I got carried way, this post is kinda long.......
I'm very upset with Hardball and AC 360. They have gotten me fired up. I'm ready to Go!!
The lead stories and the time these programs spent on them were appalling.The stories were not about the history made this weekend. They were not about our weekend sweep of 5 contests over two days. They were not about how Barack is poised to double the amount of contests he’s won over Hillary. Nor did they mention the huge margins of those victories, nor offer any insight into why and/or who these people are that are propelling his momentum and commanding victories.
However, we did learn from Hillary these voters and wins should be taken with a grain of salt because participants in those contests were not regular people but "activists." CNN &MSNBC allowed this categorization to echo, thereby giving it credence and allowing what should be considered a patriotic word to take on negative connotation; much in the same way they marginalized those who argued against the Iraq War as a fringe element of “activists.” Obviously there was no mention of Hillary's hypocrisy; the evoking of her “activism” on behalf of children, a measure of her “experience.”
We are also encouraged to suspend our disbelief and believe Hillary is "not firing" her Campaign Manager but rather, because "it's a long campaign", is refining the nature of her responsibilities. These programs offer no candid discussion on precedents of this nature; when the Campaign Manager of a Presidential Candidate is fired, removed, whatever’d.
We are treated to stories that frame our vote as less important then the Super Delegates; those Insiders whose vote may be “equal to 9500” of ours. The context of these reports doesn’t motivate voters to participate as a means negate and force the Super Delegates to follow the lead of the electorate, but conversely help to repress or negate voter participation by suggesting the strong influence by party regulars just may outweigh individual voters especially in light of lobbying by heavy hitters like Bill Clinton.
I continue to watch and see minutes of time dedicated to Mike Huckabee and his unveiling of the wheel; Vis-à-vis his elimination of income tax in favor of the "consumer " tax. This floats into the ether without any political, economic or historical context of this perennial campaign proposal from candidates in both parties.
Finally, word came forward about a Barack Obama victory this weekend. He did beat a Clinton, the story teased. Where? In Maine? In DC? I stay tuned to find out. As it was, he won a Grammy for his Audio Book CD. Great slight of hand. Way to redirect the story CNN & MSNBC.Based on what I watched, I came to the following conclusion:
-) Broadcast News is Dead.
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