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stopbush

(24,810 posts)
Sat May 18, 2013, 02:52 PM May 2013

The Media's Take If Romney Had Won... [View all]

...the media would be rife with stories about how the economy has improved, unemployment has dropped, the deficit is shrinking faster than ever, how the CBO just said that the deficit problem is basically solved for the next 10 years, that housing starts are up, how healthcare costs are dropping and are projected to continue to drop dramatically in the future, and that the stock market is at a record high - and all because the country and the world has a renewed sense of confidence since the Kenyan despot was sent packing from the WH, and a conservative businessman was back in charge of the country's well being and future.

The headlines would read, "The Country was ready for a change, and boy, they got change!"

The developing story would be, "Renewed prosperity portends Democrat wipeout in 2014, 16."

Of course, all of the above is true and is happening (except for Romney winning...and that D wipeout), but Obama is still president, so the media doesn't feel the need to talk about the above so much.

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True true malaise May 2013 #1
Certainly. Dawson Leery May 2013 #2
+10000000000000000000 treestar May 2013 #3
And most Big Name Democrats did decline to run. Bandit May 2013 #32
Yes. And that's what I keep bringing up SheilaT May 2013 #38
So true. Arugula Latte May 2013 #4
B I N G O ! ! ! tomm2thumbs May 2013 #5
And there would be Mormon fawning everywhere. zeemike May 2013 #6
you're damned right. it's odd how little 'good news' on the economy gets reported spanone May 2013 #7
It gets reported ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2013 #29
"The stock market's most hated rally" siligut May 2013 #36
I had bet on the economy would improve ... and were afraid that Romney & Repugs would JackN415 May 2013 #8
the economy was bound to improve no matter who was president NoMoreWarNow May 2013 #11
no, they wouldn't have signed onto decent jobs bills..... lastlib May 2013 #18
+1 ruffburr May 2013 #33
yeah, you're probably right NoMoreWarNow May 2013 #42
No true at all, no M3 spending no improvement PERIOD uponit7771 May 2013 #24
M3 spending? NoMoreWarNow May 2013 #43
bingo ! jlover70 May 2013 #15
welcome to DU n/t JackN415 May 2013 #17
the media treats Repubs like they are little kids-- everything they do is so precious NoMoreWarNow May 2013 #9
I'm afraid that's true Douglas Carpenter May 2013 #10
That is correct. Whisp May 2013 #12
Who are this "media" you speak of? jonthebru May 2013 #13
There's also be some stories about our troops in Syria, and the upcoming war with Iran... JHB May 2013 #14
I'm sorry, but they wouldn't be saying those things jmowreader May 2013 #16
Yes, we would not be where we are if Mitt had won siligut May 2013 #37
Just another example watoos May 2013 #19
Collection of snakes and traitors 47of74 May 2013 #20
Its the Media Stupid polynomial May 2013 #21
I don't believe the IRS was investigating where they got their weapons from siligut May 2013 #39
Instead they find every damn negative shit story they can make up. Cha May 2013 #22
Also, Al Gore would have been impeached had he been President on 9/11 yodermon May 2013 #23
Had he not prevented it, but I think he would have. stevenleser May 2013 #46
Absolutely agree. They would have listened to Richard Clarke. yodermon May 2013 #47
And you are absolutely 100% right about that! stevenleser May 2013 #48
I realize this is the narrative that DU loves, but the media wasn't kind to Romney cali May 2013 #25
He was a truly horrible candidate Cosmocat May 2013 #31
A couple things here are screwed up jmowreader May 2013 #41
I don't disagree Cosmocat May 2013 #45
The media had to get the bit between their teeth to make Mitt not look bad siligut May 2013 #40
The two Republican strongholds CNBC and Faux fellated Mitt on a daily basis. HughBeaumont May 2013 #49
Fox news Vietnameravet May 2013 #26
I suspect they still would be going on and on about Benghazi n2doc May 2013 #27
Yup. At least the media hasn't endorsed the sequestration as the reason for the falling deficit. Lucky Luciano May 2013 #28
YEP Cosmocat May 2013 #30
If the IRS were doing the WH bidding SCVDem May 2013 #34
Rmoney claiming this was my one of biggest fears if he got elected kairos12 May 2013 #35
If the GOP is conconting these "scandals" this early.... PennsylvaniaMatt May 2013 #44
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