As long as it’s done on “them”.

People don’t trust actual freedom.

Yet, when things go your way, the same people triumphantly discuss how the right supposedly no longer ‘controls’ the media.

You cannot have it both ways and choose which way the media control wind is blowing when it suits you.

As Greenwald suggests, there may have been Democrats who voted for it because they actually support it.

That however, would be more difficult to deal with so instead you resurrect the tired notion of a conservative stranglehold on the media that emanates from the Fox News Channel, Clear Channel Broadcasting and MSNBC.

Trying to think of what to say to him. Maybe if I send a handwritten letter and actually manage to express my disappointment eloquently rather than follow my urge just to write “WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING” several dozen times someone might actually pass it on to him.

I’ve voted for the guy for some office or another in pretty much every election since I turned 18. I was, briefly, proud of my district when he beat Hayworth back in November, and even proud to be a Democrat. But now…jeez. I mean, I know Arizona’s about as red a state as they come, but…like you say, this is just nuts, politically and on general principle.

Once again, they’ve allowed people like SaveFarris and Dugg to set the terms of the deabte.

For the poor ignoramus “dude” above,

FISA ALREADY ALLOWS INTERCEPTS WITHOUT A WARRANT.

The part that had Cheney’s (Not Bush, it’s gotta be Cheney who’s behind this) silk panties in a twist is the indignity of having to actually ASK a FISA judge for a warrant, even if it was 3 DAYS after the intercept was done.

We lost the media battle here: The Limbaughs, the Hannities, the Scarboroughs, the Humes, the Mark Levins all pushed the “It’s not an illegal search without a warrant, it’s America protecting you from terra” lie, KNOWING it to be a lie, but also KNOWING that if America is made scared, it gives the GOP a shot.

And OUR side never got rolling, never educated, never came up with the truth in strong enough terms.

This was not about Dem cowardice or Rethug strategy, it was a simple media and message failure.

And we have to win these battles.

Since we’re here at Redskin Central, let me put it in football terms:

Media battles are the line of scrimmage. Either our offensive line defends the line, and organizes a push forward to allow our running backs, our Dem Congress critters, to run with the ball, either it holds off the Defensive linemen from the Right long enough to get our strategists, our Reids and Pelosis the time they need to decipher the backfield defense and throw the right pass, or they don’t.

This was a sack. We have to get up off our butts, get mad, get strong, and wait for the next snap.

We can play this game. We have been on offense for a couple years now, and we’ve made some great plays for big scores.

Let’s get behind our leaders, let’s protect against the blindside blitz, let’s call some screens and traps and let’s keep making first downs and moving the markers down the field.

But our offensive line has to get better. We keep getting beat off the snap, we keep jumping offsides, we keep falling for stunts and allowing the backers to slice through and hurt our leaders.

And the reason is we lost the drafts. We have allowed people like Joe Klein, like Michael O’Hanlon, like other so-called “Liberal” media figures to continue to be part of our starting offensive line.

And they can’t do the job. They allowed swift-boating, they allowed this “The GOP is the only party who cares about your security”, they continue to carry water to the Right, continue to echo Right talking points, continue to repeat lines like “Defeatocrat” and “Cut-and-Run Democrat”.

That is our problem.

Joe Gibson knew that whoever finds the guts and will to control the line of scrimmage, whoever finds a surge forward, and pushes and beats the enemy to the next spot wins.

We have the strength. We have the will. Now we need to back the players who want to win.

Write the columnists. Write in the blogs, they all read them. Write the papers, the TV shows, the editors, the COngress critters.

The Right-wing does.

These are the trenches, people. Let’s fight, and win..

Once again, they’ve allowed people like SaveFarris and Dugg to set the terms of the deabte.

For the poor ignoramus “dude” above,

FISA ALREADY ALLOWS INTERCEPTS WITHOUT A WARRANT.

The part that had Cheney’s (Not Bush, it’s gotta be Cheney who’s behind this) silk panties in a twist is the indignity of having to actually ASK a FISA judge for a warrant, even if it was 3 DAYS after the intercept was done.

We lost the media battle here: The Limbaughs, the Hannities, the Scarboroughs, the Humes, the Mark Levins all pushed the “It’s not an illegal search without a warrant, it’s America protecting you from terra” lie, KNOWING it to be a lie, but also KNOWING that if America is made scared, it gives the GOP a shot.

And OUR side never got rolling, never educated, never came up with the truth in strong enough terms.

This was not about Dem cowardice or Rethug strategy, it was a simple media and message failure.

And we have to win these battles.

Since we’re here at Redskin Central, let me put it in football terms:

Media battles are the line of scrimmage. Either our offensive line defends the line, and organizes a push forward to allow our running backs, our Dem Congress critters, to run with the ball, either it holds off the Defensive linemen from the Right long enough to get our strategists, our Reids and Pelosis the time they need to decipher the backfield defense and throw the right pass, or they don’t.

This was a sack. We have to get up off our butts, get mad, get strong, and wait for the next snap.

We can play this game. We have been on offense for a couple years now, and we’ve made some great plays for big scores.

Let’s get behind our leaders, let’s protect against the blindside blitz, let’s call some screens and traps and let’s keep making first downs and moving the markers down the field.

But our offensive line has to get better. We keep getting beat off the snap, we keep jumping offsides, we keep falling for stunts and allowing the backers to slice through and hurt our leaders.

And the reason is we lost the drafts. We have allowed people like Joe Klein, like Michael O’Hanlon, like other so-called “Liberal” media figures to continue to be part of our starting offensive line.

And they can’t do the job. They allowed swift-boating, they allowed this “The GOP is the only party who cares about your security”, they continue to carry water to the Right, continue to echo Right talking points, continue to repeat lines like “Defeatocrat” and “Cut-and-Run Democrat”.

That is our problem.

Joe Gibson knew that whoever finds the guts and will to control the line of scrimmage, whoever finds a surge forward, and pushes and beats the enemy to the next spot wins.

We have the strength. We have the will. Now we need to back the players who want to win.

Write the columnists. Write in the blogs, they all read them. Write the papers, the TV shows, the editors, the COngress critters.

The Right-wing does.

These are the trenches, people. Let’s fight, and win..

Like it or not, the master for most politicians, regardless of party, is the almighty dollar. Civil liberties aren’t a big voting draw.