Did the Media Push you to Choose your Candidate?

I just wonder what our founding fathers would think about all this. How can we change it? Get to the ballot box and vote for people who will make a difference!

Thats exactly what I am saying... how do we fix this and should take charge? Is this something that Congress can legislate into existence? Or something the people should take up? I think like campaign finance reform, Congress should enact some regulation that governs the media?

You are very right in your response. I think that it is sad state that our system is in today. When will the dog and pony show be over with? and what will it take to deconstruct it?

Ohh, see but that proves my point, and maybe my discussion topic wasn't as pointed enough. But effectively the media killed Ron Paul's candidacy because he was not given the same attention Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton or John Edwards. Personally, I liked Paul myself, would not have voted for him, but I would have liked to hear more on his beliefs. He was very engaging, but I found all that out on my own personal research.

Lol..true true. What can we say, who should be the one to change this. Like I said on an earlier post, is this something that Congress can legislate into existence or shall it come from the people?

No. Media should be solely up to the people -- there's no free speech if government's involved. The problem is, the people have let the media go unchecked with its lies for a long time, its been proven that when the people voice outrage and occasionally decide, "BAH I'll just stop watching, that'll show them!"...it urges them to correct their behavior on certain subjects, for a time. (This is what happens when companies own the news) And the only other thing we should do, is aggressively go after the government when it does something illegal like sell propaganda to the media to peddle. Like the media, the government's more prone to behave when the people really voice outrage.

True, its sad though because at one point it time it wasn't this way. You are right, most voters do not go beyond what the media provides them in terms of learning about a candidate. We have all these talking heads speaking on what candidate A would do for this country over candidate B.

I have a follow-up to this...who should be the one to stand up and combat this? The American public can stand up to this type of non-reporting with their wallets. Don't read newspapers that only print one-sided news that promotes their political beliefs, don't watch television news programs that do the same. Email advertizers and let them know that you're going to stop buying their products if they continue to support the promotion of political propoganda on Network X or newspaper Y. Complain to the CEO's/owners/Editors in Chief. [i]Is this something that Congress can legislate into existence? Or shall it come from the people?[/] This has to come from the consumers because there is freedom of the press in this country so any media outlet can print/broadcast anything they want while ignoring what they choose to ignore. The people are the only ones with the power and they have had an impact on this type of thing. Readership is down, both in the print area and online, for many of the major newspapers in the country.

Yeah, I guess you are right. I mean it is becoming hard to discern what is useful informationa nowadays. I have a follow-up to this...who should be the one to stand up and combat this? Is this something that Congress can legislate into existence? Or shall it come from the people?

CNN sure drives in the left lane as well. Any look at their website will reveal that. When McCain chose Palin as a running mate 5 out of their 6 stories were bashing her. They also allow boatloads of comments at the end of each article bashing McCain, but moderate and filter out any comments that support McCain. I still read the news there and cite them often because the liberals on mylot won't believe anything stated on Fox News.

And fox appears to me as 100% to the right, can I guess who you are supporting for president? I mean, I do watch fox news sometime but its usually for laughs because of the outlandish statements that they make (and its ok). Sometimes you need alil humor in your life.

I am saying that there is something necessarily wrong with it, but questioning whether or not that is the way it should be, you understand? I do not think it is the candidates doing that they get some much attention, rather the media decides on someone that they find favaorable and do nothing but promote that person. So people think they have no choice but that one person. What do you think about that?