Conservative talk shows work to suppress news of the uprisings in Iraq

[conjur]

Originally posted by: FrodoB

Originally posted by: conjur
As I was out a bit today running errands, I happened to tune in to the likes of Medved (sp?) and Hannity and Limbaugh.

Much of their shows while I was listening to them was b!tching about all we hear from Iraq is bad news, nothing of the good coming out of it. While I agree I'd like to hear some of that good news, today is certainly not the day to be trying to do that. We have lost 13 of our own this weekend and numerous others injured. This is a serious situation and it's happening in various places in Iraq. Of course, seeing this uprising in the news is scaring the Bush fanboys as they're afraid their puppet will drop further in polls so they're trying to spin away the news and show the "Sunny side of Iraq."

Just face it, Bush is going to win the election.
The world is becoming a better place because of his willingness to confront centers of evil. The weak allow themselves to be emotionally affected by the daily news instead of envisioning the end goal. I'm not trying to trivialize the loss of life we've endured in Iraq and and the pain felt by the families affected, but these numbers are nothing compared to past wars. If your mindset endured throughout our history as a nation, we would never have broken away from Britain.

Hmm...terrorist activity is still going strong. Not only by Al Qaeda but also between Palestine and Israel. Al Qaeda has splintered and is growing...now present on five continents. How is the world a better place now?

Also, what is the end goal? Bush still has no freakin' clue who will take over in Iraq a mere 12 weeks from now. That's pretty damn scary, imo.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY
Premise is flawed but what's new.

You can spin it as suppression if you wish but it means you are clueless as to what they are doing(atleast the ones I listen to). If you really think that talking about the positive things in Iraq equals trying "to suppress news of the uprisings" you need re-adjust your supposed non-partisan filter.

If anything there has been an attempt by the partisan media (both Television and Print) to suppress the good things that are happening in Iraq. But whatever helps you lefties sleep at night...

CkG

Nope. Today, following the weekend fighting that caused the deaths of 13 soldiers and over 50 Iraqis, the conservative talk shows (during the few moments I listened) were filled with the hosts ignoring the news and trying to dismiss it in favor of warm, fuzzy news stories.

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY
Premise is flawed but what's new.

You can spin it as suppression if you wish but it means you are clueless as to what they are doing(atleast the ones I listen to). If you really think that talking about the positive things in Iraq equals trying "to suppress news of the uprisings" you need re-adjust your supposed non-partisan filter.

If anything there has been an attempt by the partisan media (both Television and Print) to suppress the good things that are happening in Iraq. But whatever helps you lefties sleep at night...

CkG

Nope. Today, following the weekend fighting that caused the deaths of 13 soldiers and over 50 Iraqis, the conservative talk shows (during the few moments I listened) were filled with the hosts ignoring the news and trying to dismiss it in favor of warm, fuzzy news stories.

Oh, so the "few moments" you listened - you didn't hear anything and so you ASSume they are suppressing it?

Like I said - you premise is flawed. Do you expect them to dedicate their entire show to the uprisings?

Maybe you should listen to err amerika if you get off on hearing about the uprising and the death of Americans for hours on end.:disgust:

CkG

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY
Premise is flawed but what's new.

You can spin it as suppression if you wish but it means you are clueless as to what they are doing(atleast the ones I listen to). If you really think that talking about the positive things in Iraq equals trying "to suppress news of the uprisings" you need re-adjust your supposed non-partisan filter.

If anything there has been an attempt by the partisan media (both Television and Print) to suppress the good things that are happening in Iraq. But whatever helps you lefties sleep at night...

CkG

Nope. Today, following the weekend fighting that caused the deaths of 13 soldiers and over 50 Iraqis, the conservative talk shows (during the few moments I listened) were filled with the hosts ignoring the news and trying to dismiss it in favor of warm, fuzzy news stories.

Oh, so the "few moments" you listened - you didn't hear anything and so you ASSume they are suppressing it?

Like I said - you premise is flawed. Do you expect them to dedicate their entire show to the uprisings?

Maybe you should listen to err amerika if you get off on hearing about the uprising and the death of Americans for hours on end.:disgust:

CkG

No, again, CkG, you are wrong.

