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mindwalker_i

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9. A side effect of this is...

Reply to Fred Sanders (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 08:41 PM

Jun 2014

The media can not report that someone who says completely insane stuff is completely insane. To do so would disturb the balance of the horse race. The key take-away from that is that we can't base our opinions on what is rational on whether the media portrays someone as rational.

So, don't watch the media.

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Where do all the Citizens United billions go? To the media, of course. Conflict of interest? [View all] Fred Sanders Jun 2014 OP

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #1

Thanks. If I could I would set up a tent in front of the trade association of Big Media with $$$$$$ Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #4

It's such an obvious conflict of interest it would be funny it wasn't so tragic. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #6

Occupy CNNFOXCBSMSNBC billhicks76 Jun 2014 #19

Who could possibly trust any of them after their collective and co-ordinated selling of Bush lies Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #20

Agreed billhicks76 Jun 2014 #28

I kind of figured the smartest Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #2

Better to have a middleman, creates plausible deniability. Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #3

It is a self perpetuating perpetual motion circle jerk between the media and the money. djean111 Jun 2014 #5

And only the jerks think that it is otherwise erronis Jun 2014 #13

Political or social issue ads by the fake social issues PACs should have a tax on them, to be Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #14

Yes. elleng Jun 2014 #7

They bought the media ... GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #8

A side effect of this is... mindwalker_i Jun 2014 #9

And what better reason is there to mess with net neutrality? Skidmore Jun 2014 #10

Tired of all the pro-fracking ads on MSNBC. n/t NCarolinawoman Jun 2014 #11

Not just that. The millions and millions oil and gas and auto and drug etc. they give to media, Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #15

An Excellent, And Often Overlooked Point, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2014 #12

PBS? (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #16

Supported by corporate foundations to an extent too great to insure its honesty. JDPriestly Jun 2014 #27

It's a racket. nt bemildred Jun 2014 #17

Those with the most money have the most speech neverforget Jun 2014 #18

And the ones with the most money pay the least rates of income tax because they buy the laws, Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #22

it pays to be rich neverforget Jun 2014 #23

^^^we have a winner^^ mopinko Jun 2014 #21

been wondering that very thing for years ellennelle Jun 2014 #24

The extreme right wing polynomial Jun 2014 #25

K&R. JDPriestly Jun 2014 #26

Filthy lucre, filthy speech Blue Owl Jun 2014 #29