2016 Postmortem

Samantha

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47. So true (eom)

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Thu Jan 7, 2016, 04:16 PM

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Looks like the MSM, in the face of becoming politically expendable, has canceled The Big Ignore [View all] Samantha Jan 2016 OP

People like you and I and the folks here at DU Wellstone ruled Jan 2016 #1

You are exactly correct Samantha Jan 2016 #4

Have a good one. Wellstone ruled Jan 2016 #9

K and R! CorporatistNation Jan 2016 #41

Sweet. I saw the interview with Joe and Mika this am with 7wo7rees Jan 2016 #2

Yes, they were -- and that is so out of character, isn't it? Samantha Jan 2016 #6

One day after I actually heard Bernie's voice on NPR for a full sentence. mahina Jan 2016 #52

Corporate media no longer has the relevance it once had, especially with the younger generation ... slipslidingaway Jan 2016 #3

It certainly is a whole new ballgame Samantha Jan 2016 #7

I did not see the clip, but it is all about money and ratings IMHO .... slipslidingaway Jan 2016 #14

K&R. JDPriestly Jan 2016 #5

K&R nt 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #8

I think you're right but I also think bbgrunt Jan 2016 #10

Well perhaps they just heard Bernie was going to be spending money on advertisements Samantha Jan 2016 #11

I expect it's more of H's funds they want, although bbgrunt Jan 2016 #19

That is the explanation. Perfect. JDPriestly Jan 2016 #21

But don't you think his open hostility to the TPP also had something to do with it? Samantha Jan 2016 #24

And, I've seen Koch Brothers ads on MSNBC...but, Bernie specifically KoKo Jan 2016 #73

I too thought "Morning Joe" was like a FOX show Samantha Jan 2016 #80

I have a different viewpoint LittleGirl Jan 2016 #12

That is very interesting Samantha Jan 2016 #13

I am a member LittleGirl Jan 2016 #17

If by some fraudulent Marty McGraw Jan 2016 #25

see my post #28... LittleGirl Jan 2016 #39

That is the type of country we want the United States to be Samantha Jan 2016 #28

Yes LittleGirl Jan 2016 #38

Me three! Glamrock Jan 2016 #53

I'm in WA and I've seen plenty of him, too. I kept wondering why people were pnwmom Jan 2016 #26

I live in Florida. Fuddnik Jan 2016 #34

The Seattle paper is aware that there is a Democratic primary race, too. pnwmom Jan 2016 #35

I especially agree with your postscriptum: O'Malley is the worst victim of the BIG IGNORE. eom Betty Karlson Jan 2016 #15

I haven't seen O'Malley since the debate. eom LittleGirl Jan 2016 #18

Just as well perhaps. Marty McGraw Jan 2016 #29

I just watched that ad Samantha Jan 2016 #30

Very on the ball Marty McGraw Jan 2016 #31

Yes, he is and he did not deserve that -- neither did Sanders Samantha Jan 2016 #22

K&R. n/t bvf Jan 2016 #16

The main way Bernie Sanders has been ignored is by the early-evening news shows. Eric J in MN Jan 2016 #20

I don't know because I don't watch them anymore Samantha Jan 2016 #23

Donald Trump has been getting more coverage than all the Dems put together. n/t pnwmom Jan 2016 #27

Social media can be the game changer in modern politics. n/t AZ Progressive Jan 2016 #32

yes Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2016 #57

The mainstream media was told to ignore Bernie. Major Hogwash Jan 2016 #33

Pithy post, Major Hogwash Samantha Jan 2016 #42

Pretty soon they would have had to figure out uow mahina Jan 2016 #36

There is absolutely one thing that cannot be taken away from DU Samantha Jan 2016 #43

...! KoKo Jan 2016 #74

This is why they want to kill the open internet. Scuba Jan 2016 #37

Absolutely dead serious. They have spent decades maintaining the illusion of a democracy while GoneFishin Jan 2016 #46

So true (eom) Samantha Jan 2016 #47

I still don't hear Bernie's name madokie Jan 2016 #40

Isn't Oklahoma a pretty conservative state? Samantha Jan 2016 #48

Yes Bright Bright Red madokie Jan 2016 #50

Yeah man Glamrock Jan 2016 #54

Bernie is getting a lot of good vibes from Indiana? Samantha Jan 2016 #59

Perhaps I exaggerated Glamrock Jan 2016 #70

This is really great to know Samantha Jan 2016 #58

I agree with you re: O'Malley. His voice was silenced. nt antigop Jan 2016 #44

Ace Post! Bernin4U Jan 2016 #45

As I said in this thread, how long can the MSM ignore that object in its rear view mirror Samantha Jan 2016 #49

They aren't and haven't been for a long time now Glamrock Jan 2016 #55

Thank you for the compliment Samantha Jan 2016 #60

Well, If the CorpoMedia fredamae Jan 2016 #51

Excellent point, fredamae Samantha Jan 2016 #61

We must also understand fredamae Jan 2016 #71

..! KoKo Jan 2016 #75

Expendable, and irrelevant Babel_17 Jan 2016 #56

Do you think it ever occurs to MSNBC when they see their ratings drop Samantha Jan 2016 #62

That inspired me to revisit the quotes page of the movie "Network" Babel_17 Jan 2016 #63

I remember seeing that move when it first came out. winter is coming Jan 2016 #65

Oh yes, "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" Samantha Jan 2016 #66

I don't think a stupid "Dean Scream" take down would be possible now. Arugula Latte Jan 2016 #64

I think you are absolutely correct Samantha Jan 2016 #67

Me too. I couldn't believe tens of millions of Americans just shrugged as Arugula Latte Jan 2016 #68

Did you hear Jeb Bush say yesterday his brother George W. Bush* is going to start campaigning Samantha Jan 2016 #78

Yes, so bizarre. I guess in the sheltered, addled universe of the Bush mind, he is popular. Arugula Latte Jan 2016 #81

If we were all smart, we would continue just to ignore them like we have been nolabels Jan 2016 #69

I do pretty much ignore them now compared to how much I used to watch MSNBC Samantha Jan 2016 #76

As Jackson Browne says in Lives in the balance, "They sell us the president the same way" nolabels Jan 2016 #77

Said EXACTLY The Same Thing Yesterday! ChiciB1 Jan 2016 #72

k and r ohiolover Jan 2016 #79

Just a little kick for this thread nolabels Jan 2016 #82

You are too funny Samantha Jan 2016 #83