Comments for That Future Is Gone http://yerkey.wordpress.com Jeff Yerkey's blog on design, tech, politics... the usual junk Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:04:04 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on ABC Outfoxes Fox News on Debate by frankpryor http://yerkey.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/abc-news/#comment-2 frankpryor Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:04:04 +0000 http://yerkey.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-2 The President of ABC seems very pleased to have made two democrats look bad in one broadcast. It's worthwhile for us to remember who we're watching. What might have the debate have sounded like if it had been arranged at the headquarters of Exxon or Goldman-Sachs or Haliburton or any of the other corporations who have been able to conjure tax-breaks and favorable legislation with a phone call and a few paltry millions in political pin-money? Broadcasting is little different and, miserable lapdog though it is, the Democratic party is not [i]quite[/i] as eager to tug at it's forelock and rush to do the bidding of our corporate citizens. btw: nice lookin' blog ya got here. fp The President of ABC seems very pleased to have made two democrats look bad in one broadcast.

It’s worthwhile for us to remember who we’re watching. What might have the debate have sounded like if it had been arranged at the headquarters of Exxon or Goldman-Sachs or Haliburton or any of the other corporations who have been able to conjure tax-breaks and favorable legislation with a phone call and a few paltry millions in political pin-money? Broadcasting is little different and, miserable lapdog though it is, the Democratic party is not [i]quite[/i] as eager to tug at it’s forelock and rush to do the bidding of our corporate citizens.

btw: nice lookin’ blog ya got here.

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