That is a picture of around one hundred-thousand people marching through Raleigh this past Saturday, protesting a whole raft of screw-everybody-but-rich-white-male-Repub laws that are being foisted upon the populace by North Carolina’s 100% Teapublican government. And here is a link to more such pictures. Oh, and here is another link to a local report.
And did you hear about this on the national “news” programs, Gentle Reader? No, you did not. You heard about the Olympics, various celebrity peccadillos, a politician’s 1990’s sex life, and lots of finger-pointing tripe from Congress.
It is apparently too much to expect our Infotainment industry to cover a huge grass-roots march by ordinary people, asking for ordinary things, in an ordinary way. You see, the “news” media is no longer about news, and hasn’t been since the 1970’s. The Reaganistas deregulated the media , making truth play second fiddle to profits. Second fiddle, Hell, they made truth a friggin’ understudy. Ratings and ad revenue determine what gets played on TeeVee “news” programs these days.
The only way for a citizen’s protest to get shown on national media would be to add a professional celebrity: have a Kardashian get a divorce during the march, or perhaps have Miley Cyrus twerking on a wrecking ball at the head of the march. Something shallow and meaningless to attract the “journalists”, and once they have taken the bait, the marchers force them to listen to, and then report on, something substantial, something that people actually need to know.
Because as of now, the lives and concerns of ordinary Americans are guaranteed not to be broadcast on the “news”.
Mr. Blunt and Cranky
Nah, if you had Miley twerking on a wrecking ball, that’s all they’d report. The number one reason I don’t watch the news anymore…
Probably true, Bonnie.
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SIimply put, those wiho are currently in control of our – NO – THE GOVERNMENT, do not support conventual and healthy families and individuals. God’s ways, and His control are now considered outdated and ignorant propaganda.
The nouveau propaganda, is the elevation of man
and God’s creation.
The new message, is one of Marxist and Fascism.
The mode – the censorship of those of God via persecution, and by mind control of the masses.
“God’s” ways and his control have never had anything to do with how anything in America is done. We have and always have had a secular government. “God” has no place in government nor media. Don’t try to force your religious beliefs on the entire country. If you believe in “god”, that’s your right. But, you don’t have the right to make everybody believe, or follow the rules of, your “god”.
are you muslim . this would explain your hate of america and chrtistians., and if you feel god has no place in gov wy do you stand behind a islam cult led gov??? which will force you to indoctrinate or die. hypocrate..and we never forced anyone to believe but our founders where christians but at allow’s people like you to do or beleive what you want so why is it a big deal people love god and bring its harmonious principles back to the country? unless you prefeer secular cult islam , or fasciasts gov rederic???? sir
My my my, language-challenged, fact-challenged, and reading-challenged. A medical marvel!
Seriously, Sherry Kelly? That’s your response, to blather about your imaginary wizard in the sky, as if that means anything?
First, “god’s ways” and all the baggage attached to those ways are most certainly outdated. Referring to that nonsense as “ignorant” doesn’t even begin to address an Iron Age ideology that disseminates fear, promotes ignorance, disenfranchises women, indoctrinates children, disparages science & education, and is used as a rationalization for widespread bigotry against anyone who doesn’t step in line and accept the authoritarian superstitious nonsense without question.
You refer to the elevation of humanity as if it is a bad thing. It’s hardly a shocking statement, since bible-stroking god botherers are in a large majority. That brings us to another point: the religious majority whining about being persecuted. The problem is, you are not being persecuted. It is not persecution to object to the rabid anti-gay, anti-women, anti-humanist bigotry that is fueled by religious belief. You people aren’t righteous. You are moral cowards who are hiding your personal prejudices behind your silly beliefs, then whining like spoiled children who have gotten your way so long that when anyone dissents against your discriminatory behavior, you cry about being persecuted. Grow up.
By the way, Marxism and Fascism are two political methods that are in stark opposition to one another. Marxism is an extreme left-wing system, while Fascism is an extreme right-wing system. So, which is it? I suspect that with your teabilly rhetoric, you would lean toward the latter. Here’s a tip: try actually educating yourself instead of repeating the same embarrassingly ignorant misinformation that is championed by conservative media.
