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2016 Postmortem

David Zephyr

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36. Thanks for posting this.

Reply to K Gardner (Original post)

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 09:56 PM

Oct 2012

There was an orchestrated media echo chamber like the "Dean Scream" video-clipping that was non-stop and still makes me mad thinking about it.

Democrats should not be suckered into conservative talking points at election time.

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Nate Silver on "UP": "Media Coverage Following the Debates is ABYSMAL." [View all] K Gardner Oct 2012 OP

And the polling has been MANIPULATED to create a Romney bounce rocktivity Oct 2012 #1

I watched 15 seconds of MTP, long enough to see it was INdemo Oct 2012 #22

Exactly. Howard Dean said the same thing. Alekei_Firebird Oct 2012 #2

Best article on the debate ProSense Oct 2012 #3

"I like PBS, I like Big Bird, but we have to stop this subsidy to PBS" tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #4

That's all I remember him saying. Connie_Corleone Oct 2012 #5

LOL, yeah, Matthews setting his hair on fire and Big Ed weeping were about all I remember.. K Gardner Oct 2012 #6

The upside to their overreaction may be that Tuesday's debate will be very different from the 1st bushisanidiot Oct 2012 #10

Very well said. My only GRIPE, and I may have this wrong, but is this a T.H. on Foreign Policy?? K Gardner Oct 2012 #11

I could be wrong, too, but union_maid Oct 2012 #12

Foreign and domestic issues bushisanidiot Oct 2012 #13

In the town hall, the audience asks the questions. yellerpup Oct 2012 #27

Exactly! RichGirl Oct 2012 #8

They were spot on and I commend them for smelling the turd Obama laid that night smorkingapple Oct 2012 #33

RE: Romney on defunding PBS Raggaemon Oct 2012 #18

Thats exactly what I saw too! Generic Brad Oct 2012 #23

Well, that's only because theKed Oct 2012 #29

That is a great point ProSense Oct 2012 #24

So true. Iris Oct 2012 #25

Howard Dean liberal from boston Oct 2012 #15

Re: polls manipulated Raggaemon Oct 2012 #16

Uh... regnaD kciN Oct 2012 #28

I sense that Romney had memorized mini speeches.... FarPoint Oct 2012 #26

Agree 100% cheriemedium59 Oct 2012 #7

I do, too. And I still see Obama as the winner in that ridiculous display of Romney arrogance. Iris Oct 2012 #9

Me three. cilla4progress Oct 2012 #21

the media is the horn of the wealthy fascisthunter Oct 2012 #14

That's their job. nt bemildred Oct 2012 #17

And I like Panda bears PatSeg Oct 2012 #19

The political horse race narrative Raggaemon Oct 2012 #20

CNN has a conflict of interest with Bain/Romney - so they are biased in reporting Indep2992 Oct 2012 #30

Also, the Daily Beast mentions that this is common among media elites... Indep2992 Oct 2012 #31

Oh God, we're back on the "Obama didn't lose the debate" truther shit now? STOP!!!!!!!!! smorkingapple Oct 2012 #32

What in the name of Faux Outrage is YOUR problem? This post was a report about something K Gardner Oct 2012 #34

If the shoe fits get a matching purse... smorkingapple Oct 2012 #35

Thanks for posting this. David Zephyr Oct 2012 #36