
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but they just had to "spill the beans" if you will
This was Obama's thunder...should have been!
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Sun May-01-11 10:12 PM
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Drunken Irishman
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Sun May-01-11 10:13 PM
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2. Probably best...builds an audience... |
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How many people would have tuned in if they didn't know bin Laden was dead?
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Sun May-01-11 10:13 PM
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Edited on Sun May-01-11 10:13 PM by Drunken Irishman
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Sun May-01-11 10:13 PM
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4. They would never ever let that happen |
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If they couldn't keep a lid on the fact that Superman is going to give up his citizenship, they're not going to keep this bomb under raps.
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Indydem
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Sun May-01-11 10:14 PM
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5. Maybe he should have taken the podium at 10:30 like he asked. |
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Instead of making the networks fill dead air for 40+minutes.
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Sun May-01-11 10:14 PM
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6. He was supposed to speak at 10:30 EDT and it is now |
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11:14PM...I'd say he gave up his thunder.
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Sun May-01-11 10:14 PM
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7. If Obama wanted to be the first to say so, he could have appeared on schedule |
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Sun May-01-11 10:15 PM
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8. Its not just the media. - its the WH insiders who want to be "important". |
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Also, other members of the Executive Branch who can't keep their mouths shut.
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Sun May-01-11 10:26 PM
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15. truer words never spoken. Insiders wanting to be important. Yup. |
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Sun May-01-11 10:16 PM
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9. The news media's job is to report. |
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Not to help the government stage-manage things.
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Sun May-01-11 10:17 PM
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10. yep - and President Obama is STILL not on. |
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I dont' want to see these idiots on ABC I want to see my President!!!
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Sun May-01-11 10:17 PM
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11. NBC said that 'congressional staffers' leaked the story. n/t |
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Sun May-01-11 10:18 PM
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12. they waited till 10:30 |
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which is no doubt what they were asked to do.
the cat was out of the bag as soon as the 10:30 timeframe was announced by white house
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Sun May-01-11 10:25 PM
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13. When the media gets a story and then confirms it, they ought to report it. |
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We had a compliant media when bush was in power. You might recall that. It was monumentally unhelpful.
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Sun May-01-11 10:26 PM
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16. Holding a huge story for 45 minutes |
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At the request of the White House doesn't compromise journalistic integrity.
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Sun May-01-11 10:30 PM
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Sun May-01-11 11:33 PM
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How much coziness do we tolerate? 45 minutes? 45 days? Was it all okay when bush was in power and the media lied to us?
The answer is: we ought not tolerate any coziness with the white house.
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Sun May-01-11 10:26 PM
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14. the internet has changed the game |
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Sun May-01-11 10:27 PM
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Always seems to work this way. I'm thinking the WH leaked it to lead up to the speech, to draw more attention.
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Sun May-01-11 10:27 PM
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18. Why? their job is to report the news, not feed political egos. |
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I sincerely do not understand your statement.
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Sun May-01-11 10:33 PM
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Twice in two nights President Obama bests Donald Trump. He interrupted the board meeting on Celebrity Apprentice tonight. LOL
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