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7. corporate media grrr

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Sun Sep 21, 2014, 07:29 PM

Sep 2014

http://peoplesclimate.org/310000-strong-and-thats-not-counting-the-press-who-showed-up/

i shared this on fb so at least my friends will hopefully get a clue. the ptb are hellbent on driving this planet and all life upon it into a ditch apparently, and they own the media.

thank you for being there i wish i could have been.

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I was at the Climate March, at least 500,000 or more. [View all] edhopper Sep 2014 OP

WHY do they always lie?????? onecent Sep 2014 #1

They pay edhopper Sep 2014 #2

And their owners are stockholders in fossil fuel corparations. freshwest Sep 2014 #28

My local hate-radio station Control-Z Sep 2014 #3

what's even worse barbtries Sep 2014 #8

I'm still there, WELL over 100,000 strong. JaneyVee Sep 2014 #4

Thanks edhopper Sep 2014 #6

Holy moly! SoapBox Sep 2014 #16

I was watching MSNBC and they had a shot from the top of a building. Take the ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2014 #53

ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, FNN wear industrial strength blinders. They know what people want, dammit! freshwest Sep 2014 #30

K&R! G_j Sep 2014 #5

corporate media grrr barbtries Sep 2014 #7

Their goal is to sow confusion. RufusTFirefly Sep 2014 #9

FUD works so well, why should they give it up? Segretti is still laughing. freshwest Sep 2014 #31

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Sep 2014 #10

Agreed times a thousand. So proud of the marchers! n/t Peregrine Took Sep 2014 #11

Corporate media are climate deniers Iliyah Sep 2014 #12

K&R cprise Sep 2014 #13

Thank you for being there and also for the thread. I have never been to a big march...but I libdem4life Sep 2014 #14

The march was a couple of hours dhol82 Sep 2014 #15

Guess I thought it would be a longer time. Now I know. Thanks. libdem4life Sep 2014 #39

For the people at the back edhopper Sep 2014 #42

wow dhol82 Sep 2014 #48

Yes edhopper Sep 2014 #17

Was pretty sure there would be lots of food and drink. Just the massive libdem4life Sep 2014 #41

Lots of people came in group buses dhol82 Sep 2014 #49

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #18

Thanx edhopper Sep 2014 #19

Please describe the under-reporting... brooklynite Sep 2014 #20

They initially were reporting 100,000 edhopper Sep 2014 #22

So you're unhappy that a preliminary count while the event was happening was wrong... brooklynite Sep 2014 #29

I am glad you are happy edhopper Sep 2014 #34

ABC: New York Sees the Biggest Climate March in History brooklynite Sep 2014 #36

That's good edhopper Sep 2014 #37

CNN: Tens of thousands of people marched through Manhattan G_j Sep 2014 #38

Thanks edhopper Sep 2014 #40

So, complain about CNN...don't call out "the media" brooklynite Sep 2014 #43

When I complained edhopper Sep 2014 #44

from the Museum of NH? pangaia Sep 2014 #21

Past it edhopper Sep 2014 #23

TOO MUCH, man !!!!! pangaia Sep 2014 #24

End of designated march assembly space was at 86th street - LiberalElite Sep 2014 #54

Thank you! They are now reporting 400,000 cal04 Sep 2014 #25

That's great edhopper Sep 2014 #35

K&R Iwillnevergiveup Sep 2014 #26

Thank you!! RiverLover Sep 2014 #27

+1 freshwest Sep 2014 #32

wish I had been able to attend G_j Sep 2014 #33

K & R nt Bigmack Sep 2014 #45

I am dismayed this morning edhopper Sep 2014 #46

AMAZING! nothing on Morning Joe today...UGH... CTyankee Sep 2014 #47

Too bad they could not clean up after themselves. former9thward Sep 2014 #50

So was my friend Sunaura KamaAina Sep 2014 #51

This is why I do not think that demonstrating against wars matters any more. djean111 Sep 2014 #52