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Posted by KSinTX in Politics/Campaigns
Thu May 01st 2008, 08:56 AM
Remember the infamous "Dean Scream?" My neighbor mentioned it a couple of days ago as a reason he was such a bad presidential candidate. WTF I asked myself silently. The media determined then that he was unelectable: "The scream scene was shown an estimated 633 times by cable and broadcast news networks in just four days following the incident, a number that does not include talk shows and local news broadcasts." This is neither a new standard nor new behavior. It's just now happening to Hillary Clinton. And, in many ways, to Barack Obama. The media has been so successful in past in molding our political views and behavior, and has been rewarded through our resultant vote modification, that it should come as no surprise that it continues to do so. We brought this on ourselves by lending the press (entertainers) such credence.
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