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Cleita

(75,480 posts)
6. I never understood why Bush was supported, but I remember back then, it was like
Sat Sep 7, 2013, 06:00 PM
Sep 2013

we had stepped into an alternate universe. All the reporters and anchors on the news who were trying to report the facts lost their jobs, the most famous being Dan Rather and Bill Moyers. Then all liberals were called names like they were some kind of fringe vermin. It took us several years to get some alternate media like Air America Radio. Then MSNBC started allowing some progressive programming like Keith Olbermann. We still are somewhat on the fringe with the MSM, but not as badly as back then when our media had became all Pravda for awhile. Now though we have taken over the internet sufficiently that the opposition can't bamboozle us anymore. They can't stop us. I think this is why the NSA is so interested in getting all our information. But I don't think the truth can't be stopped anymore.

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Is it all about who the media supports? Yes. arcane1 Sep 2013 #1
The media found out in 1991 that war = $$$ hughee99 Sep 2013 #9
except now. Funny that. LaydeeBug Sep 2013 #19
Times have changed PowerToThePeople Sep 2013 #2
We were attacked Politicalboi Sep 2013 #3
You really want to know? Scootaloo Sep 2013 #4
For one thing, Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein carried a lot of weight in the US Senate. truedelphi Sep 2013 #5
I never understood why Bush was supported, but I remember back then, it was like Cleita Sep 2013 #6
W had plenty of GOP yes boys in Congress who were big hawks and gave W everything he wanted. Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #7
Not true, unfortunately. About 50-60% of Americans polled in March '03 supported the invasion leveymg Sep 2013 #8
That's what I couldn't remember, how the majority felt. rainy Sep 2013 #17
Most of us were not against it. Avalux Sep 2013 #10
Because the lapdog press was kissing his ass. KittyWampus Sep 2013 #11
I think it's because it was still only about 1.5 years after 9/11. PlanetaryOrbit Sep 2013 #12
Those who did have the courage (mostly Dems) to vote against mountain grammy Sep 2013 #13
Because Bush/Cheney was going to war anyway and everyone knew it. Precisely Sep 2013 #14
The Dem congresscritters feared wingnut slander against them more than they listened to constituents UTUSN Sep 2013 #15
9/11. Period. nt Pale Blue Dot Sep 2013 #16
my LOCAL news did three minutes on the 'nationwide protests' spanone Sep 2013 #18
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