2016 Postmortem

Uncle Joe

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89. We are part of Bernie's campaign, we will not be silent and injustice will be called when it occurs.

Reply to firebrand80 (Reply #84)

Sat Jan 2, 2016, 07:11 PM

Jan 2016

If you don't like that, take it up with the First Amendment.

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Jim Hightower: The Corporate Media Is Basically Pretending Bernie Sanders Doesn't Exist [View all] Uncle Joe Jan 2016 OP

great post, uncle joe! restorefreedom Jan 2016 #1

Thank you, restorefreedom, Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #2

thanks! :) nt restorefreedom Jan 2016 #3

From a practical standpoint, he doesn't. MohRokTah Jan 2016 #4

There is nothing practical about conglomerate "news" organizations creating self-fulfilling Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #6

As you may know, the MSM doesn't dictate jkbRN Jan 2016 #11

If you say so, it must be true Ned_Devine Jan 2016 #12

From the perspective of a handful of billionaires who now own 90% the media... raindaddy Jan 2016 #14

According to the media only. bjobotts Jan 2016 #20

Then why do I see him all over the murielm99 Jan 2016 #26

I live in Iowa and Skidmore Jan 2016 #56

The study and OP refer to "nightly national network news broadcasts." Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #82

Cable news is moving into irrelevancy Fawke Em Jan 2016 #41

Wow. He's ahead in NH, and could easily take Iowa, and we have people here saying he doesn't matter. reformist2 Jan 2016 #87

If he wins Iowa, he becomes newsworthy. MohRokTah Jan 2016 #92

Bernie's message is and has been newsworthy for years, but it's not profitable Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #102

For anything to be profitable and thus newsworthy,... MohRokTah Jan 2016 #103

Profitable and newsworthy aren't the same thing, that's the basic problem Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #104

Jim Hightower endorsed and campaigned for Ralph Nader in 2000. onehandle Jan 2016 #5

Once Again It'sTime to Review The 14 Characteristics that Define A FASCIST State Paying CorporatistNation Jan 2016 #7

K and R! CorporatistNation Jan 2016 #8

Thanks for posting this fascist rundown. bjobotts Jan 2016 #22

I extracted a clip of Malloy reading this.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2016 #28

What does that have to do with the message or merits of the OP's contention? Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #10

Just a thought on Hightower. SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #18

Are you saying the info in the OP is not factual? DirtyHippyBastard Jan 2016 #13

***CRICKETS*** suggest the latter. n/t 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #15

#18. nt SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #33

No, but there are those of us who like Hightower, sorta SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #19

If Hillary wins you are going to see a big movement away from the party. jalan48 Jan 2016 #16

Post removed Post removed Jan 2016 #64

With your type of thinking we would have no Medicare or Social Security. jalan48 Jan 2016 #65

Keep working your ass off for a conservative win in the White House... TekGryphon Jan 2016 #69

"The Times They are a Changing"-Bob Dylan jalan48 Jan 2016 #75

You've heard of George W. Bush, right? TekGryphon Jan 2016 #76

A life lived in fear is not a life. jalan48 Jan 2016 #77

Not making bad choices that will lead to bad consequences is intelligence at work, not fear. stevenleser Jan 2016 #93

Fight for what you believe in, not what you are afraid of. jalan48 Jan 2016 #95

Again, knowing a fight will lead to bad consequences should yield one to not fight that battle. nt stevenleser Jan 2016 #96

Well, the Democrats have been backsliding for decades with that type of argument. jalan48 Jan 2016 #97

Now.. exactly WHO is the idiot here? vkkv Jan 2016 #91

I haven't cancelled, but I sure hear you. See #18. nt SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #21

So...are you one that doesn't like that Bernie is running as a Democrat? LiberalLovinLug Jan 2016 #80

I wonder what they're going to do when he wins! farleftlib Jan 2016 #9

Win what? Bernie needs superdelegates to underthematrix Jan 2016 #17

Super deligates. Are they a little like communist party members in communist countries? TryLogic Jan 2016 #24

LOL. Only in your little communist mind underthematrix Jan 2016 #36

Alert results: alerter got skunked! Lizzie Poppet Jan 2016 #79

Hillary and Obama race was just like this one at this point bjobotts Jan 2016 #25

