Rev Samuel Cooper of Boston , April 7,1776 : “All history shows that it is no easy matter to excite a large people into any vigorous and continuous opposition to the government they have long been habituated to respect and obey. Nothing can bring them to his, but a clear conviction and strong feeling of some real and important injury... This is so true, that I am persuaded it will not be easy to produce an instance of any state agitated with long and great commotions, without some violent and continued pressure from the side of the government. The waves do not rise until the wind blows.”
The Left, including many of those behind the Media, are not dumb. They do know the limits and subtleties of mass manipulation. Political memory is only so long, about five months, after which many other diversifying issues can be activated.
An example is the "bailout;" giving AIG, Goldman Sachs, billions and billions of our money, likewise to General Motors. How much anger is that now arousing?
Not only do people think what the Media tell them to think, but more importantly they think about what the Media tells them to think about.
Not necessarily so of course for everyone, but there are an awfully lot of weak minds out there. It thus up to the principled to continually declare the principles, and the Media, or the Republican Party, sure aren't likely to do that.
Johnny Suntrade