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- From: jfh@rpp386 (John F. Haugh II)
- Subject: Re: The Biased Media
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.142718.4333@rpp386>
- Reply-To: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II)
- Organization: Los Tejanos SCUBA Club and Beer Joint, Austin, Tejas
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 14:27:18 GMT
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- In article <C15wGv.1qB4@austin.ibm.com> curt@ekhadafi.austin.ibm.com (Curt Finch 903 2F021 curt@aixwiz.austin.ibm.com 512-838-2806) writes:
- >The PEOPLE had plenty of "help" in making their decision from the
- >media. Once the primaries were over, the media chose their candidate,
- >and they didn't let anything get in the way of their hardcore constant
- >campaigning for him night and day. In spite of their overwhelming push
- >for Mr. Clinton, he still only got 4 out of 10 votes.
-
- That's right. Have we forgotten how, on November 3rd the media started
- talking about how great the economy was?
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- >And Dan Rather immediatly heralded a "landslide."
- >
- >If I ever again hear anyone in the media laud their own pristine
- >objectivity, I think I'll wretch on the spot.
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- Just keep reminding people that three times as many journalists, by their
- own admission, are Democrats, as are Republicans.
-
- And if =I= ever hear "inclusion" ever again, I'll blow chunks. The only
- group which significantly votes for Democrats over Republicans is blacks.
- Ninety percent of blacks vote Democratic. Is it a wonder that Republicans
- are view as "not doing enough" for Democrats? Blacks aren't their
- constituents!
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- The DDT ban has killed more Africans than the AIDS epidemic. Legalize DDT now.
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