When you lose Jimmy Fallon, you lose America

[Touch Of Death]

The fact that Jimmy fallon is asking about the Ncaa brackets, and the golf and the wednesday night parties, and the vacations is serious. Normally a guy like fallon doesn't get into politics, just like Williams said. The fact that he is means that Obama's leisure time is starting to make even people who normally would support him think something funny is going on.

As if he doesn't have a team of people constantly around him at any given moment where ever he is...
Sean

 

[billc]

Every president does, they are never really on vacation, but that understanding of the nature of the office only applies when democrats are in power. Not complaining, just explaining, and the bias is no longer a surprise. In fact, if that bias wasn't there, I would think something had gone drastically wrong in the universe.

 

[Big Don]

Did I miss something?

It seems that your whole point here is that the liberal media isn't attacking our liberal president the same way they attacked our former conservative president.

Um......duh.......

Are there subtleties here that I haven't spotted? 'Cos, seriously - what did you expect?

Uh, the phrase is: DUH, WINNING! Did you learn nothing from Charlie Sheen?

 

[CanuckMA]

Every president does, they are never really on vacation, but that understanding of the nature of the office only applies when democrats are in power. Not complaining, just explaining, and the bias is no longer a surprise. In fact, if that bias wasn't there, I would think something had gone drastically wrong in the universe.

No. That understanding of the nature of the office only applies to the media supporting the current President. Same crap was brought up about Bush spending so much time in Maine and Texas. The 'liberal' media pointed it out as a bad thing, the 'conservative' media pointed out that he always had staff with him. It's politics as usual.

 

[crushing]

"When you lose Jimmy Fallon you lose America"?


Obama shouldn't even bother running again, tomorrow he should hold a press conference and just tell America "I've lost Jimmy Fallon....game over."

Not so fast. Obama still has the Baldwins, so all is not lost. Everyone knows Baldwin Power > Fallon Nation.

 

[Touch Of Death]

Not so fast. Obama still has the Baldwins, so all is not lost. Everyone knows Baldwin Power > Fallon Nation.

Except for Stephen... the black sheep of Baldwin.
Sean

 

[crushing]

Except for Stephen... the black sheep of Baldwin.
Sean

Ummm...yeahhhh.....Not really supposed to talk about that one.

 

[shesulsa]

Media covered when Bush went to Camp David during war. Media covered when Dubya kept reading to children at school on 9/11. Media covers Obama "playing soccer" during Libya.

Nothing to see here. Move along.

 

[elder999]

So called.... meaning you find no bias? Interesting.

No, meaning that the disticntion is an artificial construct, created by the corporations that own the media in order to keep the populace polarized.....I've said it here many, mamy times: the media are as "liberal" as their "conservative" corporate owners permit them to be.

NBC-owned by General Electric-that same GE that supplies appliances, lightbulbs, powerplant turbines, and, oh yeah, brings good things to light like jet engines, nuclear reactors, and nuclear weapons. The same GE that ran the Hanford Reservation Facility for the U.S., making nuclear materials for weapons. The same GE that began releasing nuclear material from Hanford in 1949...just to see how far downwind it would go. The same GE that was run by Mr. Jack Welch-Republican, and major contributor the Bush campaign......

CBS-Owned by VIACOM,

ABC-Owned by Disney

Fox News-Owned by NewsCorp (Rupert Murdoch)

CNN-Owned by Time Warner.

These 5 companies control 75% of the media's prime time viewing.


A good example is that ultimate organ of the left, MSNBC- a joint venture between NBCUniversal and Microsoft. The same Microsoft that gave millions to get George W. Bush elected. NBC Universal is jointly owned between GE and Comcast. The same GE that gives millions to Republicans....of course, in the instance of GE and Microsoft, we have corporations that have donated generously to both major parties, but the majority of their donations have gone to the Republicans, most years.

"Both major parties"....if you follow the money, you'll see that you're being bamboozled....flim-flammed......manipulated into arguing over a division that shouldn't really exist.

Fact is,if you look at any major news story from the last 10 or 15 years, and look atboth ends of the spectrum on that story-FoxNews and MSNBC, say, the reportage of facts would substantially be the same, but the nuance, spin and commentary-the things on which people invariably base their truth, would be vastly different.

