Comments on: Al Gore, Media Whipping Boy

The Nation: The Reason For Media's Bullying Of The Former VP Is A Mystery

[tbweb]

The best Politicians are those who don't take their election victories for granted or go off in a different direction than what they ran on or were elected for, or even worst, abandon the voters who put them in power and start supporting special interest who can flood them with tainted money that not only has strings attached, but ropes and thick cables as well! But the thing I dislike the most is that as soon as it starts getting close to the election cycle again, the bad Politicians start to remember what they ran and were elected on and really start to get in contact with the voters and voter issues again. You can always tell the bad Politicians, they only represent the voters who put them in power 9 months after an election and 9 months before an election, all their other time is spent catering to special interest. If only the voters had a good memory and didn't get caught up in the election season drama and hype! If only the voters remembered. But on the question of Al Gore versus George Bush, the acid test is always if the election were held today, who would you vote for right now? The best Politicians are the ones you would vote for anytime, they don't play hide and seek around election year cycles, they just do their best always.

[thismachine]

it's called the gas light effect, it's what the corpo-facist controlled media uses on anyone who questions the profit motives of big business or the motives of the neocon rangers.

[BlueInWI]

The corporate military MSM industrial complex hates Al Gore because he had the best ideas that most threatened their corporate crony bosses.

They worked to destroy Clinton because he was brilliant but not born into the American Aristocracy like the Bushies. They want someone who will protect their interests. They believe in the ownersh--it society. We own everything and you get sh--it, or clean it out of our bathrooms for minimum wage (or less).

They and the media are out to destroy John Edwards this time around. Can already see it. Edwards is a wuss because he has perfect hair, while Romney is fantastic because he has perfect hair. Edwards is not liberal, but progressive and for real change that will threaten the interests of the leisure class and corporate executives whose pay raises have averaged over 20% a year these past 6 years... Watch them destroy Edwards the way they did Clinton, and Gore...

The real elites (wealthy leisure class) are giving loads of money to Hillary because deep down she is one of them... and won't rock the yacht.

[sparks224]

"Alterman seems to have forgotten the torrent of vituperation directed at George Bush by the MSM in 2000 & 2004."??
Posted by jayce1066

What are you talking about? If the Media had done its job in 2000 or in 2004, George W would have lost in a landslide.

Who would have voted for W if they knew the truth about him?

[cbs_oliver]

hmmmm gore.... jesus..... no connection seen here.
Posted by mommajomma at 02:20 PM : Jun 30, 2007


Good sneer.

FYI many Christians see a connection between Christ and regular people - like themselves - and like Al Gore - and they are disgusted to see stones thrown at them for sick pleasure.

[zorlacskates]

way to miss the point of the article, jayce. it's been 7 years since gore was in office, and you bushies are still crying about him and everything he does? my god, what are you so afraid of?

[omega39-2009]

I have this crazy theory that the Corporate owned Media has a tendency to promote the Corporate agenda.
Posted by sparks224

This became even more apparent over this past week. While the Senate prepared to push through their corporate written bill "jobs for everyone except Americans" the media ignored it and instead gave us minute by minute details of Paris Hilton and her parole after 21 grueling days in the county jail.

[jayce1066]

Alterman seems to have forgotten the torrent of vituperation directed at George Bush by the MSM in 2000 & 2004.

[sjc_1]

The media turned from being seekers of the truth to rabid corporate dogs after Reagan eliminated all provisions for public good as a price for using OUR airwaves. He opened up the flood gates for the likes of Murdoch and company.

Ronnie knew, ever since his days as Death Valley Days narrator and fronting for the likes of GE, where his bread was buttered. He made more giving a 2 hour speech in Japan than he did in 8 years at the White House.

[sparks224]

I think it's ok to let the Republicans cheat in elections (although 2000 and 2004 was a bit excessive).
Because, let's face it, without the cheating they wouldn't stand a chance.
So it's kind of like a handicap, it levels the playing field a little bit.

Of course this means they would have to quit telling everyone all that nonsense about trying to promote democracy around the world.