--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_re...@...> wrote: > > It's really fascinating being in the United States as > this momentous bill passes. It's even more fascinating > being stuck in a hotel room working and, contrary to my > normal habits, watching the 'pundits' on the TV news > melt down over this.
Actually, most of the TV news pundits are pleased. Fox is an exception. > FOX has gone bull goose loony. No worse than the Republicans in the House last night. There is not even the > pretense of "fair and balanced." It's pure propaganda, > verging on hate crime. If they're not "preaching to the > camera" quoting polls that don't exist, they're playing > "lead the witness" by trying to put words into the > mouths of anyone they interview who is even slightly > in favor of the bill. > > It's like watching Off or Shemp melt down when something > they believe could never happen happens. But on TV. They've known it was going to happen for some days already. What they're after now is making it seem like a disaster so they can use it against Democrats in the 2010 elections. They'll probably succeed in many cases, because a lot of the provisions in the bill won't go into effect until 2014.
