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Politics : Bush Administration's Media Manipulation--MediaGate? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (335)	2/22/2005 11:00:33 PM
From: jmhollen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9838

As soon as we can untangle and eliminate 50+ years of Byrd-relocation, O'Neill fabrication, Daley-pay-off, and Kennedy-pandering Demoncrat Pork perhaps we can get a little closer to what George and the Boyz had in mind. As things stand, GDubya is doing a fine job and if whizzes all the limpo-loving, lefty liberals off in the process - so much the better. John :-) .

To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (335)	2/23/2005 11:51:14 AM
From: PartyTime	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9838

>>>The Founding Fathers believed in limited government and fiscal responsibility. They believed in civil liberities. They believed in limited foreign entanglements.<<< The above sure is good. Not just good, it is among the very greatest of all principles of humankind! And then there's the vote to support those principles. Sadly, however, native American indians, blacks, latinos and women were disenfranchised from voting throughout most of America's history. And following passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 a new method for voter disenfranchisement came into play: The Drug War. So long as drugs play a persuasive role in the behavior of individuals within our society, it can be near-certain that many, especially those born from ghetto environments, would not participate in America's elections. Add to this the compelling need of many Americans to remain glued to their televisions sets, not watching news but stupid programming, and pretty much the 'dumbing of America' is complete. So these days only half the people vote in national elections; about one-third in state elections and approximately 16 percent in municipal elections. What's needed then? Only half of these figures in order to win. So the formula for winning election becomes a hefty infusion of corporate money, since corporations (interestingly considered "persons," by law) always need politicians to do their bidding, three or four up or down 'fenced-in' issues like abortion, gun control and religion or whatnot (add an individual's gayness into the present mix) and a willingness to toe the party line. Do this and Congress repeats itself and sitting in the White House is always an individual who won't step on corporate toes. Indeed, Calculated Risk, as great as are the principles you espoused sad is our ability to support them--especially in this age that has seen the advent of GOPwingerism! So what's the benefit of having a large proportion