Please Don't Take the "2016" Bait

[libdem4life]

20. Everybody has local news channels that do a fine job of covering local and state elections. My pet

peeve is when Fox or CNN start throwing their weight around in a state or local election. For what reason?

Example in point: Christie got mega MSN coverage because... well, one, he's larger than life...politically speaking of course, two, because the media loves a misogynist who screams, berates and wags his finger in the air at women and three, because he's a MINO...Moderate in Name Only and the MSN conspired with the political heist. He won in a veritable landslide...ready for the national elections. How inconvenient for New Jersey is that? Of absolutely little concern and boring...until HE had that Wow High Margin to run for President. We can thank the MSN pushing local candidates.

Barbara Buono, meh, just your typical, qualified candidate who isn't personally cozy enough with members of the media...local or national. Doubt she got many corporate donations.

Same in reverse for Booker. What possible reason could there be for nationalizing his candidacy? Breaking News!!

And why have we been barraged with MSN news about the Virginia Attorney General, of all things? Who in California or South Dakota or Texas cares? The "Cooch"? Clever, that. Heh heh. Yet, if and when Herring runs for President, he becomes relevant to me.

When I want to check in, volunteer, watch the pulse of my local news, I go to the local channel, or I go online, look up Wickipedia and hope it's up to date. When I want to see how the nationals are lining up, what they are saying, who they are beholden to, who else is behind them, etc. I go to the national news...TV and online. It is my duty to inform myself on all who are running to make a good voting decision.

Let me go one step further, Canada. Rob Ford-CA-Toronto (now interviewing his brother, FGS) isn't even in this country, talk about a local election...Mayor. I can't get by with just hitting the Mute button for him...Off is all that works. But he has MSM magic...see first paragraph, we have Canadian pundits added to our Pundit List.

JMHO, but I'll be watching all of them while considering it my public duty. It also gives me knowledge and ammunition to speak intelligently with my RW or uninformed folks, and the only way I can do that is via the MSN. Then I turn it off, or watch something mind-dulling for awhile.

I just don't get this self- or party-censored list ... complete with sexual verbs...the top two being accomplished Democratic women...the other examples being Rabid Tea Partiers and a somewhat obscure Independent. Or, maybe I do and just don't agree.