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Politics : Hillary Rodham Clinton for President 2016 -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (676)	8/19/2015 2:52:12 PM
From: Metacomet	Respond to of 850

..ya gotta think any Dem that has ever seriously considered the idea is having second thoughts as they watch the GOP self destruct..

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (676)	8/19/2015 3:40:29 PM
From: elpolvo	4 Recommendations Recommended By abuelita ChinuSFO dave rose Ron Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 850

chinu- "the press" is not what it used to be. you are now a part of "the press", as am i. what you're thinking of as "the press" is now commercial "infotainment sales" media. from a study of twitter tweets the infotainment that their available audience is consuming and participating in breaks down something like this: 1) entertainment news = 28% 2) sports news = 25% 3) government & politics news = 17% 4) personal, weather & all other news = 30% yours and hillary's share of "eyeball interest" is some small percentage of number 3). i'm not sure that what trump is doing is what hillary should be doing in regards to strong-arming the commercial "infotainment sales" media... but it makes sense. "infotainment sales" media must focus on maximum eyeball procurement to drive business profit - so they cannot ignore their market's strong cravings for entertainment news and sports news. if they can dress their media offerings in entertainment and sports clothing, they can grab more eyeballs and charge more for their advertising. most people know this by now... this is why commercial "infotainment media" is disrespected and their credibility is suspect because the content is tied to their bottom line (financially). OTOH, you and i are not driven by the mighty dollar factor for the "news" we tweet. we're driven by moral imperatives. that's even WORSE than capitalistic motives. it's much more complicated. therefore... I QUIT! I GIVE UP! I'M JUST GOING TO WATCH THE DAILY SHOW. OH GOD... JON STEWART QUIT TOO. I THINK I'LL WATCH FOOTBALL WITH HIM. this is only one way to look at it. there are others. this is probably a worthless post. at best, it's only food for more thought. i hate this "moral imperative" stuff. the secret of life is... sports.