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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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