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Barack Obama

SleeplessinSoCal

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3. He's the first POTUS to have to deal with a well funded propaganda machine like FNC for eight years.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Oct 24, 2014, 03:05 PM

Oct 2014

He deserves an award for that alone.

FNC was well underway under W. Launched in 1996, it didn't really hit its stride until 2001. 9/11 gave it the green light to scare the hell out of America and it never looked back.

Salon has a really good article today which shows what Obama has to deal with and balance that with the rather daunting problems out of every corner of the planet. He needs to put on armor to deal with this crap.

http://www.salon.com/2014/10/24/why_conservatives_prefer_propaganda_to_reality_partner/

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Journalists don't like Obama's chill temperament, but it's served him well [View all] babylonsister Oct 2014 OP

The Calm of Obama drives the drooling ratings thirsty hair on fire media mad with confusion. Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #1

Damn right! Aristus Oct 2014 #2

Right on, right on, right on!!! n/t SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2014 #4

He's the first POTUS to have to deal with a well funded propaganda machine like FNC for eight years. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2014 #3

Excellent Read! sheshe2 Oct 2014 #5

Well Said, babylonsister! MarianJack Oct 2014 #6