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Submitted by pmcarpenter on Thu, 04/17/2008 - 5:49am.
P.M. Carpenter
THE FIFTH COLUMNIST by P.M. Carpenter
Both the Washington Post's wording and its placement -- buried at nearly the very bottom -- said it all: "The debate also touched on Iraq, Iran, the Middle East, taxes, the economy, guns and affirmative action." There was scarcely time, you see, to discuss the Iraq war or the collapsing economy, because ABC News was more interested in the primetime programming of a political passion play than some dull, dry distraction of a substantive debate. "So the problem that we have in our politics, which is fairly typical, is that you take
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Submitted by Chad on Thu, 04/17/2008 - 8:52am.
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The debates were infuriating. Once again, Charles Gibson is clueless about what real people make, and what the middle class actually is in this country. -- Chad
I missed Tim Russert and Chris Matthews. They aren't well-schooled in running a debate or asking relevant questions, but Charles Gibson and George Stephanopoulos made Russert and Matthews look like Jim Lehrer.
Gibson's lack of awareness on salaries was annoying in New Hampshire way back in January, but his obsession with the capital gains tax was frightening.
Gibson was rather emotional and confrontational on the capital gains tax issue, the only time he was all night. He appeared to stand up for the "100 million who own stock" in this country. However, he seemed to be much more worried about his own investments than the ones of the viewers.
Yes, 100 million Americans own stock, but what does that mean? 401(k)s? S&P 500 funds? Of the 100 million, how many receive significant incomes from stock? In doing the math, 1% of that figure is 1 million people. And if those are the upper echelon (yes, I'm including you, Charlie), can't they afford a little more?
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Submitted by BuzzFlash on Thu, 04/17/2008 - 9:09am.
BuzzFlash Honors
THE BUZZFLASH MEDIA PUTZ OF THE WEEK 
http://mediaputz.com/08/04/putz0417.html Neil Boortz THE BUZZFLASH MEDIA PUTZ OF THE WEEK For reporting that is an embarrassment to the profession of journalism, and for being beholden to corporate paymasters rather than the citizens of America. Fred of Marietta, Georgia, nominated Neil Boortz as the BuzzFlash Media Putz of the Week because "He lies when it doesn't even matter! Thinks he's being cool with his racist innuendoes. Couldn't tell the truth if his life depended on it!"
In short, the "libertarian" pundit put the boor -- "a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person" -- into Boortz. Neil supports some liberal issues as an alleged libertarian, but most of his audience are right-wingers to the max. So the libertarian side of him is pretty much submerged in his pro-Iraq war, flat tax, anti-Islam, anti-homeless people sentiments.
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Submitted by BuzzFlash on Thu, 04/17/2008 - 9:43am.
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BE ELECTED Hillary Clinton will be the guest of Stephen Colbert tonight in the Philadelphia taping of "The Colbert Report." What will he ask her? We'd like to suggest this: Senator Clinton, which Democratic presidential nominees, or actual Democratic ex-presidents, do you respect? Who's right for the real, not the elite, people?
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Submitted by Chad on Thu, 04/17/2008 - 10:43am.
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pictures courtesy of this site and this site No offense to Greg Gumbel, but does wearing the flag pin make Gumbel more patriotic than Barack Obama? "Is that a pledge pin on your uniform?" - Animal House, 1978
Pinned conjures up different images in our society. There was a time when girls were pinned if the boy was serious about the relationship. Getting pinned in a wrestling match is a bad thing.
But does wearing a flag pin make you patriotic? Or perhaps the better question, does not wearing a flag pin make you unpatriotic?
According to that logic, the on-air personnel at CBS Sports are more patriotic than Barack Obama. So Greg Gumbel is more patriotic than Barack Obama.
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Submitted by BuzzFlash on Thu, 04/17/2008 - 11:10am.
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by Christine Bowman
Let's see. Voters care about the economy and Iraq and whether candidates are honest and ethical and will change our country's direction. So far, 13,689,293 Americans have gone to the trouble of voting for Barack Obama, and 12,861,985 have so honored Hillary Clinton, according to the estimates of Real Clear Politics. But enough about us. More importantly, what does mainstream media care about? Technorati Tags: Be-Elected Debate Gibson ABC Ratings Media
Submitted by BuzzFlash on Thu, 04/17/2008 - 12:03pm.
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Not a flag pin to be found last night Flag pins and patriotism -- relevant to all the candidates or just Barack Obama? Obama got the questions last night, yet Hillary Clinton wasn't wearing a pin last night. Technorati Tags: Be-Elected
Submitted by BuzzFlash on Thu, 04/17/2008 - 1:16pm.
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by Christine Bowman
Last night George Stephanopoulos asked Barack Obama about "the general theme of patriotism in your relationships ..." He said: A gentleman named William Ayers, he was part of the Weather Underground in the 1970s. They bombed the Pentagon, the Capitol and other buildings. He's never apologized for that. And in fact, on 9/11 he was quoted in The New York Times saying, "I don't regret setting bombs; I feel we didn't do enough." Technorati Tags: Be-Elected Ayers Obama Clinton ABC Singer Smear Weather Underground
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