No one is censoring your god or restricting your right to believe. Some of us simply aren’t going to stand by and accept your supernatural non-explanation of the universe and we certainly won’t stand by quietly while religious conservatives continue their campaign of legislating regressive religious beliefs onto those of us who don’t value those beliefs. If you can’t keep your beliefs to yourself, then don’t piss about others objecting to those beliefs when they are used as a weapon to deny civil rights to other human beings of whom you disapprove.
Well that is about the best response I’ve read in a while. Well done you. And Sherry’s comment didn’t make a damn bit of sense anyway.
Thank you!
*standing ovation* … if i could kiss you right now, i would. …. that had to be the most eloquent, picture-perfect takedown/response to typical teapublicon nonsense i have ever had the extreme pleasure of reading. you, sir, are my new idol …
if i credit you, can i please save this to re-print every time i run acorss one of these comments? i realize that would be a LOT of pasting, but it would be worth it to shut them up, once and for all…
WOW!!!!
That was so eloquently put, yet blunt and factual. You said everything. You are my hero for today! It’s funny as people wise up and start to reject religion and the like, the religious feign persecution.
In a way they (the religious) are correct. They are being persecuted. The more our understanding of the universe around us expands the more the pathetic explanation from religions fall away. In a way I guess they are persecuted, persecuted by knowledge and reason.
I wonder if someday in the distant future history will reflect upon this time as the emergence of scientific reason, still overshadowed by beliefs from a barbaric age of superstition.
Thank you Marc!!!!
Very poignant, best response to the Right Wing agenda I may ever have heard. Very clearly articulated and a big help for like minded people- like some of our fore fathers- the smart ones.
Please don’t make sweeping generalizations about the whole of the Christianity based on your bad experiences. Some Christians aren’t religious, and don’t want to shove their beliefs down your throat. At least a few of us try not to. I suggest looking up the group “The Christian Left” on Facebook. If the bad-apple Christians actually followed Jesus Christ’s teachings they wouldn’t be so rabid, intolerant, and have such a narrow worldview. Thank you for your post, I really do agree with the majority of it, just not the part where you lump all Christians into a big pile. 😀
Sheesh…It never ceases to amaze me how brutal atheists can be when expressing their view point as if because you do not believe in God you have the right be your own version of intolerant…and please , before you respond, please chose your words with care and mindfulness.
Not being an atheist , I could be wrong…but I think the fact that so many religion-based laws are being pushed now (never mind the Establishment clause) has them feeling oppressed. And where those laws take effect, they are oppressed,
I cant beleive you would iether lie or be this ignorent, first you openly lie about gov not attacking god!! your a moron or a lier, oboma and th democrats openly have many many times infact so muck oboma open;y said he is outlawing christians while wanting to make america muslim nation.
And that is a secular movement and a scary one look into it, or you already know and choose to mis informatio. which would explain alot
there is difference between marxism and fashism, and oboma doing both thus obomacare. and killing the economy.
I would never force you to beleive in christ or god but chriistianity is not evil, does not indoctrinate like common core or oboma/democrats, and what ever else you want o lie about nor is it outdated, only the devil and ignorent would believe that crap, most rekigions other then islam are ment to be spritual bring kindness gives more freedome to women and children then any gov especialy obomas, or islam which considers them slaves/property, and saddens me people like you spew evil crap like this when we dont force you to do anything like a secular islam where you do it or die
The sad part is that Ken is allowed to vote… Then again, it is not people like me that are trying to restrict those rights…
These people are useless and their message is ridiculous…that’s what the media is telling you
Naïveté is just so damned cute.
No Mike. These people are me and many like me that are fed up with the pc police, the lies, the cover-ups and downright treason our government is inflicting on ALL citizen’s of the USA. We will not be quiet and go along with the program! It is STILL our right to assemble peacefully!
Yeah, 100,000 people are wrong but YOU are right? You understand that your argument is even statistically stupid, right?
That may be what you
infer but that doesn’t make it true!
What factors render a person useless?
