On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 2:09 PM, Maureen <[email protected]> wrote:
> The problem currently is that both sides have a huge propaganda > machines that use lies, spin and disinformation to discredit anyone > with whom they disagree, often in a manner that shows no respect for > person or office. Unfortunately, the media has become lapdogs to > these machines, and too many people are becoming willing tools Indeed, that is a serious problem. Political consultant has become not just a profession but a career path. What I simply do not understand is how we got to this place where the media cover the political horse race more intently than they cover the issues. I guess it's the "reality TV"'ing of politics - find something about the story ordinary people (that is to say not complete policy wonks) will pay attention to, focus on it, give it drama, and play the hell out of it day and night. I would like to see the media cover actual issues, not the horse race. Has anyone else found it far more difficult to research the actual substance of an issue on the Internet rather than the political horse race around the issue? We're in a weird reality distortion field where all that matters is which politicians score points on a given day. Time to tune out those a-holes and pay attention to our country before it goes right down the drain ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:323728 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