I have to agree. The Bernie supporters are like the underthematrix Jan 2016 #37

Claims about Bernie following same trend as Obama in 2008 are now clearly bunk. workinclasszero Jan 2016 #71

The Superdelegates vote the will of the people... CoffeeCat Jan 2016 #29

I think you need to think it through because there is a big difference between underthematrix Jan 2016 #39

Hillary is not a lifelong Democrat. Fawke Em Jan 2016 #45

You're right she did start as a Goldwater girl in college. But she did switch while she was in underthematrix Jan 2016 #48

The only "lifelong" title between the two of them is Bernie not being a Republican... cascadiance Jan 2016 #66

I'm not worried CoffeeCat Jan 2016 #49

Try reading my reply because it's clear from your answer you didn't read it underthematrix Jan 2016 #50

I get what super delegates are CoffeeCat Jan 2016 #51

I don't think you understand the process so I'm just gonna let you have it your way. underthematrix Jan 2016 #52

You are so magnanimous and well informed. FlatBaroque Jan 2016 #60

Really? How much do they cost? Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2016 #30

. SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #31

I'm not sure. You should check with Bernie on that one underthematrix Jan 2016 #40

You are woefully misinformed. Elmer S. E. Dump Jan 2016 #34

You are definitely misinformed or maybe it's wishful thinking on your part underthematrix Jan 2016 #44

I have to wonder how old you are. Did you just recently learn about super delegates? Elmer S. E. Dump Jan 2016 #53

Many super-delegates follow the direction of their own state jwirr Jan 2016 #98

Over and over and over again. zentrum Jan 2016 #23

We've already heard members of the media claim it's not their JOB to inform the public. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2016 #27

OMFG, yes. nt SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #32

Didn't the courts decide it's OK for TV news to lie to the public? Elmer S. E. Dump Jan 2016 #35

Yep. SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #42

The actual defense was that they weren't really news, they were entertainment. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2016 #47

Well, I'm doing my part Iwillnevergiveup Jan 2016 #38

Gotta get news some way, but TV sure ain't it. nt SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #43

The British newspaper, The Guardian, has been gaining in US readership. Fawke Em Jan 2016 #46

Seems like they break a lot of good stories. nt SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #59

Yeah, I don't watch "the news" anymore. Pretty pointless. Elmer S. E. Dump Jan 2016 #54

Thank God for the open internet. Nt newfie11 Jan 2016 #55

I'd rather pay attention to what Hightower says than to any of the 1%er candidates hobbit709 Jan 2016 #57

K$R We live in the most Democracy Wall St investors will allow. nt raouldukelives Jan 2016 #58

How come he is on so many of the talk shows? treestar Jan 2016 #61

K & R LWolf Jan 2016 #62

he got far more coverage than my candidate bigtree Jan 2016 #63

Sanders polling better than Trump is getting to be known Babel_17 Jan 2016 #67

Yeah? He seems to be on every Sunday talk show nearly Gloria Jan 2016 #68

The use of the word "Corporate" firebrand80 Jan 2016 #70

The corporate media absolutely favors their own interests dreamnightwind Jan 2016 #72

There's that word again nt firebrand80 Jan 2016 #73

And? dreamnightwind Jan 2016 #78

Again, stop complaining firebrand80 Jan 2016 #84

We are part of Bernie's campaign, we will not be silent and injustice will be called when it occurs. Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #89

The usual suspects.... Populist_Prole Jan 2016 #90

This has nothing to do with the 1st amendment firebrand80 Jan 2016 #100

No one is playing and Bernie's campaign isn't a victim, the American People are being victimized by Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #101

The People Should Punish Them billhicks76 Jan 2016 #74

No member of the corporate media conglomerate gets a majority of the American Peoples' trust, with Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #85

Love Mr. HIGHTOWER!!! Dustlawyer Jan 2016 #81

That's why no one watches TV anymore for news. nt valerief Jan 2016 #83

Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Jan 2016 #86

True! UCmeNdc Jan 2016 #88

Texas politicans dpatbrown Jan 2016 #94

K & R GoneFishin Jan 2016 #99