“protesting a whole raft of screw-everybody-but-rich-white-male-Repub laws that are being foisted upon the populace by North Carolina’s 100% Teapublican government”
According to the internet, there are 4 Democrat Representatives and 1 Democrat Senator ruling over N.C. I guess they changed party to become ‘Teapublicans’ so they could get re-elected.
If you weren’t civics-challenged, Roggie old boy, then you would know that we are talking about the STATE government, which IS run by a load of Teabagging nutcases.
Yeah, probably a bunch of welfare sucking leeches pissed off because the free stuff they’ve been getting from their Lord and Master in Washington Free Cee is being taken away. Sheeple ALWAYS protest when they get their free stuff taken away. Sad.
Reading comprehension fail, Dawggie. The people are protesting STATE policies that are taking away their rights to vote, and other rights. Rights are not free stuff.
No biscuit for you!
Exactly Roger
Fail to bluntandcranky: poor baby wants marx and co.back from the grave to run his welfare state. NOBODY is taking voting rights away you idiot schmeel!
This is why nobody listens to Teabaggers.
And this is why I moved my corporation out of North Carolina. It was almost so good, but I will not have anything go to that state.
you do not make no sence…just another dumb democrap
You can’t spell, can’t write a complete sentence, and you tell ME I make no sense? ROTFLMGDFAO!
Nothing any state has done is taking away anyone’s right to vote. Any more that requiring a driver’s license takes away your right to drive, or requiring an picture ID requires your right to buy cigarettes or liquor or prescription drugs. It just validates your identity and that what you are doing is legal.
When you can buy a gun with less ID than it takes to vote, your rights are under attack.
Bought a gun lately? Soc. # address, place of birth, date of birth, name, nationality, sex, race/ethnicity,height, weight, 13 questions, signature;get the picture?
Two words: Gun show.
THANK YOU!
You people are playing right into their hands. They give you “liberal limo” talking points and they take away OUR religious freedom to not have a religion (which is what religious freedom IS BTW) FOR A REASON!
Every one needs to see Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream. It’s on Netflix. Evil is non-partisan. They don’t have a God or religious belief. You are being duped by like 20 people who hold way over 1/2 the money in this country.
Fight no more for THEM on these sites until you watch this.
There are no liberals or conservatives behind ANYTHING happening. It is just THEM.
They don’t love you, they don’t care about you. They will stop at nothing until YOU have nothing. How is the economy for YOU? Are you insulated? Have lots of money in savings? Yeah, didn’t think so.
Watch it before you speak for the evil ones again. You can thank me later.
Been to a gun show to buy a gun lately? Soc. # address, place of birth, date of birth, name, nationality, sex, race/ethnicity,height, weight, 13 questions, signature; background check; waiting period. get the picture?
Only if you buy from a dealer.
Right Millie, making it more difficult to vote does not actually deny the right to vote. It just makes it more difficult.
Poll taxes made voting more difficult, literacy tests made it more difficult, not providing a polling place in every precinct makes it more difficult. There are other barricades being erected as well.
In what way were people’s rights being undermined by the “teabaggers”?
How about the fact that the far right, in other words, Tea Party folks, want me to supplement their religious worship (creationism taught in public schools), want me to live by their religious values (women’s reproductive choice), want to deny a certain group their constitutional rights (marriage equality), want to kill my daughter (she is disabled and medicaid dependent and they have made no secret that they want to destroy all of the social safety nets to save a buck… I guess my daughter is one of those “welfare sucking leeches pissed off because the free stuff they’ve been getting from their Lord and Master in Washington Free Cee is being taken away” rather than a young adult who needs expensive medication to stay alive and round the clock care), not to mention, that they throw temper tantrums and shut down the government when they don’t get their way. Do those rights count? Or do I need to come up with more examples for you?
