Topic: In my Box
- Sep 22, 2008 04:57pm by AceFadal - [b:353f9d151d]k[/b:353f9d151d]inestheti[b:353f9d151d]C[/b:353f9d151d]~means To learn by doing
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Checked my email thought this was funny.
Deep down inside I already knew it was like this.
[quote:4ed0021841]Ok I couldn't resist. Sent this email (minus header info) to ABC/GMA and curious to see what kind of response I get.
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Anne Pritchett
To: Kansas City for Obama <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 11:02:36 AM
Subject: [KansasCityforObama] In case anyone needed more proof our media sucks
I just wanted to share a little about my experience at the ABC Good Morning America visit to the campus of UNC-CH early this morning.
Of the thousand or so people assembled for the 5:30-8:00 a.m. broadcast, probably 30% (including the band and cheerleaders, plus the Chancellor) were Carolina students dressed or painted in "Carolina blue" and just having fun. Minimally 60% were additionally adorned with home made and printed Obama signs. At the most 10% were carrying McCain/Palin signs.
The Obama supporters had come as early as 4:00 a.m. (and earlier) to claim the most visible positions during the broadcast. But, as the time for the program airing neared, the ABC staff demanded that the Obama supporters give up their space for McCain supporters - and furthermore demanded that at least half the visible positions be given to the small number of McCain supporters there! Many students resisted, but one of the "handlers" actually shouted that it wasn't about being fair - it was about $$ and keeping management happy - in fact she was being screamed at over her head-phones by the producers, so she felt she had no choice. It was a dramatic lesson in moral decision-making for the young people who witnessed these events.
The Obama supporters started chanting "Yes We Can" until the "handlers" quieted the crowd so that the taping could proceed.
So, this ABC news and entertainment broadcast, as seen by the public gives the impression that the campus is nearly divided in support of Obama and McCain. It was all choreographed and in no way represents the reality on the ground - just like the managers wanted it. This is what the free press does when it is no longer free from corporate manipulation.
It was a stark reminder of why this election is so important. The secrecy and manipulation of information that has escalated so dramatically over the past 8 years has to end and the recovery of our democracy must begin - under our new President, Barak Obama!.
Dr. Charles R. Coble
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=109x34936#34937
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"Progressives are more right than the right."
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