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How the polls are being cooked for Obama

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Posted by lotp 2008-10-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Well, MSM is fighting for its life. Unless they want to join horse-carriages, bloging will have to be eliminated/brought under control---enter the Lightworker!

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-10-04 06:21|| 2008-10-04 06:21|| Front Page Top

#2 They tried to pull the same stunt with Kerry. Look how well it worked.

Posted by DarthVader 2008-10-04 09:02|| 2008-10-04 09:02|| Front Page Top

#3 Actually, it did work. It provided a basis for them to claim the election was rigged against the Dems.

Posted by lotp 2008-10-04 09:16|| 2008-10-04 09:16|| Front Page Top

#4 One of the 'silver linings' in the economic outlook is that major businesses and industries which have by default relied upon the old MSM to communicate with the public will be paying attention. If the MSM and Obama don't pull it off, the next morning [or shortly thereafter] the big boys at the top are going to have their marketing and advertising subordinates justifying their expense to the organization. All they'll have for evidence is the same tired self justification data [now demonstratively shown to be 'cooked'] from the media. If senior management had a modicum of intelligence they'd demand a new means of reaching the American people not the old same old same old.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-10-04 09:42|| 2008-10-04 09:42|| Front Page Top

#5 The MSM is not the problem; it is merely another symptom of the problem. The problem is an uneducated (mis-educated) and apathetic population who prefer the 'safe' mediocrity of socialism to the risks of freedom.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2008-10-04 10:08|| 2008-10-04 10:08|| Front Page Top

#6 I don't understand the goal of the msm. Don't they realize that under marxism the first thing that happens is the fairness doctrine and the elimination of the free press.

Posted by bman 2008-10-04 10:14|| 2008-10-04 10:14|| Front Page Top

#7 Our MSM is not free!

Posted by JohnQC 2008-10-04 10:18|| 2008-10-04 10:18|| Front Page Top

#8 Why would a party organ fear the triumph of the party? Why would a party organ fear being given an absolute monopoly? You confuse power with principle.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-10-04 10:40|| 2008-10-04 10:40|| Front Page Top

#9 Although I'm not as enthused about McCain/Palin as I should/could be, does it surprise ANYONE that the ONE is doing absolutely everything he can to become "Our Beloved Leader"??? Since he has the MSM in his pocket does fixing the polls come far behind??

Posted by WolfDog 2008-10-04 11:08|| 2008-10-04 11:08|| Front Page Top

#10 bman - MSM doesn't give a rip about "free press" they only care about their press. If US goes marxist, then they're the only game in town. That would suit them just fine.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2008-10-04 11:48|| 2008-10-04 11:48|| Front Page Top

#11 MSM = Pravda

Posted by JohnQC 2008-10-04 12:21|| 2008-10-04 12:21|| Front Page Top

#12 If I recall, they tried this for President Kerry too...

Posted by tu3031 2008-10-04 12:35|| 2008-10-04 12:35|| Front Page Top

#13 I think the MSM doesn't plan things out, they don't think ahead. It's a lot of like-minded people thinking emotionally. When you think emotionally there are far fewer options and millions of nuanced justifications why. They could easily drive themselves of a cliff without changing a thing.

"Perhaps if we print our papers in bold typeface and slightly larger font people will understand that Obama is the guy?"

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-10-04 13:40|| 2008-10-04 13:40|| Front Page Top

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