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liberalnurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:34 AM
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MSNBC says Dem's wanted Patriot Act to expire; Repugs saved it....
MSNBC got their spin orders from the White House. The flip-spin is to claim that the Democrats wanted to leave our country unprotected....that the repugs fought tooth and nail to save the Patriot Act and to save America......They are pumping out a Victory message!

This is just a paraphrase of the news blip shown from their White House reporter. No link, just TV spin at the moment. They will no doubt show it again.....:banghead:
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still_one Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:36 AM
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1. well that is a lie
Russ Feingold, the only Democrat who is worthy to be president right now, saved the day


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liberalnurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:39 AM
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4. Exactly......they are in full propaganda mode.....
The neocons got slammed and are loosing their abusive control over their minions. It is just a shame that the media will carry their water, knowing it is a deception.
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IndyOp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:37 AM
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2. Repeat after me: It's MSGOP, It's MSGOP, It's MSGOP
I saw this somewhere else this morning and thought it was a very helpful way of putting the whole station in perspective!

:)
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liberalnurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:43 AM
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8. I know, I know.....
I'm just in such a good mood after the marathon in the Senate. It really gets into my "space" when the Media complies. I just wanted to give a heads up at what to expect for the next few days. Maybe we can complain, like always, and confront them.
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emulatorloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:38 AM
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3. Am hoping that DU'ers will finally get the message about Corp Media
Dems are not shown on cable tv unless they are being belittled, demeaned, lied about or being called unpatriotic.

THNKS for posting.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:40 AM
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5. If Americans bothered to read
Edited on Thu Dec-22-05 12:00 PM by zidzi
the unpatriot act they would see that it was the Dems who "TRIED" to save the day and the fucking repukes were trying ever more for a fascist state(and they won this time).

EDIT~ to change meaning from "saved" to "TRIED" to save..:(

Thanks, Dems for trying!
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liberalnurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:51 AM
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13. So very simple......isn't it.
Easier than baking a box cake! What are WE missing wherein we can't get them to pay attention to basics? ...Maybe I can answer my own question......It's all about money.

Media sucks up money like an F-5 Tornado.......they thrive on ratings. So, if we let them know they can make another fortune on exposing this crime syndicate.....then maybe, just maybe we can get an edge.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:58 AM
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16. Right! I just see in my post
where I made an error..the Dems Tried to save the day but the unpatriot act was "extended", anyway. :(
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liberalnurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 12:15 PM
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17. The Congressional goal was to amend the Patriot Act.
Edited on Thu Dec-22-05 12:20 PM by liberalnurse
It would be political suicide to let it expire. Modification is the smart way at this phase. As we can see, the White House spin is to not identify there being a by-partisan effort to address key issues such as "civil liberties" etc......The White House wanted a rubber-stamp to continue their abuse....but Joe 6-pack does not understand the Patriot Act beyond it being an American Shield. They got that impression from the neocons and White House spin of fear, be afraid and terror, terror, terror message.
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Protagoras Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:40 AM
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6. link/show/host?
who spun it this way? I'm assuming it wasn't Hardball or Countdown...is it the bimbi hour or Tucker Carlson?
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liberalnurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:52 AM
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14. Just regular MSNBC News Live.....
It was the White House ground reporter. No link.
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liveoaktx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:41 AM
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7. VIDEO-clips of Bush/Gonzales/Scotty and the Dem press conf
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liberalnurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:44 AM
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10. Oh yes, great counterpoint!
Nothing like a good visual tool to teach the flock. O8)
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Bumblebee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:43 AM
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9. Not really -- they said the WH says that.
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liberalnurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:56 AM
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15. Yes, they are carrying their water.....
and hyping the White House talking points. My point was to alert the audience here of what the White House spin is turning into. Yes, it was the message the White House has put into play.
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Gidney N Cloyd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:45 AM
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11. CBS morning show called it
a dem win then a bush win-- within a span of about 15 minutes. It was two different anchorhairdo's so maybe they just got confused.
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IndyOp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:47 AM
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12. Probably the hairspray overwhelmed them! (nt)
:rofl:
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