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To: A_Former_Democrat
The left gets its way alot because it knows how to raise a stink. Conservatives could learn alot about being better street fighters.

That is true, but also conservatives need to get control of a major media outlet. Right now, all of the MSM is merely a propaganda arm for the Democrats. Whenever a Democrat raises a stink, the MSM reports it as if it were major news. When a conservative does it, it might get a single line in a hometown newspaper. Having it discussed on shows like Rush, Hannity, etc. doesn't really help because it is mostly preaching to the choir.

This is one of the reasons that I believe that the tea party-type protests need to have more teeth, because merely showing up in numbers isn't enough if the MSM buries or ridicules it. We need to take action that cannot be ignored.
63 posted on 04/16/2009 2:33:42 PM PDT by fr_freak
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To: fr_freak

“When a conservative does it, it might get a single line in a hometown newspaper. Having it discussed on shows like Rush, Hannity, etc. doesn’t really help because it is mostly preaching to the choir.”

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82 posted on 04/16/2009 6:48:51 PM PDT by iThinkBig
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