On Wed, 5 Nov 2008 12:03:57 -0800 (PST), rb608
wrote:

Whether
it's circulation, Neilson ratings, or site hits, hate sells. There's
no profit in being calm, reasonable, and intelligent.

There's profit in it for Obama.

To be sure, many of these attitudes were pre-existing conditions; but
it is imho a disturbingly dark spot on the media and those who profit
from it that so much effort was spent in tearing down candidates and
their supporters and so little on an unbiased examination of the
issues.

It's not the media's fault, it's the citizen's fault. Nothing is
Bush's fault either. Everything bad that's happened to this country
is ultimately the responsibility and fault of the citizenship. I
don't mean that completely literally - I'm not trying to be
controversial by saying we brought 9/11 on ourselves. (Having said
that, Bush has created a very bad situation for us in the world.)

I laugh every time I hear someone complain about bad service, and then
buy their products from Best Buy because it has the lowest price. And
I laugh every time I hear someone complain about politicians, and then
vote based on how the politicians play the game and how the media
paints the pictures.

The National Enquirer exists for a reason.

I surely know that many here and in real life disagree with me; but
last night was a great moment for this country. It could, if the
lessons are learned, show us a new way forward in the way we interact
with each other politically, socially, and personally.

Well, I hope so.