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Well, the media has me so mad, as they usually do!
That is the one area where I feel we need bugamint [Big Government] to get in. Believe it or not. My reasoning … they have too much power in their little hands … way too much power to influence people the way they want to free enterprise isn’t enough to take care of it
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Well of course I disagree.
“Congress shall make no law regarding … “.
We have to get the gubamint out of things. Not into them. The old media is “dead man walking”. They’re not making any money and the inet is eating the business model whole!
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You are missing the point my friend .. they are still are on TV today and will be tonight spreading their untruths and opinions that many people follow like lemmings … you can’t allow something like that to occur, in a free society or not.
ok, if not govt, then somebody, come type of control is needed
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You have the control. OFF button.
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Me yes, but I am not talking about me. That is the issue, other People don’t.
For Example, station runs a polit ad that contains lies against an opponent. The station doesn’t like the guy. So it runs the ad anyway. People see if and believe it, not all, but enough to swing an election.
Now should we allow that to take place?
Not in my USA
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Yup, because you and you neighbors can exercise market control on the politician, the station, and the ADVERTISERS of that station. Get everyone in your church to see it your way and watch how fast that changes.
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You should be made to run your ad by a neutral group that verifies the validity of the statements … no validity, no runnee ad.
Maybe not the govt, but some type of censor group
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So, get on the horn to all you local media and SPEAK Up. It does no good to pick on those who can’t do anything about it.
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I know … but there aren’t enough Patrick Henry’s out there … we need help unless someone does do that. I think the TV is the most powerful thing this country has ever faced … and it is winning.
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Nope, the internet is. It BYPASSES the established channels.
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But who will help? You are right in that sense, until someone does take them on it will continue.
OK so in the meantime I will just complain
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NO, no, no, what I want you to do is become a citizen journalist. It’s cheap and easy to blog! You can have your own local “channel”. It’s doable NOW!
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We can ALL be citizen Patrick Henry’s.
That fellow goes to a church of at least a hundred families.
That’s voting bloc. And, an economic bloc. And a media bloc.
The church itself is a tax exempt corporate entity. Buy taken as individuals they can be a mighty force. The 60s civil rights movement began in the black churches. Gandhi wrote from prison.
If’n I was him, I’d start a Yahoo Group. I’d get every email of everyone in the church, without using the church. I’d have little business cards printed up. The Beverly Hills 90210 Value Coalition! (No, I’d use the name of their town and zip code.) I’d put the Yahoo Groups subscribe address and his name, phone, and email on it.
Then every time I spoke to a church member, I’d give him a card. After chatting, I make a note of the person, date, time, and topic. Keep some records and poof you have got a force to be reckoned with.
Dear Mister Politician, we didn’t like your lying ad. Come explain yourself.
Dear Mr. Newspaper, You stink and we ain’t buying. Come apologize.
Dear Mr. TV Station Owner, We don’t like you filth, bias, …
Dear Mr. Advertiser, You support lies, porn, nonsense, we ain’t buyin your product.
Then inet is the “queen of the chessboard” when it comes to politics, the media, and the grass roots.
There’s a reason we are seeing the formation of “astroturf” groups (entities pretending to be grassroots orgs). It’s POWER!
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