ABC News: A John "convinces" prostitute to accept $50 for sex

[Karmadillo]

Boy, those Republicans sure are good at "convincing:" the media to say pretty much what the Republicans want them to say. Why couldn't Democrats convince them not to accuse the Party of running a convention at odds with the beliefs of its core constituency? Why couldn't Democrats convince them to downplay stories the Party's convention was singlehandedly destroying the economic foundations of Boston for all time? Maybe they could have even convinced the media to strenuously point out the Swfit Boat lies were, well, lies. What's wrong with us when it comes to "convincing" the media?

http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html

<Republican> Missions Accomplished in New York:

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Played the press perfectly to minimize the stories they wanted minimized (the platform tussle, the protesters, the curious lineup ).

— Got the Gang of 500 to accept that "contrasts with John Kerry" are perfectly acceptable this week.

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— Mostly kept reporters from chasing their own (potentially anti-Bush) storylines by doling out pre-planned surprises at calibrated intervals (Bush daughters speaking role, POTUS on big screen, Tommy Franks, 9/11 families, etc.).

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— Convinced reporters that "tasteful" references to 9/11 are appropriate.

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Ensured that disruptions in New York are blamed on protesters rather than conventioneers.

— Convinced New York papers not to write how bad this week has been for local businesses.

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— Got reporters to say and write "compassionate conservative" with a straight face.

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[DBtv]

1. "What's wrong with us when it comes to "convincing" the media?"

"The Media" are merely the propaganda arm of the globalist-millitary-information complex of the power elite and are THE ENEMY of THE PEOPLE. Consequently, it is, of course, impossible to convince "The Media" to abandon their prevaricational anti-American propaganda.

After we win back the White House then it's time to reclaim THE PEOPLE'S airwaves from the global corporatist fascists.

[ladjf]

2. Sold to the highest bidder. Simple as that.