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truedelphi

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14. With media owners being bought and paid for,

Tue May 5, 2015, 07:02 PM

May 2015

They really cannot promote Bernie without ending the ad monies coming their way.

Hospitals and Big Pharma provide a lot of ad revenue - as do local utilities.

Why the heck the hospitals in the US are allowed to advertise is beyond me. Ninety percent of all health consumers are stuck going to the hospital that their doctor is at - or that the insurance provider provides for. No matter how many "We really care about our patients" ads that Sutter or Kaiser run on TV, I cannot choose between them based on ads - I have to choose based on my insurance.

With Vermont being the only state right now that has Single Payer Universal HC, the network owners simply cannot promote that part of his message. And I seriously doubt his thoughts about ending the endless wars, getting tough with Wall Street, returning jobs to our shores etc would sit well with the station executives.

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It says something. and it's not good. [View all] cali May 2015 OP

The media are between a rock and a hard place when it comes to Bernie. winter is coming May 2015 #1

that's a great observation. cali May 2015 #4

With media owners being bought and paid for, truedelphi May 2015 #14

I don't believe Vermont has Single Payer Universal. Enthusiast May 2015 #51

Wikipedia Says: Hissyspit May 2015 #65

Curses you PTB! Enthusiast May 2015 #73

Much of the advertizing we see on TV today is not meant to SELL anything. staggerleem May 2015 #74

You make some really interesting pints. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #79

Exactamente nikto May 2015 #46

I think you are on to something Fairgo May 2015 #61

same people that compared Elizabeth Warren to Ted Cruz. geek tragedy May 2015 #2

Elizabeth was just another nut, you know. Enthusiast May 2015 #52

We have to expect this treatment of Bernie dreamnightwind May 2015 #3

I'm hoping Bernie and his team are well aware of this obstacle deutsey May 2015 #56

Yes dreamnightwind May 2015 #67

This might be worth raising in the Bernie S. Group deutsey May 2015 #75

it says everything. spanone May 2015 #5

i hate to be an arrogant elitist northeastern gay leftist atheist *bigot* but m-lekktor May 2015 #6

it's the emperor has no clothes syndrome and narrative so often pushed by the MSM cali May 2015 #9

yep. that they are taken seriously by the MSM is the what's upsetting. m-lekktor May 2015 #15

Bernie won't generate ad sales. Puzzledtraveller May 2015 #47

humble egalitarian southeastern gay leftist semi-believer anti-bigot agrees carolinayellowdog May 2015 #18

I'm not sure that's true Brainstormy May 2015 #7

then why the disparity in the coverage? cali May 2015 #11

You are right on target. When Chuck Todd speculates about possible candidates that MIGHT GoneFishin May 2015 #38

The disparity is due to the disparity of likely outcomes metalbot May 2015 #63

If that's true then they are truly blind. cui bono May 2015 #40

They don't give a voice because their owners are afraid. Octafish May 2015 #8

It wasn't long after Dean talked about breaking up media monopolies deutsey May 2015 #55

''YEEE-ARGHHHH-HHHHHHHAH!!!!!!111!!'' Octafish May 2015 #60

I remember how the MSM marginalized Dean d_legendary1 May 2015 #84

The problem is with his message rufus dog May 2015 #10

Bernie Sanders raised more money his first day then any of those clowns. KittyWampus May 2015 #12

As Gandhi said first they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win Bjorn Against May 2015 #13

MSM only supports CORPORATE candidates for their oligarchs. nt mother earth May 2015 #16

The moment they come around, and they will AtomicKitten May 2015 #17

The Republican clowns are shills. zeemike May 2015 #19

Thom Hartmann Puglover May 2015 #53

The "corporate world" needs to understand . . . MrModerate May 2015 #20

You know, the German industrialists thought they could control Hitler Lydia Leftcoast May 2015 #23

Given that Cruz and Carson . . . MrModerate May 2015 #42

I've seen this movie before--with the Kucinich campaign in 2004 Lydia Leftcoast May 2015 #21

let's hope for a different ending this time carolinayellowdog May 2015 #24

Yes. And they ignored Kucinich in 2007-2008 too Auggie May 2015 #25

Thanl You,LL. bvar22 May 2015 #87

My minor role in that campaign taught me more about how things really work Lydia Leftcoast May 2015 #89

Not good, Punx May 2015 #22

Clowns don't do much but they get good billing. Downwinder May 2015 #26

Bernie is one politician I plan to follow either all the way to the top or down to the bottom. BlueJazz May 2015 #27

K & R !!! Thespian2 May 2015 #28

He did very well on Chris Matthews today. panader0 May 2015 #29

And the caption headline said; Hilary's challenge from the left. glowing May 2015 #36

They can't wait to fact check a Democrat's truth. cui bono May 2015 #41

I noticed that. Enthusiast May 2015 #50

When you talk about class . . . Depaysement May 2015 #30

Everyone that can afford it should donate some to Bernie Elmer S. E. Dump May 2015 #31

The internet is a weapon. GeorgeGist May 2015 #32

our media is total bullshit. BlancheSplanchnik May 2015 #33

It is, total bullshit. Enthusiast May 2015 #49

LoLoL! BlancheSplanchnik May 2015 #57

fortunately the right has oretty much poisoned the MSM well. SleeplessinSoCal May 2015 #34

The sad thing is DonCoquixote May 2015 #35

Our media sucks ass. Initech May 2015 #37

He is firing up millennials, and they don't "do" MSM Tsiyu May 2015 #39

This! StandingInLeftField May 2015 #58

K&R. JDPriestly May 2015 #43

Hot damn! kentuck May 2015 #44

the so called liberal media is crapitalist. of course the right is not crackpots. pansypoo53219 May 2015 #45

K&R! This post deserves hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast May 2015 #48

K&R We have the best media corporate shareholders can bankroll. Profit trumps reality. nt raouldukelives May 2015 #54

Will they ask him if he's seen a UFO? Capt. Obvious May 2015 #59

Has he ever said anything new agey? Why no. They asked Kucinich cali May 2015 #66

Fantastic post and very true. This is well worth forwarding in email to others. lostnfound May 2015 #62

The Clinton/Sanders Contest... HoosierCowboy May 2015 #64

Oh my word - what will Fox do Chipper Chat May 2015 #70

The media are only as liberal as the corporations that own them. Efilroft Sul May 2015 #68

Are you sure you don't see any similarities to the way Ron Paul was treated? oberliner May 2015 #69

I paid little interest to Paul. I quickly dismissed him years ago as a nutcase and bigot cali May 2015 #71

OK oberliner May 2015 #88

I find it highly suspicious that they are not praising him since a third party spitter is their McCamy Taylor May 2015 #72

He's running as a Democrat. n/t cui bono May 2015 #76

Todd, Chuck et al are not "out of touch." Arugula Latte May 2015 #77

Our news media The Wizard May 2015 #78

I think that the MSM overlooked the Thom Hartmann, liberal radio and liberal internet JDPriestly May 2015 #80

It looks like we need a new media. raven mad May 2015 #81

And they wonder why people don't watch/listen to MSM any more? RoccoR5955 May 2015 #82

Keep it up Cali. PufPuf23 May 2015 #83

UNREC brooklynite May 2015 #85

lol cali May 2015 #90

People go (turn on) to the circus (their TV), they expect a clown car Babel_17 May 2015 #86