The hosts and the callers were talking about no longer discussing the bad news but, instead, discussing the warm, fuzzy stories. IOW, they are tired of hearing how poorly things are going over there as it shoots holes in their belief that their Bush is not perfect.

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY
Premise is flawed but what's new.

You can spin it as suppression if you wish but it means you are clueless as to what they are doing(atleast the ones I listen to). If you really think that talking about the positive things in Iraq equals trying "to suppress news of the uprisings" you need re-adjust your supposed non-partisan filter.

If anything there has been an attempt by the partisan media (both Television and Print) to suppress the good things that are happening in Iraq. But whatever helps you lefties sleep at night...

CkG

Nope. Today, following the weekend fighting that caused the deaths of 13 soldiers and over 50 Iraqis, the conservative talk shows (during the few moments I listened) were filled with the hosts ignoring the news and trying to dismiss it in favor of warm, fuzzy news stories.

Oh, so the "few moments" you listened - you didn't hear anything and so you ASSume they are suppressing it?

Like I said - you premise is flawed. Do you expect them to dedicate their entire show to the uprisings?

Maybe you should listen to err amerika if you get off on hearing about the uprising and the death of Americans for hours on end.:disgust:

CkG

No, again, CkG, you are wrong.

The hosts and the callers were talking about no longer discussing the bad news but, instead, discussing the warm, fuzzy stories. IOW, they are tired of hearing how poorly things are going over there as it shoots holes in their belief that their Bush is not perfect.

WRONG - I know for a FACT Rush talked about both the contractor's deaths and the military deaths. But I guess he was just suppressing it when you were tuning in for a "few moments". Also the local guy here - Jan Michelson spent atleast an hour with Bobby Muller talking about Iraq and things(you might want to look up who Bobby is).

So conjur - again - where is your basis for claiming that they are suppressing the news? The two I have listened to so far today have both talked about it...guess your "few moments" was proof enough for you though - right?

CkG

 

[dirtboy]

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY

So conjur - again - where is your basis for claiming that they are suppressing the news?

He has no basis because he's a troll.

 

[nutxo]

Originally posted by: conjur
And the Bush fanboys are 2-for-2 in displaying their ignorance.

LOL, I may be ignorant but you posted a blatant lie.

 

[Gaard]

Speaking of the news,
I turned Hannity on on the way home from work today. A caller called in and congratulated him because while all of the other media outlets were reporting the attacks in Iraq, Hannity was reporting the real news. What was the real news that happened today?

 

[Bowfinger]

Conjur - I've got to hand it to you. You found the Bush fanboy < Attack > button. It seems like most of the ranting loons have lined up to take their shots, while the thoughtful conservatives have avoided this thread so far. Good work on separating the two. Maybe we can keep a few decoy threads like this going to distract the bleaters while more rational folks have meaningful discussions in other threads.

:beer:

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: Bowfinger
Conjur - I've got to hand it to you. You found the Bush fanboy < Attack > button. It seems like most of the ranting loons have lined up to take their shots, while the thoughtful conservatives have avoided this thread so far. Good work on separating the two. Maybe we can keep a few decoy threads like this going to distract the bleaters while more rational folks have meaningful discussions in other threads.

:beer:

Ah yes the master troll shows his head praising his little troll follower for posting lying flamebait. How cute...

CkG

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: nutxo

Originally posted by: conjur
And the Bush fanboys are 2-for-2 in displaying their ignorance.

LOL, I may be ignorant but you posted a blatant lie.

I fail to see how noting actions and speech that I heard is a lie.

Care to enlighten me?

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: Bowfinger
Conjur - I've got to hand it to you. You found the Bush fanboy < Attack > button. It seems like most of the ranting loons have lined up to take their shots, while the thoughtful conservatives have avoided this thread so far. Good work on separating the two. Maybe we can keep a few decoy threads like this going to distract the bleaters while more rational folks have meaningful discussions in other threads.

:beer:

They certainly are frothing at the mouth for my apparent "Attack" on their Gods of the radio. There's more truth coming out of Weekly World News than the blowholes of Rush, Michael, and Sean.

