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In reply to the discussion: Obama Says He’ll Evaluate Pipeline Project Depending on Pollution [View all]ProSense
(116,464 posts)42. None of
Anyone who is partisan in America will have bias that will influence the messages heard from a partisan politician. What you may hear may in no way be fully representative of the truth. If you are not interested in the truth or other perspectives, than yes, you obviously should not care.
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If there is a decision to be made, yes, Canada's media doesn't have a say anymore than you or your media does. But there may not be a decision-making process in action, though it is highly political to project the reality that there is one. This decision may already be made, and what you are instead watching is an effort to influence public opinion for when that decision is announced.
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If there is a decision to be made, yes, Canada's media doesn't have a say anymore than you or your media does. But there may not be a decision-making process in action, though it is highly political to project the reality that there is one. This decision may already be made, and what you are instead watching is an effort to influence public opinion for when that decision is announced.
...this is relevant. The opinion in the OP is the President's. It's his administration's decision. The EPA and State reports are being discussed.
Your opinion about "who is partisan in America" and Canada's media frame ("perception"
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Isn't it amazing that the positive news stories about this administration
woo me with science
Jul 2013
#60
Interior has nothing to do with the pipeline; international pipelines belong to State (nt)
Recursion
Jul 2013
#55
According to Canadian networks, Obama's tough talk is just a political posturing
NoOneMan
Jul 2013
#4
Canadian networks don't get to decide, and the State Department hasn't issued a final assessment.
ProSense
Jul 2013
#6
Its a good thing that the NSA can run a flash poll now to find out how everyone feels about it
NoOneMan
Jul 2013
#14
You calling people "NSA-loving Democrats" while supporting the fucking Keystone pipeline is
ProSense
Jul 2013
#20
So you're just here pushing the Canadian networks' opinion over "US partisan perceptions"
ProSense
Jul 2013
#22
Im telling you what people up north see from this speech: certainty in the pipeline and expansion
NoOneMan
Jul 2013
#24
Its always important to understand how others perceive reality, especially if you have bias
NoOneMan
Jul 2013
#40
fine, as long as he doesn't start talking about trade-offs to reach his carbon goal
bigtree
Jul 2013
#54