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shadowmayor

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44. I agree with you

Sun May 1, 2016, 10:35 PM

May 2016

Lot's of easy information out there. Trouble is, most low-information voters don't watch meet the press, or any TV news, or read papers or surf the web for political information. Yet, they do vote. What helps them decide how to vote isn't the same as it is for people like DU surfers or others who are plugged in. As for information on what a candidate will do, it's often nothing more than a sound bite - kinda like the Republican Health Care plan alternative to the Affordable Care Act - it's talked about a lot, but it doesn't really exist. It's why people think Paul Ryan is a serious man who can crunch the numbers, when in fact he's a just newer version of Gingrich - a fool who was aptly described as what a stupid person thinks a smart person sounds like. And the media kisses his arse repeatedly.

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Amy Goodman of Democracy Now: How the Media Is Ruining This Election [View all] Triana May 2016 OP

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2016 #1

Exactly! Harriety May 2016 #2

K & R! TIME TO PANIC May 2016 #3

+ 1000 They_Live May 2016 #13

Excellent point. If the media had reported Bernie proportionately to what he deserved, who knows reformist2 May 2016 #4

Well, the good news is that KPN May 2016 #12

Keep telling yourself that. Indydem May 2016 #19

Most Dems voting still had only a hazy notion of who Sanders is. A lot of people are not online much reformist2 May 2016 #20

He's been on Meet the Press frequently oberliner May 2016 #38

Never any acceptance for the fact America doesn't like your candidates ideas. AlbertCat May 2016 #65

Oh bull. Indydem May 2016 #71

It's Hillary... afertal May 2016 #72

Keep telling yourself that. AlbertCat May 2016 #89

Isn't this a REPUBLICAN talking point? Raastan May 2016 #78

What ever happened to it has changed the meaning of "what is news" MrMickeysMom May 2016 #5

Actual "news" content has dropped to a minimum, "opinion & analysis" (read: spin) has taken over. reformist2 May 2016 #6

Weather, Kittens, Celebrities and Sports elljay May 2016 #10

And product placement! cui bono May 2016 #34

Real news means a network must spend money on satellite time, actual reporters who can read, LiberalArkie May 2016 #11

Opinion is cheap. OwlinAZ May 2016 #73

Yes, Fairness Doctrine, AND snot May 2016 #7

ALL THAT. Yes. n/t Triana May 2016 #8

You nailed it. IF we want to have freedom of the press this jwirr May 2016 #86

the left, including goodman, ignore a dominating media factor certainot May 2016 #9

Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast May 2016 #14

Even though I liked Obama last night at the dinner, and laughed Mira May 2016 #15

Good point. zentrum May 2016 #17

K/R Jack Rabbit May 2016 #16

This is total BS oberliner May 2016 #18

Your Opinion Only - Others See The World Much, Much Differently cantbeserious May 2016 #22

It has never been easier to get accurate, unfiltered information about candidates oberliner May 2016 #23

Only For Those Privileged Enough To Afford Access To Alternative Media cantbeserious May 2016 #24

Over 85 percent of Americans have internet access oberliner May 2016 #25

This Citizen Understands That The Media Is Owned And Controlled By Seven Or Less Corporations cantbeserious May 2016 #26

It takes less than five seconds to find every speech Bernie has given over the campaign oberliner May 2016 #27

A handful of corporate media conglomerates; own 95% of everything the American People see Uncle Joe May 2016 #43

Those are dying mediums oberliner May 2016 #45

They're not dead yet. Uncle Joe May 2016 #47

That's true oberliner May 2016 #49

Stop! You're upsetting the narrative that explains why Sanders is losing the primaries! stopbush May 2016 #80

The corporate media conglomerates gave Trump billions of dollars in free advertising Uncle Joe May 2016 #83

Is the NY Times not part of the corporate media? oberliner May 2016 #84

The "Television" Networks didn't cover the New York Times angle on the interview, Uncle Joe May 2016 #88

