Tired of all the crap from the tube

It is amazing how vacuous all these shows are. Not one iota of useful information. All sound bites that mean nothing. Listening to all this crap can really fry your brain. Is this why after such a disastrous 8 years McSame is only 2 points behind Obama?

Yes.

And what's up with all this Clinton supporters who are leaning on the fence towards McCain.

Most of the news media think they shock people, so they're newsworthy ... even though the whole idea that they're large in numbers originally emerged from a Republican-funded think tank. 'Clinton supporters for McCain' is about 98% Republican hoax. It's a hoax that works entirely because a huge portion of Americans rely on TV for their information about the rest of the world. But TV is mostly manipulative misinformation (with the exception of a few niche channels).

I asked Lesley, a summer student from North Carolina. She tells me that most of the folks back home think that Obama is a Muslim. Is that it? Are people so susceptible to such childish tactics? Either people are realy dumb, or racism is still a big factor.

Racism surely plays a role, but the biggest factor is most likely that so many people are drowning in manipulative lies. Compare it to the 'controversy' over global warming. In that fake controversy, it has been clearly demonstrated that almost all of the denialist talking points originated in fossil-fuel company think-tanks, or from fossil-fuel company funded pseudo-scientists. Misinformation is extremely powerful.

Thanks for the fucking link, bro!

Someone (an American in fact) once told me the reason the U.S.A. couldn't go metric is the majority of the U.S. population was just too dumb. I laughed nervously, but after seeing Bush get reelected, and then the McCain support still crazy high when that party has been responsible for a war based on a lie (weapons of mass destruction anyone!), the U.S. economy going down the tubes, inflation at an all-time high, housing collapsing, and yet that party is still in it, that guys words came back to me.

The majority of americans are just plain too stupid.

In other words get back to Canada, before the S*#T hits the fan.

"Are people so susceptible to such childish tactics? Either people are realy dumb, or racism is still a big factor."

Or they aren't paying attention. Not that they will ...

Acme, I am on the same page as you. People are not dumb, but they are sheep - taking in what's been fed to them by the MSM. It's just so sad.

Thank you Jon Stewart

Michelle was great last night.

I agree, she was fabulous. I would write something up but I have WAY too much work.

So, if the neo-cons are so good at manipulating the MSM, why don't the liberals learn how to do it better?

I find it highly ironic that liberals and conservatives swear by the notion that the MSM is biased towards the other guys. Both claim that the populace are sheep, being led by the nose to do what is not in their best interest. Both the liberals and conservatives try to tell me, "If only you'd be just like us, then the whole world would be saved."

Which leads me to ask, "Why would I want to vote for a party whose members think I'm too stupid to think for myself?"

Spike,

The MSM is an arena for stupid arguments - even I could be a better spokesman for conservative thought then all those screaming pundits. The MSM is only concerned about one thing - increasing viewership and making a profit. What sells best? Stupidity that plays on people's emotions. And people fall for it. Who cares about Obama's bowling skills? Obama a Muslim??? Obama an elitist? WTF???? These are dumb-ass arguments. Jon Stewart said it best - according to this line of reasoning, FDR would be a terrible president.

All I'm saying is that the last 8 years have been a disaster. On every front. And McCain will be a continuation of that. He voted with Bush 95% of the time BY HIS OWN WORDS. He supported every major Bush policy BY HIS OWN WORDS. Bush's approval is in the mid 20% and thus the election should be a no brainer - but still I hear all these vacuous leaps of logic and I see that Obama and McCain are almost tied. And why? Can you explain that to me???? What am I suppose to conclude? That people are well informed when they argue that Obama is a secret Muslim?

So no, I don't think that the MSM is actively sabotaging either side - it's just that they can gain many more viewers by shoveling the shit that people enjoy consuming - illogical, stupid, petty argumentation. And anyone willing to feed the MSM that type of shit wins the argument. Incredible!!!!

Unfortunately, as a Republican working for a Government agency, I would tend to agree that the majority of Americans are VERY susceptible to domestic propaganda (generally referred to under the PSYOPS moniker as Truth Projection and Perception Management). A large portion of suposedly educated Americans are still very superstitious, ill informed, and unable to separate truth from falsehood.

I see this trend mostly in the areas of science and religion but it is also fairly pervasive in the day to day issues that confront us.

What bothers me the most is how the Republican party has used this vulnerability to cater to the fears and ignorance of the American public and foment irrational responses in the voting booth.

Intelligent Design, the worldwide conspiracy of UFOs, Xenomorphs and monsters, ghosts and spirits, and finally, THE SECRET - all play into the superstitious ignorance that has gripped our society. Very sad...