Obama Lashes Out At Modern Media

[Hayabusa Rider]

Yet the blurring of politics and entertainment is exactly the problem. It's not that politics shouldn't be "interesting." It's that it shouldn't be confused with traditional forms of entertainment - distraction, escapism, titilation. It's highly distortive. There was a time when people followed politics (mostly in print) because it was important, not because it was interchangeable with a soap opera, or a sporting event. Unfortunately, since perception creates reality, infotainement culture has infected our entire political system, from the bottom up.

- wolf

At least as bad IMO is that a multiplicity of sources virtually guarantees conformation bias. People will tend to seek out views which agree with them then use those sources as validation of their POVs.

There's not much which can be done about that because the only remedy is to consider points of view which one may disagreeable with the goal of sifting out "truth". That's quoted because it's hard to know what that is at times.

 

[cirrrocco]

How does anyone intemperate what he said as bashing? Beats me.

I just dictionaried the word 'intemperate' and understood what it means. But I still cannot understand the context it was used in here.

 

[IGBT]

Nice!

the obama doesn't want his lies challenged.

 

[rudder]

the obama doesn't want his lies challenged.

He is lying about not knowing how to use an ipod...

 

[shiner]

He is lying about not knowing how to use an ipod...

He's not lying...that's...um...that's....um...that's an insulin pump.

Yeah..an insulin pump, that's the ticket.

 

[Throckmorton]

It's called a joke, dummy. By the way, nice racist avatar shiner.

 

[EagleKeeper]

A koolaid jug is racist?

 

[Throckmorton]

A koolaid jug is racist?

Hmm maybe not. If the Kool Aid is because of the stereotype that black people drink Kool Aid, it would be racist just like watermelon or fried chicken. If he's saying that Obama supporters are "drinking Kool Aid" then it's not racist.

 

[shiner]

It's called a joke, dummy. By the way, nice racist avatar shiner.

Good grief.....grow the fuck up already and stop seeing boogeymen behind every doorway.

 

[sandorski]

So he lashes out against technology being bad for democracy...yet thats a huge reason why he won the presidency.

That is exactly what he has not done. He isn't lashing out against Technology like a Luddite or how some lashed out against Television or Rock and Roll back in the '50's. He is criticizing Pundits, Spinmeisters, Half Truthers, and Propagandists who use Technology to spread their message. Big difference.

 

[Sclamoz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMZUBUGUFUs

I don't see how he is lashing out at the media or technology, he is warning the kids that not everything they hear or read is true and their education can help them decide whats factually and what isn't.

 

[Mani]

So are you saying that the legislation doesn't contain language that creates panels to decide what care is given?

What Palin was referring to was a provision in one of the House bills that allowed Medicare to reimburse people for end of life counseling. In other words, she took a well-intentioned idea and twisted it into a complete lie. A better question would be do you think there is a panel who decides who lives and dies based on their "productivity in society" (as was the claim)?

The whole death panel thing is completely indefensible -it is what is wrong with the level of discourse in this country and politics in its absolute lowest form - but it's not surprising to see you try to defend it.

 

[Patranus]

What did Obama give the Queen of England as a gift?

 

[IGBT]

What did Obama give the Queen of England as a gift?

something he doesn't know how to use.

 

[Patranus]

something he doesn't know how to use.

I guess thats better than giving her a set of DVDs that don't work in DVD players in Europe.

(If GWB made a comment like not knowing how to use an iPod, the media would be all over this.)

 

[Mani]

I guess thats better than giving her a set of DVDs that don't work in DVD players in Europe.

(If GWB made a comment like not knowing how to use an iPod, the media would be all over this.)

B-b-b-but Boooooosh!!

Actually Bush wouldn't raise an eyebrow with a statement like that - it was pretty much assumed he was technology (among other things) illiterate.