podpolia: ...notes from underground

The Post today points out that McCain supporters are angry, but completely misses out on why that is. Are they angry at Obama? To some extent, yes. Are they angry at McCain for not pushing harder against Obama? Many of them probably are. But that's not the real problem.
The real problem is the Post and the rest of the media are completely ignoring major aspects of this election, and the truth is not being heard. McCain is putting his message out there, but the media ignores it or rebuts it with Obama's talking points, instead of doing their job and investigating. ACORN is making a concerted effort to steal the election, and the media pays virtually no attention. Is ACORN tied to Obama? Is Ayers? Was Obama a member of the socialist "New Party"? What else is going on that we're not hearing about? How can the American public make an informed decision when the media won't inform them?
THAT is why McCain's supporters are angry.

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Pictures With News Articles posted 10/06/2008 04:17:30 pm by Chris Barner [Politics]
Sometimes you have to wonder just what they're thinking when they pick a picture to go with a news story. The caption on this really doesn't give any indication of what is going on, either:

Any suggestions for captions for this picture? I've come up with a couple:
"I see you, Friedrich!"
"This is what I used to do when my U-Boat was about to dive like the market is today..."
"I am BATMAN!"

Feel free to come up with more and leave them in the comments.

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A Slip Of The Tongue posted 10/03/2008 03:48:53 pm by Chris Barner [Tales From The Classroom]
"Mr. Barner! Did you hear that? He said the 'ass word'! Uh, I mean..."

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On A (Possibly) Less Political Note... posted 10/01/2008 07:37:56 pm by Chris Barner [Tales From The Classroom]
Some of my students in class today were discussing a show on (I believe) MTV.

N:"Anyway, they talk to this person who has this radio show about love and sex and stuff..."
B [slightly confused]: "Rush Limbaugh?"

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An OPEN LETTER to the American News Media posted 10/01/2008 04:30:42 pm by Chris Barner [Politics]
Dear newspapers, television, and radio news stations:
The role that the media plays in informing the public on issues of national importance is a vital one, and one that many of you see yourselves as responsible to uphold. As we all know, the electorate that is fully informed is the electorate most able to make a good choice at the polls in picking its leaders. Unfortunately, due in large part to your behavior during this election cycle, many voters will go to the polls on November 4th unprepared to make that decision.
The press' refusal to equally and critically examine both of the candidates for President and Vice President, as well as the roots of the present economic crisis, can only have one effect: hindering the American public from exercising their right to choose their own leadership. While Senator McCain's experiences are largely a matter of public record, whom Senator Obama associates with and much of his past (and particularly the experiences upon which he has built his argument about his qualifications to lead the country) remains unknown to the public. Likewise, the roles of individuals in both parties in the regulation and attempted reforms of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the creation of the rules encouraging these and other institutions to give bad loans, and the lobbying efforts of these organizations, have remained obscure.
If the American public is uninformed about the present financial situation, how can they find their way out of it? If the American voters are uninformed about the candidates for the highest office in the land, how can they properly utilize their right to vote?
Enough is enough. The use of political commentary cannot replace the media's role in investigating and reporting facts.
We, the undersigned, demand that the American media provide facts, not spin. We, your audience, demand that the media present both sides in this election equally and critically. We, as Americans, demand that you, as fellow Americans, respect our right to make our own decisions based on facts, not opinion.

PLEASE SIGN.

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