Bonnie your are truly diluted. Why shouldn’t creationism be taught as an alternative theory of universal creation? Schools now teach that everything was created by a mystical cosmic fart. Present both theories and let the student decide. That is fair and impartial. What reproductive right is being infringed? You mean a woman’s right to kill a child because they had unprotected sex? Do you know about birth control? How about the morning after pill that can prevent an zygote from attaching to the uterus? The morning after pill is an excellent option since it takes 7 -14 days for an zygote to travel down the fallopian tubes and attach to the uterine wall and become a viable embryo, unless you are being held captive as a sex slave. What about the right of that child the mother wants to kill? Who will speak for the child? If it was consensual sex then shouldn’t the father have a say to whether he wants to keep the child? Just because a woman carries the child does not mean she has a right to kill a child. Marriage is not a constitutional right, so it is not being denied. Marriage is a religious ceremony. I personally have no problems with homosexuals from declare a partnership. I do find it offensive that they want to claim a religious right when the majority of them harbor such hatred and resentment against the very establishment that created marriage. Want to kill your daughter huh? You obviously did not read the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Public law 111-148. I surmise you didn’t read it because if you did you would have noticed that a government committee will review health care expenditures and determine if the patient is worth the expense. That death clause that people were talking about then was quickly ignored; well it’s in there. Say you are 65 years old and have cancer. The actuaries on the health committee have determined that you should only live to be 70 at the most due to your race, sex, and past health and risks. Treatment for cancer would cost $60k but hospice with pain drugs costs $35K. Guess what treatment your beloved Obamacare is going to give you. If you can’t figure it out, lets just say I hope you live in a pot legal state because you won’t see 70. And, just to bring some reality into your kool-aid life; the Republicans were willing to pass everything the Democrats asked for on the budget except for Obamacare and raising the debt. Both of those contested budget points have now burdened our country farther. The Democrats would not negotiate; so in reality, the Democrats shut down the government. If you have one side willing to negotiate but the other side won’t, then the fault lays with the side who would not negotiate. So if you truly love your daughter then you should be against the ACA and the debt ceiling hike. Even if she could get quality care she will be in debt to our creditors.
The word is DELUDED, not diluted! The rest just proves your ignorance… nothing more needs to be said!
“Why shouldn’t creationism be taught as an alternative theory of universal creation? ”
Because creationism is not based in science, or reality for that matter. There no supporting evidence, or verifiable facts. it can’t be tested, proven, or reproduced. It is not factual, period.
If I were to subscribe to your “logic” then why isn’t the Flying Spaghetti Monster’s doctrine on creation being taught?
Have faith, he boiled for your sins!
As ridiculous as the Flying Spaghetti monster sounds to you, your sky god sounds equally ridiculous to me. But that’s no problem the cool thing about America is it’s your right to believe whatever the heck you want. I support that right!
However when you masquerade a personal delusion as a scientifically viable alternative, then try to indoctrinate and confuse the next generation of science students. I draw the line.
Uh…this body count was greatly exaggerated….by Peter Anlyan – a career mid level-manager for our favorite Limo Liberal Jim Goodmon.
It amazes me so many will participate in a rally held by a racist, intolerant bigot like Barber.
Moral Monday is simply a voter activation mechanism for the perceived Republican challenger to Kay (you can keep your Dr) Hagan…Tillis
Anyone ever wonder how/why the real minorities in the country are doing so well?
That’s because Asian have no Leaders leading them in victim-hood .
As long as there are non thinkers willing to follow and adhere to the bigotry of low expectations OF them…they will continue to walk in lock step to the feed trough.
Incoherency does not help make a persuasive case.
Logical Thought needs to stick to real science. Fetus is just that until born so forget about ‘killing the baby’ drivel. Not your concern to be worried about who other people marry. You seem sort of ignorant to think we are against the establishement. All we want is equal rights and your silly leaders call them ‘special rights’ Nothing special about being included in a multicultural society. Please do some actual research about reproduction, sexual orientation and debt issues before posting again. Your ignorance is disturbing to normal people. You sound like one of the taliban in your atavistic ramblings.
Good point. Your information seems accurate
So basically the Republicans are trying to reduce spending and the role they play in people’s lives, so the liberals and NAACP protest. big whoop. they are wrong.
