Let's keep the old primary system and get rid of the old media "system".
Ya wanna get rid of 'em, I've been kicking around an idea & I see a hugh gap in what we'd like to happen & our approach to the status quo.
The idea bubbled up from the whole CBS thing, but needed a couple of other things to finally gell it in my mind.
DoctorZIn has put a lot of work into a couple of projects. His site is a good hint about where I'd like to see things to go:
http://www.newsignored.com/
Then we had the RNC & President Bush's speech. He rattled off a website during his speech & something crept into my brain related to that, something about a multi-page press release with details of all of his new proposals... Anyone see any press reports about any of the details?
People here are good at dragging news reports from all kinds of media sources for all of us to pick apart, but are we going to the primary sources to eliminate the media middle men? Kamp Kerry also has details of his proposals & I've seen a few instances of things from there being brought over here to be picked apart, but I can't say it's as often or as far reaching as I think it should be.
We've gone to some or all of these sites & others to adress something the media has reported, but I can't say I've seen threads started by using them. Take a look, they have press releases. These government offices are informing reporters who filter info & report to us. I don't think any of them are on the front page as resources of FR. I took a quick glance & found a site by Linda Tripp there?
http://www.whitehouse.gov/
http://www.centcom.mil/
http://www.senate.gov/
http://www.house.gov/
http://www.defenselink.mil/
http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml?src=a
http://www.state.gov/
http://www.hhs.gov/
I could go on, but I'm gonna now redirect you to the offical sites of the candidates of the two biggest parties. Lotta stuff on each of 'em...
http://www.georgewbush.com/
http://www.johnkerry.com/front/splash.html
Going through information overload yet? *Replace* means there is a need to do the work & that means more than just picking apart the work done by the "professionals".