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lostincalifornia

(5,358 posts)
1. Fuck the media. They have be wrong so many times it is pathetic.
Sun Oct 20, 2013, 04:39 PM
Oct 2013

I stopped watching television news over 10 years ago

MFM008

(20,042 posts)
2. ACA website
Sun Oct 20, 2013, 04:54 PM
Oct 2013

is the new Benghazi, the new Monica. Its been only 3 weeks use the fking PHONE if you cant get through.

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
3. Did they mention folks can sign up for ACA/Obamacare via phone, snail mail, and in person? n/t
Sun Oct 20, 2013, 05:22 PM
Oct 2013

zbdent

(35,392 posts)
4. Haven't I been warning about how much the "liberally-biased media" was going to be
Sun Oct 20, 2013, 05:23 PM
Oct 2013

"good to the liberals/Dems"????????????????????? Or even biased IN FAVOR of liberals or Dems????

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
5. Have any of these nutbags ever tried to get any results from Time Warner Cable customer service?
Sun Oct 20, 2013, 05:32 PM
Oct 2013

ON EDIT:
Or MLB.com ?

okaawhatever

(9,565 posts)
6. This is a distraction. It's a perfect example of who really owns the
Sun Oct 20, 2013, 05:43 PM
Oct 2013

media. Ever since we deregulated tv and news these propoganda machines have been growing into the tsunami of misinformation they are today. \

Did you read the story about Clarence Thomas' wife being part of a neo conservative group called Groundswell? They "synch messages" and get media outlets to do messaed stories. Here's a link. Some of their internal documents were leaked to Mother Jones and David Corn did a story. There's also a story on Media Matters. They have some "friendly" journalist who synch stories and pretty much just distribute the story written by these guys.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/07/groundswell-rightwing-group-ginni-thomas

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/07/29/groundswell-ginni-thomas-and-continued-conflict/195117

MyshkinCommaPrince

(611 posts)
7. It's all they've got.
Sun Oct 20, 2013, 07:29 PM
Oct 2013

If we assume they wanted to be negative about it anyway, perhaps this is all they have, in that direction. Otherwise they'd have to inform people about what the ACA actually does, or the ways in which it is working, or analyze the ways the program is being actively subverted.

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,957 posts)
8. It's the next new shiny object now that the shutdown/debt ceiling fight is (temporarily) over
Sun Oct 20, 2013, 07:40 PM
Oct 2013

Look for an ever increasing drumbeat for Sebelius to resign because....um...I guess somebody should? *ugh*

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
9. That's the new Republican talking point
Sun Oct 20, 2013, 10:38 PM
Oct 2013

and the media is of course happy to oblige them in repeating it.

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