tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post3187110640267962108..comments2024-03-27T11:22:03.840-04:00Comments on Ramona's Voices: Giving Legitimacy to HateRamona Grigghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160614050077886238noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-49152700329808285612010-04-30T19:54:43.264-04:002010-04-30T19:54:43.264-04:00voxmagi, principles...gone, long gone. I wouldn&#...voxmagi, principles...gone, long gone. I wouldn't have believed it, but I'm still waiting for signs of principle.<br /><br />What a huge disappointment.Ramona Grigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160614050077886238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-86218536178339541322010-04-29T22:38:29.270-04:002010-04-29T22:38:29.270-04:00I love to crack wise that Obama, on his first day ...I love to crack wise that Obama, on his first day as a new President, moved quickly to strip Americans of their liberties and freedoms...but after an exhaustive search he realized that Bush hadn't left any behind.<br /><br />I too wish the vigorous opposition had been a little more vigorous that previous two terms...but partisans really let us down. Their party was more important than any principle...and we've paid dearly for that.<br /><br />Well written, VoxmagiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-79987062597430248722010-04-03T11:32:19.794-04:002010-04-03T11:32:19.794-04:00thanks for ur post. teapartiers are just a lame e...thanks for ur post. teapartiers are just a lame excuse for the media to keep their business afloat. they are loosing big time so the way to catch in is in following the fringe. Where they were during the Bush and Cheney years? How come they never represented the thousands of people that stood up to that regime? they were scare! And now they still accomplice to corporations that buy their addslelocolonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13863848230674917354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-61028791747612972192010-03-30T10:42:20.263-04:002010-03-30T10:42:20.263-04:00Okay, Alan, I may have to steal this one, too:
&q...Okay, Alan, I may have to steal this one, too:<br /><br />"Things get more and more gossipy, with less reporting and even less analysis - sacrificed in favor of its counterfeit, punditry.<br /><br />Thus the "Let's you and him fight!" flavor of the Sunday morning chat shows, which originate from one spot in DC so the usual suspects can make the rounds easily enough."<br /><br />What a great description of our muckrakers, our watchdogs, our Fourth Estate.<br /><br />I had to laugh at Franken's bumper sticker joke, but when I think about it, the Dems have been stuck in the sidelines for so long, with their opinions so seldom sought after, it could be that they have to talk fast in order to be heard at all. We don't have the luxury of airwaves bought by Australian billionaires in order to sway the public.<br /><br />Also, our leaders are cowardly wimps.<br /><br />But we're not, and our voices have to be heard. That's why we're all here.Ramona Grigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160614050077886238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-36539494776674814692010-03-30T10:05:37.793-04:002010-03-30T10:05:37.793-04:00The sad part is, the press does this to sell paper...The sad part is, the press does this to sell papers and commercials. Controversy is good for ratings, in-depth reporting, not so much.<br /><br />We see it regularly on the national news and in the Times and Post. Things get more and more gossipy, with less reporting and even less analysis - sacrificed in favor of its counterfeit, punditry.<br /><br />Thus the "Let's you and him fight!" flavor of the Sunday morning chat shows, which originate from one spot in DC so the usual suspects can make the rounds easily enough.<br /><br />Adding Fox News to that inane mix is like pouring dioxin on an oil spill. And while Fox partisans (and on-air "talent") trumpet their viewership numbers, at their very largest they amount to only a tiny percentage of the population. They're not nearly so numerous as they are noisy.<br /><br />And those with the appetite for noise lap it up. It's now less an echo chamber and more a feedback loop.<br /><br />And maybe part of it is our fault too. Democrats in general are terrible at messaging. Flat-out terrible. Senator Franken was right when he said that our side's message amounts to "Continued on next bumper sticker..." and that is a very real problem. Where are the Dems who can come up with short, sticky phrasing for message points?<br /><br />I'm not quite ready to run for the hills, nor to barricade the door and hide under the bed. I am, though, seeing things get noisy and messy, and I wonder where our point people are.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939468809703630844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-7849033049094691952010-03-26T20:47:02.872-04:002010-03-26T20:47:02.872-04:00Lora and Stan, I'm so disappointed in so-calle...Lora and Stan, I'm so disappointed in so-called journalists these days. None of them want to be reporters anymore, they all want to go on to stardom. There was a time when good reporters got the respect they deserved, but now they think we want jazz and pizazz. Oh, for a little honest, straightforward reporting again. Think of the grief it could have saved us this last couple of decades.<br /><br />Anon, thanks for the link. I'm so glad I'm not the only one writing about this.Ramona Grigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160614050077886238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-61956152741296752912010-03-26T16:20:32.051-04:002010-03-26T16:20:32.051-04:00http://www.theygaveusarepublic.com/diary/5243/meet...http://www.theygaveusarepublic.com/diary/5243/meet-a-typical-teabaggerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-7022372310731759692010-03-26T15:08:22.949-04:002010-03-26T15:08:22.949-04:00Right on as usual, Ramona. It's all about sell...Right on as usual, Ramona. It's all about selling the paper and creating sensationalistic news, rather than letting people understand how real history is made.<br />As we know, true history is not really made by lunatics like these Teabaggers (Please call them Teabaggers, not teapartiers, as they hate the teabagging term they adopted without realizing what they were doing. I think it suits them well!).<br />Keep writing, Ramona, and telling us the truth.Stan in NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473396450228240345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-18378834560216241392010-03-26T14:35:02.445-04:002010-03-26T14:35:02.445-04:00See... this is what is so scary... Journalism and ...See... this is what is so scary... Journalism and reporting facts is dead. We are at the mercy of publications to print what ever THEY want. I don't care WHAT your Politics are... signing this Bill into Law was a giant landmark in American History. Period.Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03016470965797319737noreply@blogger.com