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: Bowfinger
Conjur - I've got to hand it to you. You found the Bush fanboy < Attack > button. It seems like most of the ranting loons have lined up to take their shots, while the thoughtful conservatives have avoided this thread so far. Good work on separating the two. Maybe we can keep a few decoy threads like this going to distract the bleaters while more rational folks have meaningful discussions in other threads.

:beer:

They certainly are frothing at the mouth for my apparent "Attack" on their Gods of the radio. There's more truth coming out of Weekly World News than the blowholes of Rush, Michael, and Sean.

When you post LIES - you will be beaten down with the truth. Sorry, but if you can't handle it - I suggest you stop posting them

CkG

 

[conjur]

Again, how can a personal opinion of what was heard on the radio be a lie?

Care to explain?

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: conjur
Again, how can a personal opinion of what was heard on the radio be a lie?

Care to explain?

"Conservative talk shows work to suppress news of the uprisings in Iraq" - care to prove this inspite of the FACTS I posted?
You heard a "few moments" by your own account - so were you lying in your title or were you purposely trying to be an asshat troll and post flamebait?

CkG

 

[FrodoB]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: FrodoB

Originally posted by: conjur
As I was out a bit today running errands, I happened to tune in to the likes of Medved (sp?) and Hannity and Limbaugh.

Much of their shows while I was listening to them was b!tching about all we hear from Iraq is bad news, nothing of the good coming out of it. While I agree I'd like to hear some of that good news, today is certainly not the day to be trying to do that. We have lost 13 of our own this weekend and numerous others injured. This is a serious situation and it's happening in various places in Iraq. Of course, seeing this uprising in the news is scaring the Bush fanboys as they're afraid their puppet will drop further in polls so they're trying to spin away the news and show the "Sunny side of Iraq."

Just face it, Bush is going to win the election.
The world is becoming a better place because of his willingness to confront centers of evil. The weak allow themselves to be emotionally affected by the daily news instead of envisioning the end goal. I'm not trying to trivialize the loss of life we've endured in Iraq and and the pain felt by the families affected, but these numbers are nothing compared to past wars. If your mindset endured throughout our history as a nation, we would never have broken away from Britain.

Hmm...terrorist activity is still going strong. Not only by Al Qaeda but also between Palestine and Israel. Al Qaeda has splintered and is growing...now present on five continents. How is the world a better place now?

Also, what is the end goal? Bush still has no freakin' clue who will take over in Iraq a mere 12 weeks from now. That's pretty damn scary, imo.

Your view of this world is just plain wrong. There has not been another terrorist attack in this country. The attacks that have occurred overseas were of very low sophistication and planning. Al Qaeda is on the run, but they are empowered by the weak that give in to fear (Spain, for example).
Iraq will eventually be a democratic nation. It may take 10 or 15 years to even begin to resemble a democracy, but it will happen. Would that be possible under Saddam and his crazy sons? Of course not. How important is it that democracy exists in the Middle East? Extremely important. Will democracy be contagious? Hopefully... probably. The future stability and security of this planet requires a stable Middle East.
Appeasement caused how many millions of dead in WW2? We all want peace and freedom for all, but it requires sacrifice. The MTV frame of mind generation is unable to grasp this.

 

[FrodoB]

Originally posted by: Bowfinger
Conjur - I've got to hand it to you. You found the Bush fanboy < Attack > button. It seems like most of the ranting loons have lined up to take their shots, while the thoughtful conservatives have avoided this thread so far. Good work on separating the two. Maybe we can keep a few decoy threads like this going to distract the bleaters while more rational folks have meaningful discussions in other threads.

:beer:

Apparently he touched your "button."

 

[nutxo]

nvm

 

[CADsortaGUY]

nvm too

Good choice nutxo

CkG

 

[ElFenix]

why is anyone expecting journalistic content from editorials?

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY

Originally posted by: conjur
Again, how can a personal opinion of what was heard on the radio be a lie?

Care to explain?

