On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Vivec <[email protected]> wrote: > > It isn't the job of the Media to preselect candidates for elections, not in > the US and not in any other Democracy either :-\ > > What, in fact, IS the job of the media?
Hint: $$$$$$ You ascribe them a higher purpose, and that's admirable, and there may have even been a time when the fourth estate lived up to that....but these days, it's ratings and revenue. If Ron Paul is not being reported as much as the others, it's for reasons no more nefarious than "he doesn't drive ratings". Perhaps my pessimism is pervasive...but so is my alliteration. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:342338 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
