> The Resounding Silence Continues. How Much is Enough for the Media to Cover Votergate 2004?
22 November 2004, 17:10
More power to you!
We Kerry supporters were shocked. We really felt that enough people were UPSET about the war and Bush’s style of "ruling," coupled with his suspect intellect (God only knows how he even got through Yale with a "C" average ... maybe there was some fraud going on there, too), ... that he would be Fired! Had we lost through a fair election, I feel we would be able to bite the bullet and go on, but given the cheating that got him selected in 2002 and given what we now know about Karl Rove and his "Any means to an end" attitude, AND given the results (anamolies only where there was electronic voting), there is no way we can accept another four years of this guy and his cohorts. The media has a lot to answer for, although it seems unwilling to take even part of the blame.
I do wonder about the Democrats. They are such wimps, one almost longs for a third party. No one has ever given ANY explanation for why not one Democratic Senator could be found to endorse the legitimate beefs Democratic Representatives had at the last Senate meeting (January 2001?) over which Al Gore presided ... without a single Senator’s endorsement their grievances became simply statments without impact.
We are left depressed, with nowhere to turn. The media is moving on, as though nothing more can be done for now. Lots could be done, but they have lost their backbone. They were only too eager to pounce on Clinton for Lewinsky ... ooh, like THAT affected all of us, compared to war.
As the bumper sticker says: When Clinton lied, nobody died!" ... And why was the president given a free pass when everyone was so interested in that big lump under his jacket during the first debate????
More power to you!
We Kerry supporters were shocked. We really felt that enough people were UPSET about the war and Bush’s style of "ruling," coupled with his suspect intellect (God only knows how he even got through Yale with a "C" average ... maybe there was some fraud going on there, too), ... that he would be Fired! Had we lost through a fair election, I feel we would be able to bite the bullet and go on, but given the cheating that got him selected in 2002 and given what we now know about Karl Rove and his "Any means to an end" attitude, AND given the results (anamolies only where there was electronic voting), there is no way we can accept another four years of this guy and his cohorts. The media has a lot to answer for, although it seems unwilling to take even part of the blame.
I do wonder about the Democrats. They are such wimps, one almost longs for a third party. No one has ever given ANY explanation for why not one Democratic Senator could be found to endorse the legitimate beefs Democratic Representatives had at the last Senate meeting (January 2001?) over which Al Gore presided ... without a single Senator’s endorsement their grievances became simply statments without impact.
We are left depressed, with nowhere to turn. The media is moving on, as though nothing more can be done for now. Lots could be done, but they have lost their backbone. They were only too eager to pounce on Clinton for Lewinsky ... ooh, like THAT affected all of us, compared to war.
As the bumper sticker says: When Clinton lied, nobody died!" ... And why was the president given a free pass when everyone was so interested in that big lump under his jacket during the first debate????
Carry on!
Beverly Peterson
Defiance OH