"Conservative talk shows work to suppress news of the uprisings in Iraq" - care to prove this inspite of the FACTS I posted?
You heard a "few moments" by your own account - so were you lying in your title or were you purposely trying to be an asshat troll and post flamebait?

CkG

Note I said the likes of Hannity, Limbaugh and Medved...Medved and Hannity were the two I heard. And, I also mentioned that it was only while I was listening. Obviously, I didn't hear their entire shows but once these guys get on to a topic like this, they make it a raison d'etre for a while.

I have no idea who your local person is...how could I have heard them?

 

[heartsurgeon]

Conservative talk shows work to suppress news of the uprisings in Iraq

Is english your native language? do you know what these words mean? how on earth do you support your statement that they "work to suppress news.."

listening to Rush eh???

there's hope yet (just kidding, i believe you are hopeless)

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: FrodoB

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: FrodoB

Originally posted by: conjur
As I was out a bit today running errands, I happened to tune in to the likes of Medved (sp?) and Hannity and Limbaugh.

Much of their shows while I was listening to them was b!tching about all we hear from Iraq is bad news, nothing of the good coming out of it. While I agree I'd like to hear some of that good news, today is certainly not the day to be trying to do that. We have lost 13 of our own this weekend and numerous others injured. This is a serious situation and it's happening in various places in Iraq. Of course, seeing this uprising in the news is scaring the Bush fanboys as they're afraid their puppet will drop further in polls so they're trying to spin away the news and show the "Sunny side of Iraq."

Just face it, Bush is going to win the election.
The world is becoming a better place because of his willingness to confront centers of evil. The weak allow themselves to be emotionally affected by the daily news instead of envisioning the end goal. I'm not trying to trivialize the loss of life we've endured in Iraq and and the pain felt by the families affected, but these numbers are nothing compared to past wars. If your mindset endured throughout our history as a nation, we would never have broken away from Britain.

Hmm...terrorist activity is still going strong. Not only by Al Qaeda but also between Palestine and Israel. Al Qaeda has splintered and is growing...now present on five continents. How is the world a better place now?

Also, what is the end goal? Bush still has no freakin' clue who will take over in Iraq a mere 12 weeks from now. That's pretty damn scary, imo.

Your view of this world is just plain wrong. There has not been another terrorist attack in this country. The attacks that have occurred overseas were of very low sophistication and planning. Al Qaeda is on the run, but they are empowered by the weak that give in to fear (Spain, for example).
Iraq will eventually be a democratic nation. It may take 10 or 15 years to even begin to resemble a democracy, but it will happen. Would that be possible under Saddam and his crazy sons? Of course not. How important is it that democracy exists in the Middle East? Extremely important. Will democracy be contagious? Hopefully... probably. The future stability and security of this planet requires a stable Middle East.
Appeasement caused how many millions of dead in WW2? We all want peace and freedom for all, but it requires sacrifice. The MTV frame of mind generation is unable to grasp this.

Whose world view is just plain wrong?

Where did I mention the attacks had to occur hear? Where has it been defined that terrorist acts have to be complex (like hijacking planes en masse and slamming them into buildings?) Simple methods have killed thousands (car bombs, suicide bombers, the bombs on the trains in Madrid.) You're really rather clueless, aren't you?

You're also naive if you think democracy will last in Iraq once our military presence is nothing but a token one. These people have lived under theocracies for millennia!

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY

Originally posted by: conjur
Again, how can a personal opinion of what was heard on the radio be a lie?

Care to explain?

"Conservative talk shows work to suppress news of the uprisings in Iraq" - care to prove this inspite of the FACTS I posted?
You heard a "few moments" by your own account - so were you lying in your title or were you purposely trying to be an asshat troll and post flamebait?

CkG

Note I said the likes of Hannity, Limbaugh and Medved...Medved and Hannity were the two I heard. And, I also mentioned that it was only while I was listening. Obviously, I didn't hear their entire shows but once these guys get on to a topic like this, they make it a raison d'etre for a while.

I have no idea who your local person is...how could I have heard them?

Ah, so it was just trollish flaimbait - thought so.

CkG

 

[Gaard]

The spin needed to go from Rush, Medved, and Sean to = all conservatives is HUGE.