Guess What- Hardball's ratings are up- Out of the cellar

[redstateblues]

Chris has found an audience again, since he stopped whoring as overtly for Bush. He's still not great, but I think he has realized that in order to be like O'reilly you have to lie a lot more than Chris is willing to. Bombard him with e-mails- when he's good and when he's bad.

[DeepModem Mom]

1. E-MAIL: [e-mail]

[Joanne98]

3. here

[e-mail] So DUer's can just click. Lurkers too......

[eleny]

2. Where is Chris M today?

I wasn't here when the show started. A planned off day?

[volosong]

4. I SENT CHRIS MATTHEWS THIS NICE NOTICE (& ABC too)

ELECTION 2004 & THE PIMPING OF THE NEWS MEDIA


It is well-recognized that the first characteristic of any dictatorship is subversion of the mass media followed by infringement of individual civil rights. Anyone scrutinizing performance of the news media has got to be worried and will readily smell that there is something "rotten in Denmark."

The news media revel in replaying propaganda of the Smearboat Liars; now more accurately designated Sieveboat Liars for the holes punched in their stories. Similarly, the news media pander to Bush's ploy of focusing national attention on events of more than 3 decades ago instead of scrutinizing current issues, Administration policy failures and unkept promises.

Our national security has been severely weakened on all levels by sophomoric blunders; and a failure to employ both wisdom and "sensitivity" are two reasons why Iraq has become a persistent hemorrhoid. To compensate for military weakness and most importantly to secure votes, Bush is redeploying tens of thousands of US troops. But don't be reassured, there is a high probability that without new leadership the draft will again be inflicted upon America.

Veterans unable to deal with Kerry's Vietnam dissent forget that true patriots never attack the personal sacrifices and views of another (decorated) veteran. This is particularly true for those lip flapping heroes like Scott O'Grady; and disturbing "antiheroes" like John O'Neill. If John Kerry is guilty of "treason" then so are the majority of Americans who have over the decades have either overtly or tacitly embraced similar views on the Johnson-Nixon conduct of the Vietnam War.

The real tragedy is that veterans who dislike Kerry are supporting George aWol Bush, a devious coward who has repeatedly ignored or shortchanged us. Clearly their unhealed emotional scars are subverting reason and good judgment. The refusal of all loyal citizens including the news media to condemn Bush's unprecedented slanderous campaign of maggot-mouthed politics, back-stabbing, intimidation, and negativity is shameful and un-American