OWS now twice as popular as Tea Party.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by noonereal

Exactly. The tea bag movement was professionally set up by Fox and the GOP.

The main stream media does not take a political stance, they simply report what happens. Big difference hence no organization.

Hoo Boy......................

Dave

[BlueStreak]

[QUOTE=bhunter;76449]Here's why that headline is overstated:

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To be fair, the Tea Party was, in its early days, far more popular than it is now. A December 2009 NBC/WSJ poll found 41% of Americans felt positively about the nascent Tea Party movement, while 23% held a negative opinion of it.

The left wing press and the socialist contingent were effective in demonizing the Tea Party. I have not seen the MSM and associated pundits cast such aspersions to the OWS. In fact, I'd say the coverage hasn't been that great even among the noted left wing press like MSNBC.

Double Hoo Boy...........

Dave

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by bhunter

The left wing press and the socialist contingent were effective in demonizing the Tea Party. I have not seen the MSM and associated pundits cast such aspersions to the OWS. In fact, I'd say the coverage hasn't been that great even among the noted left wing press like MSNBC.

There is a left wing press, but it seldom gets much attention, although the Nation and Mother Jones have some staying power. The dominant press in the country is the corporate press - the major networks and most of the printed media.

Neither the corporate press nor the limited actual left-wing media is responsible for the decline in popularity for the tea party. You can give credit for that to the likes of the Koch brothers, Sarah Palin and the like. Those folks corralled the energy that once was the tea party's disaffection with the status quo to to transform it into yet another tool for the corporatist agenda. That drowned out the voices of many of those who showed up to decry the loss of democratic (little d) principles in the way government works. Those voices have reemerged in the actions by the folks who have taken to the street in the OWS movement. Don't waste your tears on the Self destruction of a grass roots movement.

Regards,

D-Ray