 

[Xue Sheng]

Sadly the days of Walter Cronkite are long gone and now ratings matter much more than news

 

[yorkshirelad]

No, meaning that the disticntion is an artificial construct, created by the corporations that own the media in order to keep the populace polarized.....I've said it here many, mamy times: the media are as "liberal" as their "conservative" corporate owners permit them to be.

NBC-owned by General Electric-that same GE that supplies appliances, lightbulbs, powerplant turbines, and, oh yeah, brings good things to light like jet engines, nuclear reactors, and nuclear weapons. The same GE that ran the Hanford Reservation Facility for the U.S., making nuclear materials for weapons. The same GE that began releasing nuclear material from Hanford in 1949...just to see how far downwind it would go. The same GE that was run by Mr. Jack Welch-Republican, and major contributor the Bush campaign......

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You mean the same GE whose CEO is now Jeff Immelt, the same Jeff Immelt who is a major supporter of Obama and advisor. The same Jeff Immelt who let Zucker allow NBC/MSNBC get so over the top liberal that it's viewership is down the proverbial toilet. The same Jeff Immelt who has presided over GE stock going down the same toilet. The same Jeff Immelt who has ordered NBC to go easy on the Oamessiah. The same Immelt who had to back track on his dealings with Iran because of the Fox news expose. Oh and the same Jeff Immelt whose corporation stands to recoup almost all of its losses if Cap and Trade becomes a reality.

 

[elder999]

You mean the same GE whose CEO is now Jeff Immelt, the same Jeff Immelt who is a major supporter of Obama and advisor. The same Jeff Immelt who let Zucker allow NBC/MSNBC get so over the top liberal that it's viewership is down the proverbial toilet. The same Jeff Immelt who has presided over GE stock going down the same toilet. The same Jeff Immelt who has ordered NBC to go easy on the Oamessiah. The same Immelt who had to back track on his dealings with Iran because of the Fox news expose. Oh and the same Jeff Immelt whose corporation stands to recoup almost all of its losses if Cap and Trade becomes a reality.

Yes-if you think about it, you make my point for me. The artificial construct is made to make one "side" think that their man got elected, and the other that their man didn't. To divide them on issues that are not significnt, or less than significant: I worked with a guy who voted for GW Bush in the 2000 election because "he's going to stop them from killing the little babies." Didn't exactly happen that way, though, did it? In the meantime, corporate interests are served, because, in the case of either party, the corporations' man gets elected.

And the only issue a corporation cares about is making as many $$$$$ as they can....all other issues are viewed through that lens: is it going to cost us, or can we make a profit from it?

 

[bushidomartialarts]

corporate interests are served, because, in the case of either party, the corporations' man gets elected.

Bingo

 

[yorkshirelad]

Yes-if you think about it, you make my point for me. The artificial construct is made to make one "side" think that their man got elected, and the other that their man didn't. To divide them on issues that are not significnt, or less than significant: I worked with a guy who voted for GW Bush in the 2000 election because "he's going to stop them from killing the little babies." Didn't exactly happen that way, though, did it? In the meantime, corporate interests are served, because, in the case of either party, the corporations' man gets elected.

And the only issue a corporation cares about is making as many $$$$$ as they can....all other issues are viewed through that lens: is it going to cost us, or can we make a profit from it?

Hmm....Interesting!!

 

[billc]

I'm glad Cronkite's gone. He was a real jerk.

 

[Touch Of Death]

I'm glad Cronkite's gone. He was a real jerk.

I think you could be a little more offensive if you put you mind to it.
Sean

 

[shesulsa]

I'm glad Cronkite's gone. He was a real jerk.

:bs1:

I think you could be a little more offensive if you put you mind to it.
Sean

:hammer:

 

[billc]

He doesn't deserve that much. For the record, gone as in off the air. Not dead. I don't wish anyone dead, except for mass murderers.

 

[Xue Sheng]

I'm glad Cronkite's gone. He was a real jerk.

:hmm: so you’re against integrity in the news then are you... interesting... and rather telling

 

[billc]

Cronkite was just able to hide his partisan reporting because there wasn't anything else on the air. He was one of the last of the lucky old media who got out well before Rush, and Fox news allowed the other side to get their point of view across. If he was around today, with actual competition, he would have been in the same place as the other media. For example, Rush and Hannity, and Beck would have pointed out that the Tet offensive was a disaster for North Vietnam, not a loss for the U.S.