Posted on 06/18/2004 7:58:22 PM PDT by seastay
This is our version of a 527. And for people that think that W is being too soft in his campaign, just wait until after the Dem convention. Then there will be daily refutations of the such Cheney made yesterday when he backslapped the NYT!
ahh...Thanks!
I'll be surprised as Hell if the Republicans in the Senate join in the fight.
Welcome :)
It seems to me that W and Co knew before and have since been proven right that the Dems would keep shooting themselves in the foot.
As far as the Pubbies being strong, I know some will disagree but I think that this is a year to show maturity while not being timid. The Dem bellyaches will do the rest. If we win big in this election, I believe there will some tougher stands made in the 2005 to 2007 session. We need to win this one decisively so that we can have four more years to clean up the Clinton mess, particuarly the War On Terrorism and judicial nominations.
The War On Terror, thankfully, won't be fought entirely in the Senate, by the Senate.
The Democrats will shoot themselves in the foot, regardless. The Clinton mess will be with us for longer than 4 more years, but, having Bush in the White House for 4 more years will help. But, we have a lot of catching up to do. Frankly, the first act of terrorism came under Carter's watch. It just took 9/11 to wake this country up to the realities of terrorism.
It's easier for the Republicans to keep the Democrats on defense, rather than giving them the ball every damn time and watching the Republicans continually play defense, because that's what the Republicans are doing, playing defense. The Republican's in the Senate may have a small majority, but they don't act like a party that wants a bigger majority.
All valid points.
As Ronald Reagan said when something went wrong - "It must be right - it was God's will."
I'm sure God's will is our shared desire for W to stay another four years.
On one point that really rings true, that it will take more than eight years to clean up Clinton's mess, is similar to how one can break a bone in a second and take years to fully recover.
I'm hitting the hay but appreciate your input.
I love MRC. Sometimes the bias they cite is a stretch, but generally and more often it's so blatant that only a blind man couldn't see it.
Yes, indeed.... I do love that graphic :-)
This is liberal-like thinking. As such, it is absurd. First, a newspaper owes no duty to anyone and second, virtually any issue involving content is protected by First Amendment guarantees.
Even a newspaper is bound by false-advertising laws. If they advertise that they print "all the news fit to print", and in practice are clearly doing otherwise, they're liable.
You have a better suggestion? Shall we simply whine endlessly about their malfeasance, or shall we do something substantial about it?
LOL. I have to pay to see a roadside billboard? Yes, I know CyberAlerts are/were/have been done, that's nothing new. I don't need Bozell to convince me the media is rampant with liberal bias, that's been known to me for a long, long time. I'm not part of the target audience, so if he wants to spend money, more power to him.
Slander and libel are not covered by the First Amendment. So, no, not "virtually any issue" is protected.
Liable for what? What defines whether they are "doing otherwise"?
You have a better suggestion?
Do I have a better suggestion for what? The law?
Shall we simply whine endlessly about their malfeasance, or shall we do something substantial about it?
1)Stop buying and advertising in any paper you don't like.
2)Try to get as many people to do the same.
3)Start an alternative paper/network and counter the BS.
Suing them for frivilous stuff is NOT substantial and definitely not productive. You won't find a good attorney to take a case he knows he might sanctioned in.
Here are a couple of possibilities others have suggested:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1137951/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1138018/posts
As far as false advertising goes, if they promise potential customers that they don't have a political agenda, and a rat on the inside can be found to testify that they do, then that's false advertising under law.
You may be content to let them freely engage in sedition without opposition, but I for one will seek any method available to stick it to them as long as their behavior remains the same.
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