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actually, it's still the economy, stupid.
but my point is, bush's entire political life has depended on, and takes full advantage of, the media being fully in the pocket of the right-wing.
of course, he nurtures this very effectively. he gets buddy-buddy with members of the press, the better to bias their views. he punishes those who print unkind stories. he spoon-feeds them easy stories. he makes their jobs easy and enjoyable, as long as they don't go looking for the scoop of the century.
but throughout his career, and most notably from the 2000 campaign forward, bush has relied on the press doing his bidding by dwelling on trivia when it comes to his opponent, and holding his opponent to impossible standards of perfection, while glossing over glaring flaws and mishaps when it comes to bush.
it's quite obvious to anyone hanging out at du that there's more than enough out there to BURY bush, politically, 100 times over. that this doesn't happen is compelling evidence of the right-wing control over the media.
they are toying with us. the only reason we see negative stories at all in the more popular press is because the media does want a bit of excitement in the campaign. no doubt the bush campaign would prefer to play the role of the underdog anyway. let's just hope they have misunderestimated kerry and edwards....
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