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This Really Shouldn't Surprise Anyone... - 2/25/2011 12:01:03 PM   
CreativeDominant


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Status: offline 		There's been arguing on the boards before about the slant of the news departments. Many times in this forum (P and R), FOX News is often slammed as being from the right while MSNBC, ABC, NBC, CBS, etc. are held up as being "neutral".

In August 2009, ABC anchor Charles Gibson complained how “protesters brought pictures of President Obama with a Hitler-style mustache to a town hall meeting,” failing to mention that the signs were produced by Lyndon LaRouche’s wacky fringe movement, not the Tea Party or conservatives.

..."one" protest sign drew a cross-hairs over a picture of Governor Walker’s head, with the caption “Don’t Retreat, Reload; Repeal Walker” — an obvious parallel to a Facebook map posted by Sarah Palin last year, although that much-criticized graphic placed the target sights on maps of congressional districts, NOT any politician’s face.(Bold, italics, capitalization mine)


Yet NONE of these signs in the hands of liberal protesters have drawn the SLIGHTEST complaint from morning and evening news stories, segments and anchor briefs on the Wisconsin protests from Thursday, February 17 (when they first drew major national coverage) through Monday, February 21. While eight of the 53 stories (15%) visually displayed one or more of the signs described above, none elicited a single remark from the network correspondents.

More to be read and seen here... http://www.mediaresearch.org/realitycheck/realitycheck/2011/20110222015522.aspx

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RE: This Really Shouldn't Surprise Anyone... - 2/25/2011 12:04:58 PM   
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RE: This Really Shouldn't Surprise Anyone... - 2/25/2011 12:06:53 PM   
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You agitator, you!!

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RE: This Really Shouldn't Surprise Anyone... - 2/25/2011 12:07:08 PM   
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Status: offline 		Why would those necessarily be liberals hands on those signs?

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RE: This Really Shouldn't Surprise Anyone... - 2/25/2011 12:09:10 PM   
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I used to be pure as fallen snow too, then I drifted........

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RE: This Really Shouldn't Surprise Anyone... - 2/25/2011 12:11:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		Let's examine the image the right wing blogs have been freaking out over, the Walker as Hitler poster.




Note the position of the hand of the person holding the poster. Notice the distance between the sign holder and the crowd in the background.

The question is why does FNC think people are so damn stupid as to believe that sign is being held up by someone not the camerman?

Then look at the picture of the same poster in the OP's post. Note here the poster is held over the face of the "protestor." Wonder why the outraged right wing photographer asked the subject to pose rather than taking a casual photo?

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RE: This Really Shouldn't Surprise Anyone... - 2/25/2011 12:12:25 PM   
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Why would those necessarily be liberals hands on those signs?



Because, only a liberal would do something like that.

Strangely enough, there are a lot of REPUBLICANS in unions, and they are protesting as well.

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RE: This Really Shouldn't Surprise Anyone... - 2/25/2011 12:15:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		C'mon, those were RINOs, not nutsuckers, you can't count them.

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RE: This Really Shouldn't Surprise Anyone... - 2/25/2011 12:27:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		~chuckles~ I KNEW it would happen...and it did not take long. Of COURSE, it had to be Republican hands on the signs. Oddly enough...and you can bet they would have said so if they could have proven it...the network commentators and the print reporters never said anything like that.

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RE: This Really Shouldn't Surprise Anyone... - 2/25/2011 12:37:36 PM   
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RE: This Really Shouldn't Surprise Anyone... - 2/25/2011 12:40:34 PM   
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Status: offline 		Why would that be so?  I remember those 'liberal commentators' scolding the liberals for interrupting the Republican national convention until it was later found out that those who caused the commotion were actually republicans.

Hey, the breaks ain't always gonna fall your way.

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RE: This Really Shouldn't Surprise Anyone... - 2/25/2011 12:56:08 PM   
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Why would that be so?  I remember those 'liberal commentators' scolding the liberals for interrupting the Republican national convention until it was later found out that those who caused the commotion were actually republicans.

Hey, the breaks ain't always gonna fall your way.

Do you? Can you find any of the sources noting their "scolding"? I'd love to see that.

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RE: This Really Shouldn't Surprise Anyone... - 2/25/2011 1:07:35 PM   
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RE: This Really Shouldn't Surprise Anyone... - 2/25/2011 1:57:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		This story was floating around a week or so back, it kinda fell apart when it turned out the pictures of hitler-signs etc were staged. Fairly pathetic really.

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RE: This Really Shouldn't Surprise Anyone... - 2/25/2011 2:12:58 PM   
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Why would those necessarily be liberals hands on those signs?



Because, only a liberal would do something like that.

Strangely enough, there are a lot of REPUBLICANS in unions, and they are protesting as well.


I was in a union - against my will, against my desire, but perfectly within the law.   And they stole my money, they said I no longer had the right of freedom of speech, and that I had better vote Democrat (with the hint that they might breaka my legs if I didn't - although they didn't come right out and say it).   I was given the 3d degree when I came out of the polls tho.

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RE: This Really Shouldn't Surprise Anyone... - 2/25/2011 2:14:17 PM   
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RE: This Really Shouldn't Surprise Anyone... - 2/25/2011 3:58:15 PM   
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Let the spin begin...I can't wait.


How about we spin it in the opposite direction you are spinning it?


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RE: This Really Shouldn't Surprise Anyone... - 2/25/2011 4:05:19 PM   
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I was in a union - against my will, against my desire, but perfectly within the law.   And they stole my money, they said I no longer had the right of freedom of speech, and that I had better vote Democrat (with the hint that they might breaka my legs if I didn't - although they didn't come right out and say it).   I was given the 3d degree when I came out of the polls tho.



Break your legs huh?

Sounds like you may be watching too many bad movies, but let's assume this is true.

Ever hear of the police?

Oh wait, never mind.

They are union too.




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RE: This Really Shouldn't Surprise Anyone... - 2/25/2011 4:11:00 PM   
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Why would those necessarily be liberals hands on those signs?



Because, only a liberal would do something like that.

Strangely enough, there are a lot of REPUBLICANS in unions, and they are protesting as well.


I was in a union - against my will, against my desire, but perfectly within the law.   And they stole my money, they said I no longer had the right of freedom of speech, and that I had better vote Democrat (with the hint that they might breaka my legs if I didn't - although they didn't come right out and say it).   I was given the 3d degree when I came out of the polls tho.


The last time I was in a union, I was also a wrestling coach. Ida fuckin DARED em.
I voted the way I damn well pleased cause I wasnt some pussy.

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RE: This Really Shouldn't Surprise Anyone... - 2/25/2011 4:13:10 PM   
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Why would those necessarily be liberals hands on those signs?



Because, only a liberal would do something like that.

Strangely enough, there are a lot of REPUBLICANS in unions, and they are protesting as well.


I was in a union - against my will, against my desire, but perfectly within the law.   And they stole my money, they said I no longer had the right of freedom of speech, and that I had better vote Democrat (with the hint that they might breaka my legs if I didn't - although they didn't come right out and say it).   I was given the 3d degree when I came out of the polls tho.



In other words, Ken, you were bullied and didn't have the bollocks to stand on your own two feet? Your choice mate. 

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