Blunt and Cranky..Are you just STUPID??..More ID to buy a Gun than Vote..When did you have to pass a background check to vote???..DERRRRRP…lol
Smarter than you, Peter-brain: to buy most guns, you don’t need a background check. You DO need one for CCW, and some specific hardware.
Of course, there ARE some STATE and LOCAL restrictions.
Better check that before you buy your next firearm.
The media is such a great way to pull these tricks in leading people to believe things. Viewer better realize the truth.
WHAT WERE THEY PROTESTING ? ? ? Nice hateful rant with it’s usual misguided information, but no substance. and PLEASE google TEA Party. They have 2 goals which should be core to every American. 1. Uphold your rights by upholding the Constitution and 2. Lower your taxes. We fought England over 1% tax and abuses of our freedoms. maybe google the Revolution and Constitution too.
Patty-you leave out the fact that the Teabaggers want to cherry-pick which parts of the Constitution you want to “uphold”. In reality, it is not a buffet lunch where you can only take the parts you find palatable.
That there my child is what the democracks want!!!!111
Teabagging Dems? No such animal.
You’re not only ‘bluntandcranky’, you’re stupid. Patty’s comments are the only intelligent ones I’ve read thus far. Yes, google Tea Party then you’ll realize how the mainstream media has misled you regarding the Tea Party. Do you honestly want the government to control every aspect of your life? Ya’ better give this serious thought, Dude, instead of making ‘off the wall’ comments regarding this issue.
Yes! Let’s not forget that England forced a certain religion onto everyone, which is why we have freedom of religion now. England and the rest of the free world think we are such silly children here in the colonies. Climate Change has been taught in Europe since the 60’s. You have polar jet streams reaching into your southern states and water levels on coastal regions rising at alarming rates. When you have people saying they only want things in the Bible taught to their children. Then, those kids better not turn the light on, look up what the Bible is on a computer, turn the key of a combustion engine, math of any sort, machine guns (automatic weapons), wash their clothes that were made in China in that big, shiny washer, just get ready to heard some goats. Silly colonies!
To Casey et al, although not a democrat, I’m just curious exactly which part of the Constitution you believe they are attempting to cherry pick? I have answered several where I see conservatives cherry picking. Fair is fair. Where do you see this from Democrats please?
Yes, but I’m confused because I used to hear it was a living document.
Amen Patty
let the tea party and their white bread followers give up everything our taxes pay for ,including all the handouts they get in the mail every month and live by every single amendment . they can not pick and chose, neither can they pick and chose what part of the bible they chose to follow. its all or nothing. they are hypocrites.
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You all missed the point of this little diddy..rights, guns, teabaggers…it was a large protest, and it got nada on the boob tube. Point.Everythign else is fluff. Exactly what happens to any story nowadays…one comment and the entire train of commentators is derailed and heading in a different direction.
You’ve got that right! But, that’s what “they” want. Misdirection is all they really have. Forget about the real issues, change the subject and hope nobody realizes they are trying to derail anything that doesn’t fit their dogma.
I was hoping SOMEBODY would notice that – lol.
Blaming Reagan for the state of journalism today is sophomoric and disingenuous.
So is pretending I said it was only Reagan.
Rich Republicans? Oh, so there are no rich Democrats? Idiots!
Please provide the list of rich Dems who own media outlets.
Bloomburg. Richest of the rich, and a lowdown dirty piece of crap.
Irrelevant.
And his percentage of the market?
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So much the truth. I use to at least believe CNN reported news .. but not anymore. I try to get my news from online. Only way I really hear about anything important.
I agree with bluntandcranky, the media is controlled/regulated by the wealthy. And who are they? The Koch Brothers, Karl Rove, Mitch McConnell, and 75% of the members of Congress who are millionaires! And many wealthy individuals who are followers of the Koch Brothers and their vast political network! Of course, there’s that propaganda machine, FOX, that spews out GOP/Tea Party propaganda every day! Actually, they are NOT a legitimate news source. That sure is the truth! The big corporations are hand-in-glove with the GOP and the Tea Party, who, in reality, are fascists!