Even some supporters of his didn't think it was his best interview oberliner May 2016 #91

I don't have a problem with criticism of any candidate if I view it as legitimate. Of course Uncle Joe May 2016 #95

Going to respectfully disagree with your points oberliner May 2016 #96

The Editorial Board knows who their owner is and which candidate said owner supports. Uncle Joe May 2016 #97

Like Amy Goodman's show? stopbush May 2016 #77

It used to be --- in a Presidency far far away Mira May 2016 #29

The Media is more than just TV oberliner May 2016 #30

Yes - tru dat - yet there is a message in this quote: Mira May 2016 #33

I don't think the educational system is the problem oberliner May 2016 #35

it is definitely part of the problem Skittles May 2016 #48

Please provide a link to stats for "Bernie has been on every single news show repeatedly" cui bono May 2016 #36

OK oberliner May 2016 #37

I agree with you shadowmayor May 2016 #44

The low-information voter is not a new phenomenon oberliner May 2016 #46

Total BS back. Early on, Bernie got nothing whereas each new Republican and Hillary got coverage. Festivito May 2016 #50

As he grew more popular, he got more news coverage oberliner May 2016 #56

The others had 10s maybe 100s attending, Bernie had 1000s and no coverage -- while the others did. Festivito May 2016 #57

WashPo (Aug 2015): Bernie Sanders draws 28,000 people in Portland oberliner May 2016 #59

Those! Two, three, four MONTHS after he announced! JUST AS I SAID! Festivito May 2016 #60

CNN (April 30): Bernie Sanders is running for president oberliner May 2016 #69

Nice, but: cable. Those who can't afford cable hear 20 seconds of Bernie in controversy, IF THAT! Festivito May 2016 #79

ABC, CBS, and NBC are not cable oberliner May 2016 #82

Your links were to msnbc, not nbc, abc.go, cnn. Those are the cable outlets. Festivito May 2016 #87

Meet the Press is on NBC oberliner May 2016 #92

Again, my post #50. eom Festivito May 2016 #98

Meet the Press interviewed him in May of 2015 oberliner May 2016 #99

Don't like patriot act, nice if we could have debates. Thank you. Goodbye. Festivito May 2016 #100

The 2016 Candidates Who Are Making Headlines Javaman May 2016 #52

Those links are from 2015 oberliner May 2016 #55

New York Times busted for anti-Bernie bias: The iconic, Clinton-endorsing newspaper slyly edits arti Javaman May 2016 #61

Breitbart? oberliner May 2016 #68

sorry about that one, caught that after I posted it. Javaman May 2016 #75

That's OK oberliner May 2016 #93

Propagandist much? OwlinAZ May 2016 #74

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This is absolutely great and the truth underthematrix May 2016 #28

American Journalism is almost dead. wundermaus May 2016 #31

That is preposterous oberliner May 2016 #39

You just made me laugh out loud! wundermaus May 2016 #40

One can access any news source from anywhere in the US and in the world online oberliner May 2016 #42

Come Clean oberliner........ Stainless May 2016 #66

A huckster and a shill? oberliner May 2016 #67

What you just said - that is preposterous OwlinAZ May 2016 #76

It is a simple indisputable fact oberliner May 2016 #85

Watching her on C-span now. Duppers May 2016 #32

FANTASTIC! Amy Goodman! - This needs to go VIRAL! Equinox Moon May 2016 #41

OMG SujiwanKenobee May 2016 #51

Excellent synopsis of Silver_Witch May 2016 #53

K and R She's right, but Sanders should be talking about this... Smarmie Doofus May 2016 #54

interesting pen name saidsimplesimon May 2016 #63

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thank you, never mind saidsimplesimon May 2016 #101

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+1 K and R Rebkeh May 2016 #102

K&R Amy Goodman is great! DianaForRussFeingold May 2016 #103