on media wars (was Re: KERRY FIGHTS OFF MEDIA PROBE OF RECENTALLEGED INFIDELITY, RIVALSPREDICT RUIN

has anyone noticed the media war going on?

 - Howard Dean: crucified (apparently, it was his own fault--as if
Bushisms ever get half the air-time of one Deanism).
 - Colin Powell repeatedly warns a congressperson to "not go
there" in a hearing concerning WMD.
 - George Bush failed miserably in his State of the Union.
 - George Bush is put on Meet the Press by his handlers.
 - Tim Russert refuses to maintain any journalisat integrity when
questioning the president ("we are going to take a quick break.").
 - John Kerry photo with Jane Fonda photo on yesterday's Washington Times.
 - The Nation is pushing for John Edwards.
 - And now this Drudge Report on Johon Kerry's infidelities.
 - And Janet Jackson showed her boob.
 - I'm sure there are others (anyone?).

I'd suggest the Democrats need to act like they have spines and be willing
to call the Republicans on all their bull shit.  But Democrats will be
Democrats: frustratingly ineffectual.  Either because the Democrats will
allow themselves to shift to the right because they notice that's where
all the political power resides in this country.  Or because they have
many of the skeletons in their closet (and these bones aren't
infidelities, but war crimes, too) they'd like to throw at the
Republicans. Republicans seem to have a good grasp that the media game is
a life-or-death death game, and have no problems with taking the gloves
off.  The Democrats don't need to take their gloves off (yet), but they
should at least stay in the ring.

The volume of divisiveness and conflict in this country (whether over
media, elections or war) these days should hint that now is not the time
for moving to Canada.  Of course the comment was made in jest, but I think
the most fun to be had would be to stay and resist any attempts for
disengagement or abstentionism.  The time seems ripe for fomenting a
crisis of values in the U.S.

end overuse of "figures of speech"
/a

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On Thu, 12 Feb 2004, Adam Miller wrote:

>
> >In an off-the-record conversation with a dozen reporters earlier this week,
> >General Wesley Clark plainly stated: "Kerry will implode over an intern
> >issue." [Three reporters in attendance confirm Clark made the startling
> >comments.]
> >
> >The Kerry commotion is why Howard Dean has turned increasingly aggressive
> >against Kerry in recent days, and is the key reason why Dean reversed his
> >decision not to drop out of the race after Wisconsin, top campaign sources
> >tell the DRUDGE REPORT.
>
> FUCK!!! FUCK FUCK FUCK! I'm not a fan of Kerry, or any of the moderate
> Dems, but they need to settle on someone, SOON, or Bush is gonna have
> this thing wrapped up tighter than David's mom in a tube top (and that's
> TIGHT!). I wonder how much the Bush administration has been involved in
> making sure that the dirt on the Democratic front-runner comes out in
> the mainstream press; It seems as though as soon as Dean had solidified
> himself as the front-runner, the press picked up on the sealing of
> records issue (among other things), weakening him and bringing Kerry to
> the forefront. If this blows, and Kerry drops, say hello to Edwards. A
> smooth-talking southern lawyer? There couldn't possibly be any dirt on a
> guy like that. And meanwhile, we're still getting jacked by Haliburton
> and we didn't even elect this douchebag (even in Florida), but that's
> nowhere to be found in the newspapers.
>
> Anybody know of any apartments for rent in Canada?
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