FOX NEWS is made of Democrats, Liberals, Independents, and Republicans. Bob Beckel, Juan Williams, Democrats; John Stossil, Liberal; Greg Gunfeldt (the Five) Independent; Dina (the Five) Republican to name a few. Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity..not sure and don’t care. So how did you arrive at commenting ” FOX spews out GOP/Tea Party propaganda and are NOT a legitimate news source” when they represent all parties. You haven’t done your homework, Girl!! Tea Party….mmmm, you like the government involved in every aspect of your life? If so, then I understand your dislike of the Tea Party. Personally, I like less government control, but to each their own.
Seriously? You must be the only person in this country who actually believes that FOX news is fair and impartial…
Now, to address the “government control” part of your comment…
First and foremost, does everyone forget that the government is not supposed to be “them” it is supposed to be “US!” (Of the people, by the people and for the people) But instead, it has turned into an US vs. THEM situation, and until such time as the people figure out they have the power to change it, it will remain that way.
Now, you and several others have mentioned not wishing to have the government control every aspect of your life… except those with your political leanings seemingly have no issue with the government defining what may or may not happen within a woman’s uterus, and have gone so far as also attempting to define what happens within the same woman’s vagina, with all the restrictions being put on reproductive health… in fact, are now attempting to say what kind of medication a woman can take to regulate and control her reproduction system. Why? Because your bible says so. So no government control… unless you are a woman…
Those with your political leanings are also attempting to force the tax payers to further supplement your religious teachings (beyond religions tax exemptions, amounting to millions of dollars of additional revenue annually) by attempting to force us to pay for a religious legend with no scientific proof and only faith supporting it (the origins of life and the universe) to be taught in our schools and to our children and treated as equally viable to evolution and its volumes of scientific evidence by some of the best minds in our country using a tried and true scientific method to collect, analyze and explain our world. So no government control… unless you want religious freedom and you are not a fundamentalist…
Those with your political leanings are also continuing your attack on the right to marry the person of your choice… because your bible says so… so no government control unless you are gay or are trying to ensure equal rights for all.
Make up your mind… freedom from government or only freedom from government unless you disagree with it. There’s a word for all this… hypocrisy!
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Well, to be honest your rambling on doesn’t prove a point with me and neither does calling my belief hypocrisy. I also don’t recall bringing up the Bible in my comments as you did. You obviously have a problem with Bible believing people. Let me tell you something. I’m been on this earth for 80 years and have never seen this country in such turmoil it is now. I am a patriotic, law abiding citizen, also a Christian American who stands firmly on the ageless truths of the one true God and under His authority and the authority of the Constitution of the United States. If you don’t like it, I REALLY DON’T CARE! And if you want to characterize me as a little old white haired lady ‘clinging to my guns and Bible’, I REALLY DON’T CARE! And if my belief that the constitution is the law of the land makes me a radical in your eyes..I REALLY DON’T CARE!!
Suck it up, Bonnie…I REALLY DON’T CARE!!
Johanna, you can believe in whatever you choose! If you want to believe in the Flying Spaghetti Monster and his noodly goodness, that is your choice. When you (and by you, I simply mean those with political leanings and ideologies that I assume you support through your comments) try to push your beliefs on everyone else and assume that everyone else has to learn YOUR way and do things YOUR way and ignore their own beliefs for YOURS… then we gotta problem! It is not the government’s job to control women, justified by religious beliefs, to force religious legends on our children paid for with taxpayer dollars, nor is it their job to deny a certain group their equal rights, again, justified by religious beliefs. That, my dear, is what I call hypocrisy. And I, for one, REFUSE to suck it up and live by your ideologies!
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Girl, you’re delusional or you obviously have a comprehension problem. Sorry my comments sent you over the edge when all I commented on was the journalists on Fox News and the Tea Party. I sure didn’t expect anyone to rant and rave the way you did..I was stating a true fact whether you believe it or not. I also apologize for telling you to ‘suck it up’! That was totally uncalled for. You stand up for what you believe and let me stand up for mine without my being chastised, ok? I’m a ‘live and let live’ person and I’ll stand by that and my beliefs ’til I depart this earth and enter eternity. Have a good day, Bonnie, and I hope it isn’t as cold where you are as it is here. May God bless you and this beloved country of ours.
