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For anyone who saw the debates on Sunday night, you know that Dennis Kucinich stood up loudly to the congressional democrats who funded the war despite their rhetoric; you saw Mike Gravel individualize himself as a proponent of English as the official language of the United States, and the fiercist of all anti-war candidates. Bill Richardson rattled off his impressive resume in foreign policy as U.N. Ambassador and management expertise as former secretary and current governor. But John Edwards stood out as the truth telling, superbly eloquent candidate who named names and spoke out on the important issues. So who won the debate according to all the big name media politicos? HILARY CLINTON.
That's right. Hilary Clinton whose strategy was to not stand out at all, present zero new solutions to our current problems in healthcare, taxes and the war in Iraq. Hilary Clinton whose only creative solutions that appeared were how to weasel out of taking accountability for her Iraq war vote. Hilary Clinton who took on new answers, no new approaches and promised nothing that Obama, Edwards and Kucinich couldn't do one better. And she...'Won?'
If you weren't convinced that Hilary's candidacy is being pushed by the media and its industry of infotainment, believe it now. The American networks are gearing up for a race with heated storylines, and what's more heated than a Clinton running for president? This is a sneaky violation of the broadcast standards to give one candidate and his/her opponent equal air time. By not officially advertising her, but keeping her at the top of the polls the media buys her loads of free air time, painting her as THE frontrunner. They decieve and frighten Joe E. Democrat: "she's your best hope if you want a democrat. Better not vote for these other guys. Look how well they did in the debates, but SHE'S still the most popular. Get on the bandwagon."
One more proud move in the history of American journalism.
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What's even more frightening is the numbers breakdown in terms of total airtime each candidate recieved. Obama came in first, with Hill's a close second (15 and 14 minutes and change, respectively). CNN's decision to marginalize Gravel and Kucinich figuratively by not asking them any relevant questions and literally by placing them at the edge of the stage so taht they would be cropped out of even wide shots was disgusting. While neither is a favorite candidate of mine, the level of respect shown to them was appalling. At least Hill's and Obama got it right when they nailed Wolf Blitzer on the silliness of hypothetical questions, but Kucinich and Dodd came off like actual adults overall, considered and reasoned in their opinions and decisions. Everyone else treated it like child's play.
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