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No response on why Amy Goodman hasn't been covering the leadup to the Republican convention?
No response on why Amy Goodman played such a leading role in promoting recreate 68?
No response on why Recreate 68 was set up to target the party that had not been in power for the past eight years, when in 1968 the targeted party HAD been in power for the past eight years?
No response on why Amy Goodman is busy promoting Nader and ignoring the Republicans?
I mean, explain it to me. Why? What's the agenda? Is there something to be gained by "left-wing progressives" by doing this kind of thing?
Or is it a deliberate agenda, one that works hand-in-hand with outlets like FOX News, who had set up all over Denver in order to get footage of "expected violent confrontations?"
How many of those widely-noted "PUMAs" in Denver were in reality undercover Republican political operatives, out to drum up support for their soon-to-be announced veep?
Such tactics are widely used in the political realm, which is the United States is mostly a theatrical performance. The press isn't supposed to go backstage and see how the performance is set up and carried out, and they certainly are not supposed to report on it, either.
I mean, what are the real issues that the country faces? War, economic collapse, environmental devastation, global warming and climate change, declining home ownership and falling wages, out-of-control private-public partnerships in academics and government, massive corruption, and, perhaps most importantly, energy and agriculture issues.
Yes, energy and agriculture and water. Food and heating and cooling and manufacturing and sewage treatment and enough water for agriculture, wildlife (including fish), and industry.
Naw. Let's talk about how 1960's era struggles for civil rights influence the current election strategy, and whether the fact that Sarah Palin's favorite dish is moosemeat will influence the electorate.
That's the kind of thing that really matters, in the end. Does she wear enough makeup? Or too much?