Ma’am, not delusional, simply responding to what you said about Fox News and your desire for the government to stay out of your affairs… If you took my response as delusional or “over the edge” or a “rant and rave,” perhaps you should re-read it to see that it was merely my response to your comments, nothing more. No one is chastising you. Again, you believe what you choose to believe. But do not tell me you want the government to stay out of the people’s affairs… except for this, this or that. You can’t cherry pick ma’am…
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Thanks for the chuckle, Bonnie. You proved your point in more ways than just one!!! :-))) Lord have mercy!
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For the powers that be this is great news! In Los Angeles we haven’t heard a peep on this story in the mainstream media. Flash forward to the year 2021, similar story ,except,……100,000 protestors were killed, then bulldozed into a mass grave and no news media reports the story. You see where this is headed. It will start small with most Americans locked into NIMBY syndrome, 5000 killed here 7000 killed there,…..the term will be ” social cleansing”. And on tonites news 8600 homes are available in Dallas after the west sides recent social cleansing so get there soon for a great deal!,..back to you Sherry for traffic…..
The revolution will not be televised.
Try Amy Goodman’s Democracy Now program. They’ve done at least five or six stories about the Moral Monday activities in NC over the past 8 months.
Yes, and well done. And how much airplay did that specific march get on the national news on the weekend it was held?
“The Reaganistas ”
I had to stop there. How awesome is that!
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Instead of your crazy, hateful, paranoid, homophobic ranting how about telling us just what these people objected to — or are you also somehow controlled bya president who left office over 25 years ago? It’s so funny how idiots blame presidents for everything. I’m sure people blame Obama too because the press doesn’t cover bad news on his watch, right? But the truth is, you can’t get national coverage for state issues because you’re not making a case, ful of hate, and nobody in the press cares about North Carolina or any other non-NyC/DC/CA state especially while Ukraine and Syria aare on fire. Bad timing. It’s not up to eeeevil people in the media to cover you. It’s up to you to message right. This is so childish and silly. Look in a mirror.
And by the way, 100,000 is on the high end of an estimate by a group that has an interest in inflating it. The Reverend in charge invited 25,000. Unless you think us black folks can’t count, let’s get real.
Which group has an interest in inflating it? I agree, accurate reporting matters, but don’t you agree that at 25000 peaceful demonstrators, national coverage is still vital?
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We were warned the revolution would not be televised.
Can the media cover such a story without drama? People can protest peacefully, but can the media handle covering peaceful protest?
The free market isn’t free if we cannot buy Unpoisoned foods in the supermarkets, if we can’t buy anything NOT made in China, no choice for cable, etc… The current imprisoned market system along with the bank controlled economy has no equanimity. Just believing the fairy tale does not make it true.
Hey, Blunt and Cranky!
I would like to say that this story — media not covering a protest as large as this — in unbelievable. Sadly, I can’t! Seems our media today is more concerned with pandering to the politicians, celebrates, and big corporations — duh, THE MONEY — than ethical journalism and reporting the real news. My partner and I were in North Carolina for some speaking engagements last June during the Moral Mondays and were impressed with their spirit and grit. I like how the good folks of North Carolina keep standing up and protesting the shenanigans and abhorrent legislation coming out of Raleigh. Too bad the media doesn’t consider it “news.” Maybe if folks in NC, TX, Kansas, and AZ (just for starters) all protested on the same day our “news” folks would wake up and report the news! Just a thought!! Good stuff on the blog!
PS Heretic
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I don’t normally reblog other folks stuff, but this caught my eye and raised my blood pressure! One of my irritants these days is the media and how our so-called journalists are not reporting the NEWS. What we get is a bunch of editorializing and pandering to politicians, celebrities, and big corporations — dah, THE MONEY. Ethical journalism seems to be the exception as opposed to the rule in today’s media world. Also, my partner and I were in North Carolina last June doing some speaking engagements when the good folks of NC began their Moral Monday protest against the shenanigans and bad legislation coming out of Raleigh. We admired their spirit and grit! Well they are are at it again by the hundreds of thousands and our national “news” media did not cover the event. What can we say? What can we do? Maybe if folks in other states (Kansas, AZ, Idaho, Oklahoma, TX for starters) pulled off protest on the same day and on the same scale as the North Carolina group then, maybe, just maybe, the media folks would wake up and cover the real “news” for a change. Just a thought! I’m done ranting, for now!
