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Dustlawyer

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28. The media is owned by 6 huge companies (90% of what we see and hear other than Internet).

Reply to AC_Mem (Original post)

Sun Aug 21, 2016, 01:30 PM

Aug 2016

They control the propaganda and do what they want. They have Lobbiests and campaign money to keep politicians doing their bidding. Until we achieve Publicly Funded Elections and bust up the media and banking oligarchies we will continue to lose rights and elections to their brainwashing. This is what we actually need to do to "Take our country back!"

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What ever happened to equal media time for the Presidential Candidates? [View all] AC_Mem Aug 2016 OP

It doesn't apply edhopper Aug 2016 #1

Since Reagan got rid of the Fairness Doctrine by Executive Order FreakinDJ Aug 2016 #5

Reagan didn't get rid of the FD by Executive Order onenote Aug 2016 #8

Fairness Doctrine applied only to broadcast media 1939 Aug 2016 #7

Fairness Doctrine != Equal Time. n/t X_Digger Aug 2016 #11

True edhopper Aug 2016 #12

Don't need equal time for anti-vaxer / climate-denier / birth-certificate / Hillary-health crowds nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2016 #14

Ahhh innocence... TipTok Aug 2016 #2

The Clinton campaign seems to be idling at the the moment. CentralMass Aug 2016 #3

I find this disturbing. Scruffy1 Aug 2016 #13

Very old battle saying: "Never interrupt your enemy while they are making a mistake". . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2016 #16

+10000! Or - never murder a man who is committing suicide. Avalux Aug 2016 #26

Just did an quick, very non-scientific survey. On DU Home Stonepounder Aug 2016 #17

I don't remember LWolf Aug 2016 #4

The media is no better than the National Enquirer Kyblue1 Aug 2016 #6

This is because BumRushDaShow Aug 2016 #18

Shhhh... lame54 Aug 2016 #9

You remember wrong. X_Digger Aug 2016 #10

To be fair oberliner Aug 2016 #15

Neither have been rallying every day BumRushDaShow Aug 2016 #21

Trump has had open-to-the-public speeches nearly daily oberliner Aug 2016 #24

Did you even bother look at the link? BumRushDaShow Aug 2016 #29

Trump has three public speeches scheduled between now and the 25th oberliner Aug 2016 #32

His poll numbers are cratering BumRushDaShow Aug 2016 #34

My only assertion is that he has more public appearances than Hillary oberliner Aug 2016 #35

She is not a carnival barker BumRushDaShow Aug 2016 #36

Agreed oberliner Aug 2016 #37

I've stopped watching all the news channels due to this bs, but have not boycotted the advertisers judesedit Aug 2016 #19

HRC gets LOT of Benghazi reporting at Faux News... vkkv Aug 2016 #20

That's equal access to purchase ads, not equal time on the supposed "news" (propaganda) time. Coyotl Aug 2016 #22

She's busy doing fundraisers this coming week. eom Ligyron Aug 2016 #23

As a former Bernie supporter retrowire Aug 2016 #25

I will second that motion turbinetree Aug 2016 #27

The media is owned by 6 huge companies (90% of what we see and hear other than Internet). Dustlawyer Aug 2016 #28

Old bs meme. onenote Aug 2016 #33

reagan killed it....cause who would want 'fairness' in our elections spanone Aug 2016 #30

I would like to think the media (minus Fox, of course) woudl get on board with us... ncjustice80 Aug 2016 #31