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MindMover

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97. I believe that the lower income person does not vote because he/she

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 09:15 PM

Oct 2013

does not have ready access to vote for many reasons more than not wanting to vote because of politicians ignoring them even though this is a true statement .... ie: transportation costs, time due to working or travel time walking, the registration process, family history of voting importance, wages lost, and many more that I am not expressing here ...

I am simply saying that voting is an exercise that has become more and more difficult as I have become older and I believe that voting should have become easier instead of more difficult ... especially with today's current technologies ...

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Charles Pierce calls specific members of the media to account for bringing us to today [View all] kpete Oct 2013 OP

Recommend jsr Oct 2013 #1

I love Charles Pierce Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #2

So do I! This was a particularly well done piece wasn't it? :) nt Mojorabbit Oct 2013 #76

As we say in the Mental Health Field Chief D Oct 2013 #3

.......... Hotler Oct 2013 #26

Truth. Lex Oct 2013 #4

Not just the media .... Scuba Oct 2013 #5

I wish I could too...but I can't. russspeakeasy Oct 2013 #11

Scuba kpete Oct 2013 #12

2000 selection reddread Oct 2013 #23

Democratic Party leadership deserved every last word of that rant. bullwinkle428 Oct 2013 #38

Hell, yeah! SomeGuyInEagan Oct 2013 #67

^^^this^^^ progressoid Oct 2013 #40

Rec AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #47

truth. Roland99 Oct 2013 #63

Third Way bullshit ... Thanks a lot, Clintons. Arugula Latte Oct 2013 #70

LOL, where did you ever, ... CRH Oct 2013 #92

Thanks. It has been floating around the Internet for about 10 years or so. Arugula Latte Oct 2013 #94

Agreed gopiscrap Oct 2013 #87

Great rant. Pierce is a terrific writer The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2013 #6

But he could have named so many more names. calimary Oct 2013 #14

Maybe he didn't have enough room for all of them. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2013 #28

Media whores hibbing Oct 2013 #41

careful, now reddread Oct 2013 #42

Still miss the Horse bigbrother05 Oct 2013 #65

Thank you. The Russerts were/are whores of great achievement. SomeGuyInEagan Oct 2013 #90

along with that lowlife screechy fuck on CNBC who went batshit after Obama was elected Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #44

Rick Santelli hatrack Oct 2013 #58

That was excellent! CrispyQ Oct 2013 #7

"These are pathetic, worthless children, playing dress-up, & smashing things because they like the FSogol Oct 2013 #8

Could not be truer . . .n/t annabanana Oct 2013 #9

Naming names. Absolutely spot on and appropriate. n/t Tom Rinaldo Oct 2013 #10

Bravo, Mr. Pierce. Bravo and encore. Paladin Oct 2013 #13

Matthews is fascinated by dicks, Enthusiast Oct 2013 #17

Takes one to be fascinated by one. (nt) Paladin Oct 2013 #19

Yes Dicks and Ronald Reagan Stallion Oct 2013 #27

Chris is a Reagan "Democrat". Enthusiast Oct 2013 #30

Don't you want to puke how he gushes over how great Reagan was? kimbutgar Oct 2013 #20

I'm avoiding Matthews for that very reason. Paladin Oct 2013 #25

buy my book! 0rganism Oct 2013 #45

It kills me every time I see him praised here on DU Orrex Oct 2013 #39

Yes. Exactly. nt PCIntern Oct 2013 #51

Yep. Awful AND shrill. SomeGuyInEagan Oct 2013 #89

I should have looked for the duplicate thread! It was bound to hit bullwinkle428 Oct 2013 #15

this is spot on samsingh Oct 2013 #16

And Jim Lehrer and Bob Schieffer Iwillnevergiveup Oct 2013 #81

Kicked and Recommended! nt Enthusiast Oct 2013 #18

Wow. Good for him. n/t leftyladyfrommo Oct 2013 #21

Awesome. Recommended! (NT) PBass Oct 2013 #22

Great Read! And, this part from the article: KoKo Oct 2013 #24

Oh, god...yes! AzDar Oct 2013 #29

k and r niyad Oct 2013 #31

The truth of this is long overdue. zeemike Oct 2013 #32

I think it is good MichaelKelley Oct 2013 #33

We are all culpable because we took our eyes off the ball and became complacent ... MindMover Oct 2013 #34

I reject that assertion maxsolomon Oct 2013 #53

I am not commenting on citizens who listen rationally and vote intelligently .... MindMover Oct 2013 #55

I think that's exactly backwards Fumesucker Oct 2013 #91

In our bizarro world, what's up is down and what's round is square, so MindMover Oct 2013 #95

This was the part of the post I was responding to Fumesucker Oct 2013 #96

I believe that the lower income person does not vote because he/she MindMover Oct 2013 #97

k & r SHRED Oct 2013 #35

Great read malaise Oct 2013 #36

Truth out!! We are all responsible esp. the media... hue Oct 2013 #37

And again..... dawnie51 Oct 2013 #43

K & R L0oniX Oct 2013 #46

Another beauty from Pierce mcar Oct 2013 #48

KnR for the Reign of Morons... Hekate Oct 2013 #49

K & R Charlie won't be getting holiday cards from THOSE people anymore! FailureToCommunicate Oct 2013 #50

K&R Solly Mack Oct 2013 #52

Awesome piece! Hubert Flottz Oct 2013 #54

R#114 for, wow, somebody gets paid for saying what Little Ol'Me says, esp. abt Tweety, SULLIVAN n/t UTUSN Oct 2013 #56

This article should get a place of honor on the Greatest Page of DU. Of course, K&R X 10000000000 JDPriestly Oct 2013 #57

Excellent JDP..Spot On 2banon Oct 2013 #60

Thanks Mr. Pierce. Looking forward to part 2 of thins truth of kicking ass and naming names n/t bonniebgood Oct 2013 #59

Happy to add my Rec to this excellent piece... 2banon Oct 2013 #61

The oligarch media is another example of the condition I call class sociopathy. rhett o rick Oct 2013 #62

KICK! Joe Bacon Oct 2013 #64

knr Douglas Carpenter Oct 2013 #66

god I love Charles Pierce. BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2013 #68

The issue that burns my ass is when some lazy assed "reporter" mouths the nonsense that bluestate10 Oct 2013 #69

I do hope that Nancy Pelosi blue14u Oct 2013 #80

Pity List 2013 Blue Owl Oct 2013 #71

Keep Truth Telling Charlie! colsohlibgal Oct 2013 #72

It just needs to be said again, "Fuck Andrew Sullivan" MNBrewer Oct 2013 #73

his rehabilitation on DU has been amusing. KG Oct 2013 #93

Protestor sign seen on CNN newsfeed..."When we're screwed, we multiply" Oh, the irony. libdem4life Oct 2013 #74

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #75

As always, the people that need to read this won't. Boomerproud Oct 2013 #77

Okay article, but he fails to name one party......namely, Hamsher & Greenwald & their fake-ass ilk.. AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #78

hey DonCoquixote Oct 2013 #86

Amen! trishtrash Oct 2013 #79

K&R DeSwiss Oct 2013 #82

Yo frikin' Ho MSM rats flamingdem Oct 2013 #83

That column was a keeper! ellie Oct 2013 #84

ugly truth DonCoquixote Oct 2013 #85

One more kick for Charlie. Bravo! myrna minx Oct 2013 #88

Like I said waaaaay back: The "New" Assassins SoCalDem Oct 2013 #98