PS Heretic
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGaoXAwl9kw
How do we change this?? interested in solutions, interested in change, interested in knowing what struggles my neighbors have so I can share the burden and offer solidarity. How do we get the revolution televised?
I recall when Rupert Murdock bought yet another media outlet and said (paraphrasing) – soon I will control everything you read. Done deal.
“The Reaganistas deregulated the media , making truth play second fiddle to profits.” HA, HA, HA. This guy is funny. What “regulation” was lifted on the media?? They were forced to tell the truth prior?? Vague accusations and distortion, one in particular, the fact that they don’t cover TEA Party events either.
A little bit more detail on what exactly the protest was about might be helpful. Just “screw-everybody-but-rich-white-male-Repub laws” doesn’t really enlighten me.
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Amber, deregulation is a great thing… for large corporations. However, it still offers no protections whatsoever to the little guy and absolutely no protections to consumers. *shrug*
I am no politician, nor do I claim to be formally educated on the subject.
All I see when I watch our government in action is an elaborate illusion. A construct designed to achieve certain goals for said establishment. Using the mainstream media as an add-on, this construct deceives and manipulates fears, coerces actions, and even corrupts core values by which we live.
Democrat, Republican, I see no difference from my perspective. They could name a political party whatever they want, it still looks to like a private club of wealthy elites, too concerned with their own greed and power they are completely oblivious to the suffering of others.
To quote Lewis black “our two-party system is a bowl of shit looking in the mirror at itself”
I may be wrong but in the last 50 years has there been any politician or elected official of high office that was not already filthy rich, or made so by political contributions? Sociologists have long since proven there is a strong link to high incomes and indifference to others. Add that to the lack of term limits, “political contributions” (a.k.a. bribes), and corruption is inevitable!
When we were all kids we were told “You could be president someday!”
I have to call bullshit on that one. I guess it’s kind of hard to be President if you don’t have Bush for a dad, banking cartel ties or a hefty trust fund. We need every day people in congress, not rich elites. How are we ever going to change anything unless we have leaders who actually want it?
The politicians use their vast resources to effectively outbid whatever hurts their bottom line, regardless of the consequences. They do all this and hide behind a blanket of religion. They use faiths like Christianity as a campaigning tool to sway votes an lend credibility to their “moral values”. It is all a great big farce to dilute the truth.
Yes Atheists feel persecuted, we have no representation and a bunch of laws being created based on a mythical being’s rules and regulations.
You can protest all you want but can you win an election?
It wasn’t until the mid 1990s that real journalism disappeared in America. Beginning in the 80s a company named Knight Ridder went state by state and bought what ended up to be 92% of all independent newspapers in America, from the tiny to the large. When Reagan was elected in 1980 we had 52 independent news outlets (AP, UP etc). By the time GH Bush finished his one term as president we had 6 independent news outlets. Today we have four (and it’s questionable as to their independence from each other).
What Reagan did do was to gut the FCC and for the first time since the advent of television, wipe out the Fairness in Broadcasting doctrine (which had been the bedrock of real news reporting). What the Fairness in Broadcasting doctrine did was simple; It was one simple cast-in-stone by-law all broadcasters were obliged to live under… As a broadcaster, you can make all the profit you want for 23 hours a day, but you must provide that last 1 hour as non-profit, unvarnished news.
Prior to Reagan, there was bipartisan agreement that American citizens had a right to real and informative news, and that a free-press was essential in keeping our democracy functioning as a democracy. Reagan and his Republican pals in congress believed everything under the sun should be made for-profit and what that has given us is Rupert Murdoch and Fox News… or, to be more exact, non-stop propaganda.
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