Comments on: Late Night: Media Plays “Let’s Pretend” http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/08/late-night-media-plays-lets-pretend/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:10:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Bluetoe2 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/08/late-night-media-plays-lets-pretend/#comment-1952346 Bluetoe2 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:28:10 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/08/late-night-media-plays-lets-pretend/#comment-1952346 <p>Great analogy!</p> Great analogy!

]]> By: shell http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/08/late-night-media-plays-lets-pretend/#comment-1952344 shell Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:25:55 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/08/late-night-media-plays-lets-pretend/#comment-1952344 <p>What bothers me is the lack of action by the cops. I can assure you that any event I have ever gone to — if there were screaming people there, the cops WOULD have come — and taken the screamers to jail. But not at these events. Why?</p> <p>Even at the one I saw a clip of, the cop was mostly just trying to figure out what was going on. Huh? Isn’t it obvious? There is violence, angry screaming. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist ….</p> <p>And this story tells of the cops having to escort a rep. to his car. WHAT? Are you kidding me? Why didn’t the damn cops STOP THE VIOLENCE that made the rep HAVE to be escorted out?</p> <p>Madness.</p> What bothers me is the lack of action by the cops. I can assure you that any event I have ever gone to — if there were screaming people there, the cops WOULD have come — and taken the screamers to jail. But not at these events. Why?

Even at the one I saw a clip of, the cop was mostly just trying to figure out what was going on. Huh? Isn’t it obvious? There is violence, angry screaming. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist ….

And this story tells of the cops having to escort a rep. to his car. WHAT? Are you kidding me? Why didn’t the damn cops STOP THE VIOLENCE that made the rep HAVE to be escorted out?

Madness.

]]> By: maximus7 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/08/late-night-media-plays-lets-pretend/#comment-1952314 maximus7 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 07:30:36 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/08/late-night-media-plays-lets-pretend/#comment-1952314 <p>Yes, the media acts as if the Democrats and Republicans appear equivalent in helping the less fortunate in society. Not only that but the media buys the junk that Republicans say “we want to help the less fortunate but we have different methods”. I find that bunk. The Republicans say that to avoid getting blamed for their mean spirited hypocritical economic policies that would make Ebeneezer Scrooge blush.</p> <p>Read our blog <a href="http://blog.democratz.org" rel="nofollow">http://blog.democratz.org</a></p> <p>sign this petition for single payer <a href="http://bit.ly/HR676" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/HR676</a></p> <p>sign this petition to pressure blue dog Democrat Mike Ross to get his conservative coalition to enact HR676</p> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/single_payer_ross" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/single_payer_ross</a></p> Yes, the media acts as if the Democrats and Republicans appear equivalent in helping the less fortunate in society. Not only that but the media buys the junk that Republicans say “we want to help the less fortunate but we have different methods”. I find that bunk. The Republicans say that to avoid getting blamed for their mean spirited hypocritical economic policies that would make Ebeneezer Scrooge blush.

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]]> By: Loo Hoo. http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/08/late-night-media-plays-lets-pretend/#comment-1952142 Loo Hoo. Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:53:22 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/08/late-night-media-plays-lets-pretend/#comment-1952142 <p>Don’t do that. It might prolong his life.</p> Don’t do that. It might prolong his life.

]]> By: Suzanne http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/08/late-night-media-plays-lets-pretend/#comment-1952141 Suzanne Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:52:40 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/08/late-night-media-plays-lets-pretend/#comment-1952141 <p>gotta take advantage of the cool weather when ya can</p> gotta take advantage of the cool weather when ya can

]]> By: Spotts1701 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/08/late-night-media-plays-lets-pretend/#comment-1952140 Spotts1701 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:52:16 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/08/late-night-media-plays-lets-pretend/#comment-1952140 <p>That would imply that Karl Rove has taste, wouldn’t it?</p> That would imply that Karl Rove has taste, wouldn’t it?

]]> By: katymine http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/08/late-night-media-plays-lets-pretend/#comment-1952139 katymine Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:49:40 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/08/late-night-media-plays-lets-pretend/#comment-1952139 <p>Elmore is back working on his “cheesecake” travel trailer……</p> Elmore is back working on his “cheesecake” travel trailer……

]]> By: Phoenix Woman http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/08/late-night-media-plays-lets-pretend/#comment-1952138 Phoenix Woman Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:43:18 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/08/late-night-media-plays-lets-pretend/#comment-1952138 <p>I hereby designate Karl Rove to have the taste slapped out of his mouth by Cindy Sheehan.</p> I hereby designate Karl Rove to have the taste slapped out of his mouth by Cindy Sheehan.

]]> By: Phoenix Woman http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/08/late-night-media-plays-lets-pretend/#comment-1952137 Phoenix Woman Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:41:56 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/08/late-night-media-plays-lets-pretend/#comment-1952137 <p>Oh noes!</p> Oh noes!

]]> By: KellyCDenver http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/08/late-night-media-plays-lets-pretend/#comment-1952136 KellyCDenver Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:38:33 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/08/late-night-media-plays-lets-pretend/#comment-1952136 <p>And yes the media is SOOO pretending. You <strike>cannot believe</strike> would be rightly pissed how local public radio treated Thursday’s teabagging thing here.</p> <p>Completely anti-factual. </p> <p>I of course sent a sternly worded letter. :) But I’m going to go after their donations and start locally blogging about how shitty they are.</p> And yes the media is SOOO pretending. You cannot believe would be rightly pissed how local public radio treated Thursday’s teabagging thing here.

Completely anti-factual.

I of course sent a sternly worded letter. :) But I’m going to go after their donations and start locally blogging about how shitty they are.

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