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Fred Sanders

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2. The MSM loves them those "money surges"....who gets all that money?? To them it is all about the

Thu Oct 16, 2014, 09:44 AM

Oct 2014

ad money, the issues be damned, where is The Precious going?

The MSM is in a major conflict of interest when it comes to massive ad buys, money that goes to them, when it comes time to report on the corruption of politics by money. Only a public finance system for politicians can clean away the rotten infection.

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Does this NY Times' headline bother you as much as it does me? [View all] Sanity Claws Oct 2014 OP

Our msm is a very bad joke. Too bad it's still influential. merrily Oct 2014 #1

They can't Democratic Party raised more than 50 yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #42

Did you mean to post that to me? merrily Oct 2014 #43

Not necessary. Just to anyone who cares yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #44

I'll reword. You replied to my post. Did you mean to reply to me or to the OP? merrily Oct 2014 #45

The MSM loves them those "money surges"....who gets all that money?? To them it is all about the Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #2

Don't be picayune. It's not like The New York Times lies about matters of war and peace. Octafish Oct 2014 #3

Silly Octafish. The Times-Picayune is the NOLA cat box liner. KamaAina Oct 2014 #24

Hahahaha!!!! There used to be a magazine devoted to correcting the Paper of Record... Octafish Oct 2014 #29

Buoy (verb): "to sustain or encourage" brooklynite Oct 2014 #4

I consider it subtle propaganda Sanity Claws Oct 2014 #6

You're welcome to; I think you're over-reacting brooklynite Oct 2014 #7

The point is that this is not an isolated incident Sanity Claws Oct 2014 #11

You think low information voters are influenced in their voting by how much money a Party raises? brooklynite Oct 2014 #14

You are creating a strawman Sanity Claws Oct 2014 #15

...and almost everyone else disagreed with your interpretation of this as "bias" brooklynite Oct 2014 #17

so you have moved from strawman argument to a bandwagon argument Sanity Claws Oct 2014 #20

NO, I came to that conclusion on my own...like everyone else did. brooklynite Oct 2014 #46

But all don't disagree. Sanity Claws Oct 2014 #48

With a picture of a beaming Republican. moondust Oct 2014 #5

So you think the NY Times is in the tank for the Republicans? Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #8

and also super accurate reflection of what is occurring. La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2014 #10

no, its an accurate statement. a news paper is supposed to be objective otherwise La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2014 #9

It is not objective Sanity Claws Oct 2014 #13

the fact that money boost visibility of candidates, is really not a subjective matter La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2014 #18

That was not the headline Sanity Claws Oct 2014 #19

i think you have trouble understanding what buoyed means. nt La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2014 #21

No, I understand exactly what it means. Sanity Claws Oct 2014 #23

the word is both accurate and neutral in contextual usage. LanternWaste Oct 2014 #47

So when you get a pay raise or win a prize Dreamer Tatum Oct 2014 #22

There is a distinction between reporting facts and writing conclusions Sanity Claws Oct 2014 #25

You have become entertaining. Dreamer Tatum Oct 2014 #28

Interesting Sanity Claws Oct 2014 #30

Your argument has no merit because it's based on your feelings, not fact. Dreamer Tatum Oct 2014 #31

huh? Sanity Claws Oct 2014 #35

OMG. Just OMG. nt Dreamer Tatum Oct 2014 #36

That reads like something Rush Limbaugh would say. Kingofalldems Oct 2014 #39

Are you suggesting that more money could depress them? muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #33

Couldn't it just as easily be spun as Sanity Claws Oct 2014 #37

But that would be longer, and also implying they have 'fear' muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #38

USA - For Sale. jwirr Oct 2014 #12

Seriously? nt Dreamer Tatum Oct 2014 #16

Yes it bothers me, but I already knew the M$M worked for the same people as the GOP. Rex Oct 2014 #26

Surge of Money buoys Republicans in Races that Will Decide Control of Senate. NCTraveler Oct 2014 #27

It's sad that money Faux pas Oct 2014 #32

No, it does not. Jim Lane Oct 2014 #34

looks like a typo to me hfojvt Oct 2014 #40

Not the medias fault that idiots believe political ads! Nt Logical Oct 2014 #41