OMG. Poll any newspaper reporter, TV broadcaster,

media correspondent. You'll find 90 % of them vote Democrat. Not to mention Hollywood a huge media influence where Conservatives/Tories probably run about 1%. Yeah you have Fox News but the American media has always been overwhelmingly liberal. Probably since the Vietnam war.

Posted By: SeattleSounders on April 16th 2018 at 20:12:11

Message Thread

Hard to become PM unless a leader has support from the news media... (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Apr 16, 19:22:49
- A politician is skilled in the art of compromise.... (NCFC) - yellowman, Apr 16, 21:13:45
- Theresa May's government is the least Conservative in recent memory. (NCFC) - shoddy, Apr 16, 20:00:23
  - Why is it unelectable shoddy? (NCFC) - Men without hats, Apr 16, 20:22:54
    - 1 - the youth get older (NCFC) - shoddy, Apr 16, 20:35:30
      - Well.... (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Apr 16, 20:50:20
      - ok, so i am getting Corbyn is unelectable so who? (NCFC) - Men without hats, Apr 16, 20:43:24
        
        I'm afraid I can't help with that. It will be someone new coming through. (NCFC) - shoddy, Apr 16, 20:46:26
        
        Why don't you reckon a woman then? (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, Apr 16, 20:49:03
        
        look at how the last labour leader worked out. (NCFC) - shoddy, Apr 16, 21:09:49
  - Why are the politics of Corbyn unelectable? (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Apr 16, 20:15:35
    - errrr Larald..... he fucking lost.......an election....by a long fucking way... (NCFC) - usacanary, Apr 16, 20:42:32
      - a long way? (NCFC) - grays, Apr 16, 20:58:48
        
        He wasnt even close against a poor tory leader........ (NCFC) - usacanary, Apr 16, 21:12:01
        
        Well... (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Apr 16, 21:40:12
        
        That wouldn’t be smart. (NCFC) - APB, Apr 16, 21:30:00
        
        And he is totally ignoring the influence the media would have had, which is Larralds point (n/m) (NCFC) - Azteca, Apr 16, 21:11:14
    - I like Corbyn even though I have only voted lib/libdem. (NCFC) - Men without hats, Apr 16, 20:21:27
      - Your last sentence is nail on head. No matter what (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Apr 16, 20:24:33
        
        Was it always so though, I get the impression it was different. (NCFC) - Men without hats, Apr 16, 20:28:29
    - how's that Brexit thing going? (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 16, 20:18:06
      - Fair point but the decision has been made to leave the EU (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Apr 16, 20:40:39
        
        that's a hell of a cop out Larry (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 16, 20:50:28
        
        it's just how it is at the moment. Might kick-off when there's a deal 'though (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Apr 16, 21:03:08
      - Dunno how it's going Ralf really! (NCFC) - Men without hats, Apr 16, 20:26:53
        
        it was in response to this "At least Corbyn is genuinely different to the government" (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 16, 20:30:23
        
        You really are a prat sometimes ralf! (NCFC) - Men without hats, Apr 16, 20:38:54
      - it's such a shame that Labour aren't taking advantage of it (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 16, 20:23:49
      - turns out from todays revelations that they all lied through their about brexit (NCFC) - Tombs, Apr 16, 20:22:13
        
        SCC has loads! (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, Apr 16, 20:29:22
  - centre, far right, makes no difference (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 16, 20:03:10
- I don’t think anyone normal objects to/opposes those policies (NCFC) - Jim, Apr 16, 19:52:22
- Interesting. Guess that's where the U.S. and U.K. differ. (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Apr 16, 19:39:01
  - Left-leaning? All the Sinclair news outlets? InfoWars (not a serious news outlet, but...)? (NCFC) - APB, Apr 16, 19:53:33
    - OMG. Poll any newspaper reporter, TV broadcaster, (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Apr 16, 20:12:11
      - As far as the white middle age gun owning persecuted (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Apr 16, 20:18:58
        
        Thanks for the advice. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Apr 16, 20:34:02
        
        i most definitely have a gun if i lived over there (NCFC) - Tombs, Apr 16, 20:29:39
        
        and planes on trains (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 16, 20:32:28
        
        terhell. i see a US mum on an episode of border plod (NCFC) - Tombs, Apr 16, 20:37:54
        
        Mmmm. A round up the spout. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Apr 16, 20:43:31
- I agree with that Larry but how do we fund it? (NCFC) - Men without hats, Apr 16, 19:34:50
  - Sixth, seventh richest country on the planet? (NCFC) - Azteca, Apr 16, 21:14:14
  - Funding... (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Apr 16, 20:06:39
  - You should come up here, i can get in next day and (NCFC) - CB41, Apr 16, 19:39:41
    - I phoned about getting a ct scan today and I’m going tomorrow at 7:30pm (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Apr 16, 20:05:17
      - It's good up North then CB, too close to bloody Cambridge I spose. (NCFC) - Men without hats, Apr 16, 20:15:10

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