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True Blue American

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3. I heard all that,
Mon Nov 8, 2021, 08:56 AM
Nov 2021

Last edited Mon Nov 8, 2021, 10:49 AM - Edit history (1)

Then turned to Stephanie Rhule on MSNBC at 9. She was so happy I expected her to do a Happy Dance like my Eye Specialist did when she told me my Laser surgery was perfect.

When they start the gloom and doom bit in my house they are not there long. Stephanie is an Economist Expert who knows what she is talking about. Larry Summers is an idiot. He is never right. Not since Clinton yet they drag him out.

I prefer to be an optimist, and right now I feel pretty darn good about how we are headed.

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Corporate media goals is to kept" a narrative of bad news . . . Lovie777 Nov 2021 #1
Corporate media are not true fascists, but they are #2 (after fox) with fascists. Alexander Of Assyria Nov 2021 #7
Competent government is boring Deminpenn Nov 2021 #2
Exactly. n/t Mister Ed Nov 2021 #13
In a nutshell. Good summary! TheRickles Nov 2021 #14
Perfect! mountain grammy Nov 2021 #16
If corporate media weren't owned by rightwingers, they'd be just as likely to satisfy tblue37 Nov 2021 #66
I heard all that, True Blue American Nov 2021 #3
They didn't really give a shit about the soldiers who died in Afghanistan. Haggard Celine Nov 2021 #4
Biden and the White House also need to do a better job bragging KPN Nov 2021 #18
Oh please...who they going to brag to? The media will continue with the doom and gloom bullshit. Demsrule86 Nov 2021 #27
Well good morning to you too! KPN Nov 2021 #43
You know what would really help us? Elessar Zappa Nov 2021 #35
Exactly. KPN Nov 2021 #44
+1000 CaptainTruth Nov 2021 #41
For Democrats the Grass Roots have always been our bedrock. Let's add the Net Roots. Tommymac Nov 2021 #20
I don't see that working in the 21st century...we need to perhaps start stuff using the internet Demsrule86 Nov 2021 #28
Agree! True Blue American Nov 2021 #23
Thanks for the heads-up. I'll check it out. Haggard Celine Nov 2021 #24
Laid the do nothings out!:) True Blue American Nov 2021 #37
Really has any of that been on the nightly news? Also, we need to get Biden reelected, Demsrule86 Nov 2021 #29
If you listened to Obama True Blue American Nov 2021 #38
Not much hate for the terrorists who murdered them. IronLionZion Nov 2021 #36
Yep Top story Yahoo News "Bidens approval plummets, VP Harris even worse" doc03 Nov 2021 #5
"press becomes wed to a gotcha storyline" Biden admin needs to call press on narratives then uponit7771 Nov 2021 #6
No it didn't actually. I heard that right at the beginning. It just wasn't widely reported by Demsrule86 Nov 2021 #31
I know them by heart. The 6 have turned True Blue American Nov 2021 #39
doomsday media disndat Nov 2021 #8
I love that subject line PatSeg Nov 2021 #9
Every Washington Post story I read about the administration... CBHagman Nov 2021 #10
Corporate media loves Republicans in power because the owners get big tax cuts. Lonestarblue Nov 2021 #11
Exactly along the lines of what I've been saying KS Toronado Nov 2021 #15
Dems in array IronLionZion Nov 2021 #12
I see what you did there... Wounded Bear Nov 2021 #34
Eric Boehlert underestimates the media's ability to sell negativity. progressoid Nov 2021 #17
I'm concerned but the best time for down-time is after an election bucolic_frolic Nov 2021 #19
He's about to come up on Upthevibe Nov 2021 #21
Somebody clue in the "liberal" New York Times editorial crowd... (nt) Paladin Nov 2021 #22
Boehlert is spot on as always liberalmediaaddict Nov 2021 #25
The way to counter it is through social media. Elessar Zappa Nov 2021 #63
"U.S. troop pullout in Afghanistan was covered as a cataclysmic failure ... Botany Nov 2021 #26
Amen! True Blue American Nov 2021 #56
In the end we had grown ups working. Botany Nov 2021 #57
Every word true! True Blue American Nov 2021 #59
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Never a thought to look back at History. True Blue American Nov 2021 #61
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K & R...nt Wounded Bear Nov 2021 #32
Thank you babylonsister for posting this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Peacetrain Nov 2021 #33
Democracy's biggest problem - It's the media (stupid). c-rational Nov 2021 #40
Wow. The media sure do miss them some Trump. dchill Nov 2021 #42
You'd think this would be the case, but I've had CNN on while doing some kitchen chores Vinca Nov 2021 #45
I had to turn it off XanaDUer2 Nov 2021 #64
Thank you! mahina Nov 2021 #46
For-profit media needs this struggle. Torchlight Nov 2021 #47
It's just like what they did to Obama Ohioboy Nov 2021 #48
Dems need to beat the drum Joinfortmill Nov 2021 #49
...K&R... spanone Nov 2021 #50
I Talk Back to Them! McKim Nov 2021 #51
K&R Scurrilous Nov 2021 #52
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??? You, and you alone, by your actions and deeds, create Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2021 #54
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