Presidential Election Political Smackdown FFA

[Charles Dean]

I agree with you Rose. It's the extremist bloggers that are actually pushing the baby story. Although now it's going to be constant tabloid news from here on out.

Media-wise, this election cycle is so interesting. Pretty much as a rule, in MSM you never talk about politicians children. It's just off limits. Much like how prior to Watergate the MSM didn't talk about things like that that politicians did. JFK would've NEVER gotten away with his infidelities in today's climate. Back then though, it was a sort of thing where everyone knew it, but no one really talked about it.

Now what's happening is with the decline of the MSM and the rise of individual bloggers as a news source and as investigative journalists you have far more muckracking, but also far more people who have access to far more information as well.

So since everyone on the internet is reporting on it and scooping the MSM, they almost have no choice but to report on it, since it's what everyone is talking about.

And since individual bloggers are not beholden to advertising dollars, then people have no recourse to complain or to shut them up about whatever they want to talk about.

Freedom of speech is certainly a powerful tool. Current access to information is so unprecedented in history.

[jon]

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[jon]

[Markor]

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[Markor]

[jon]

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[Charles Dean]

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[jon]