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The whole damn country is

cmaukonen — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:25:30 +0000

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The whole damn country is just one big informercial. Call now and get the cap snapler. Snaples caps off of an size bottle, jug or jar and it really really works.

That's not really the way it

kgb999 — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:54:03 +0000

In reply to Same reply as before.We get

That's not really the way it works these days. It is 100% about advertising and messaging. That is the the stock and trade of media. They adjust their output based on feedback, but the industry is not reactive, it's coercive.

They choose the message and agenda and then try to sell it. If it doesn't take, they try again and simply promote the desired message and agenda with a slightly different approach. There really is a defined formula ... it's like 16 impressions before an idea is internalized or something. The tactics are based on science. We're being gamed.

They should be paid by the

kgb999 — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:45:08 +0000

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They *should* be paid by the citizens on who's behalf they work. At least I think that's how our model is designed.

Who they are ACTUALLY getting paid by (as most of these people have homes and stuff) is another question all together.

Same reply as before.We get

cmaukonen — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:09:43 +0000

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Same reply as before.

We get what the public wants. And if all the public wants is some superficial media glitz, that is what we get. Palin and her ilk are the product of the times. The candidates of the iPod, cell phone, HD-TV society.

Liberace was a gifted musician. When he got his television show he realized that middle America did not listen to classical music so he went with pop and became a very rich star.

As was perceived in MAD magazine many years ago. “Give the ‘in’ group garbage — make the show bad enough — and they’ll call it ‘camp’ and stay glued to their sets! ”

Our current political system and media reflects this to a tea.

Hummm...interesting. Payed by

cmaukonen — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:08:42 +0000

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Hummm...interesting. Payed by whom I wonder. Or need I ask...

Where do we get our

Richard Day — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 06:02:49 +0000

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Where do we get our information?

The repubs will discredit all Al Jazeera info.

And yet, Al Jazeera will have the videos. hahahaha

MSNBC now has this Arab media represented on our cable system and Matthews, true to form, screams at them.

But damn!!

Who are we to believe?

I mean this really gets to the nuts of it!

Do you not think?

Also important that you

kgb999 — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 05:48:38 +0000

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Also important that you failed to mention: Yemen military officers started defecting today and we still aren't unilaterally attacking Saudi soldiers in Bahrain despite being involved in Libya. Oh yeah, and Egypt just voted. There's actually more ...

Hell, maybe we can't get anyone running for office because it really doesn't pay enough to avoid becoming homeless until you get to a national office. I was shocked when A-Man pointed that out.