tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post7850871187042191315..comments2024-03-28T10:49:14.510-05:00Comments on Horizons: The Republican Party isn't serious - and the sooner the media admits that, the better off we'll all beNancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-41902664516377819822012-12-05T17:12:34.567-06:002012-12-05T17:12:34.567-06:00But, please recall an organization like The Herita...But, please recall an organization like The Heritage Foundation is funded precisely to make conservative bs which they disseminate to the print media. <br /><br />The Heritage Foundation's 2001 report proclaimed if the Bush tax cut legislation were to pass, it would:<br />1) Effectively pay off the federal debt; <br />2) Reduce the federal surplus by $1.4 trillion; <br />3) Substantially increase family income; <br />4) Save the entire Social Security surplus; <br />5) Increase personal savings; <br />6) Create more job opportunities.<br /><br />Media Outlets picked it up and ran with it!<br /><br />In 2011, the Heritage Foundation produced their epic Poor in America report, which argued that the "Poor" in America are okay because they have micowaves and a "reasonably steady supply of food".<br /><br />I think the great thing is that in the 10 years in between their evil propaganda "The Left" and progressives recognized that social media could allow them to show how despicable and vile these Right-Wing NoThink Tanks actually are.<br /><br />In my recollection the MSM did not.Grung_e_Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894879088472559055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-64517806884393718812012-12-05T15:28:00.740-06:002012-12-05T15:28:00.740-06:00I'm much more interested in the mainstream med...I'm much more interested in the mainstream media than I am in right-wingers like Goldberg. So I'm thinking in terms of CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS. The print media is pretty diverse at this point. I think low info voters mostly depend on TV news and they're the one's that need to wake up. Nancy LeTourneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-71812323064870123382012-12-05T14:56:06.739-06:002012-12-05T14:56:06.739-06:00The Media are paid by the Corporate Plutocracy to ...The Media are paid by the Corporate Plutocracy to guard and advance the interests of Neo-Feudalism. It's really just a matter of following the money. <br /><br />As a thought experiment think of Jonah Goldberg (i apologize) he has been paid millions to write unserious books which work to dupe and confuse conservatives. He's often invited onto News programs and has columns run in many newspapers. <br /><br />Why? He has Zero talent, experience or a track record of merit.<br /><br />But, he pushes the Fear of the Kenyan Marxism! And he serves the interests of the Rich who reward him for his service in getting Americans to enslave themselves with the bonds of Wage Slavery.Grung_e_Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894879088472559055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-77803336520721120762012-12-05T11:18:36.948-06:002012-12-05T11:18:36.948-06:00This is a great piece Smartypants. You have summed...This is a great piece Smartypants. You have summed up my frustrations with the media, although, I must admit I enjoy watching the Republican elephant's death agonies. ;)<br /><br />KathAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com