Two Congressional Staffers Who Helped Write SOPA Become Entertainment Lobbyists

Re:Two Congressional Staffers Who Helped Write SOPA Become E... by tseabrooks on Saturday December 10, 2011 @09:29AM (#3337620)

I agree with you. However, let's not let him off the hook for making ridiculous pronouncements and promises in the first place. Lots of people are sad he didn't "Change Washington"... but really they should never have believed him when he said he could/would. It's simply not under the President's control.

That said, let's be pissed. Not about Washington not being changed but about politicians (Obama included) making promises / claims that anyone with a mastery of HS US Gov't knows are complete hogwash.

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Re:Two Congressional Staffers Who Helped Write SOPA Become E... by illumin8 on Saturday December 10, 2011 @11:22AM (#3337811)

I agree with what you said. We should not be mad that he hasn't done it, we should be mad when a presidential candidate makes the ridiculous claim that he could do anything in the first place.

I love candidates like Ron Paul, but even he is dishonest when he says he could "drain the swamp" and cut $1 trillion from the budget. No President has that kind of power.

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Re:Two Congressional Staffers Who Helped Write SOPA Become E... by cagey on Saturday December 10, 2011 @08:34PM (#3339028)

Let's not forget to also be pissed at the "fourth estate" which offered not a single whit of criticism of Obama's ridiculous statements throughout the primary and presidential campaigns, and instead acted solely as his cheerleaders.

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Re:Two Congressional Staffers Who Helped Write SOPA Become E... by tseabrooks on Saturday December 10, 2011 @10:08PM (#3339182)

I'm a conservative but I've gotta point out here. The media's guilt on this issue extends beyond Obama, beyond liberals, beyond republicans, and beyond politics.

I think the media has made it clear in recent years they are in the business of entertainment. It's a new form of the stand up routine. The media is the new Laurel and Hardy. They stopped worrying about being "fair and balanced" a long time ago.

The media doesn't call out the asinine claims of various politicians because they need those people to watch their gladiators of choice. The people need to hear the rallying cry and get behind the gladiators that way the media can make money showing the people the images of their chosen gladiators.

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