Comments on: Phase II is where we remember how fucked we all are and have a good laugh

By: Quote of the Day, 2008-06-06 | President-Obama.com

Quote of the Day, 2008-06-06 | President-Obama.com — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:29:49 +0000

[...] Politics, Republicans | ≅ Amazon.com Widgets Eric Martin at Obsidian Wings: While the blogs are doing a pretty good job of circulating the information confirmed by Phase II of the Senate [...]

By: scorpi2000

scorpi2000 — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:01:58 +0000

WHO CONTROLS THE MEDIA

I think the media is owned and or controLled by the same group that wants to stay in power. The will or wants of the majority of the American people are secondary to the goal of the controlling elite. The media is a tool they use to convince the public to support thier agenda. Example: All tv and radio stations are owned by someone. Who ever that is has control over the content and views of its comentators. Who ever controls the flow of information also controls what most people believe. So for example: Bush was trying to get every one to support him in his efforts to invade Iraq and many people were against it including the U.N. and many other countries. Anyone that protested his desicion were demonized, accussed of being anti American, unpatiotic, and publicly portrayed by the media as the vilian. If I remember correctly some comentators were even fired for voicing thier opinion against going to war. Many of the politicians who actualy disagreed with going to war, were afraid they would be portrayed as being unamerican if they voted against it. Afraid that the media would demonize them and destroy thier political carriers.
I also remember when Bush was running for office and the media said he was loosing, he said he had some friends in the media, made a phone call, and before my eyes the media changed thier position.

WHO HAS THE POWER TO CONTROL THE MEDIA ? AND WHAT IS THIER AGENDA ?

Thanks

SCORPI2000

By: mk30

mk30 — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:27:37 +0000

yahoo linked to a reuters article on the report from the main page. reuters headline involved “bush misused intelligence blah blah”…yahoo main page headline: “bush misstated threat.” there’s no difference i hear!

By: chad Robinson

chad Robinson — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:38:45 +0000

Ah, damn, that reminds me of the single greatest headline in poorman history “Phase II Is Where You Go Fuck Yourself.” That was the truest, most prescient remark the internet has ever been responsible for. It deserves to be enshrined in one of those notable quotable books.

By: woody, tokin librul

woody, tokin librul — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:42:59 +0000

Now all we gotta do is prove Cheney actually INTENDED these consequences.
I’ll not deny there’s a foucaultian quantum missing there.
we may ‘know’ that either Cheney “intended” those consequences, or he’s a complete moron. Unfortunately, there is no way to rule out that possibility…

By: curv3ball

curv3ball — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:22:21 +0000

Word.

By: LACJ

LACJ — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:30:18 +0000

Shit, I feel like I did when I first saw Billmon’s posts that (simply) contrasted quotes from the same person over time, and if memory serves also had a few headlines to boot. The power of those posts is and was immense.

This is a winner! Its a great format for a post; once defined well the elements are relatively easy to gather.

Hammering the sad, sad NYT, (simply) by quoting the Clatch. Simplicity defined.

Let it so be understood, and let it be replicated robustly.

By: Sifu Tweety Fish

Sifu Tweety Fish — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:59:27 +0000

For somebody, undoubtedly.

By: PattyP

PattyP — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:58:12 +0000

Is Phase III still Profit? It's good to keep ahead of these things.