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What has surprised me about this issue is how so much of the media has automatically adopted the Democrats narrative (especially on point #1, see below). Surpri
by scottjad 13y ago
What has surprised me about this issue is how so much of the media has automatically adopted the Democrats narrative (especially on point #1, see below). Surprisingly, the media stories covering this shutdown are actually pretty fair in their summary (at least with respect to point #1).
The Democrat narrative has at least three elements:
(1) The House Republicans are unwilling to compromise and will shutdown the government if they can't get rid of Obamacare. (2) This will ruin the economy. (3) America should pay its bills.
So much of the media has ignored the Republican narrative:
(1) Senate Democrats and the President are unwilling to compromise and will shutdown the government if they can't keep all of Obamacare. (2) Excessive government spending hurts the economy. (3) Going deeper into debt is not paying ones bills.
Like I said, surprisingly the latest blurbs about the shutdown actually focus on Congress as a whole not being able to compromise and come to an agreement instead of focusing only on the GOP or Tea Party.
- Steko 13y ago"So much of the media has ignored the Republican narrative:" Maybe because it's bullshit. "Congress as a whole not being able to compromise" There's no compromise being offered, this is hostage taking. As Kevin Drum said earlier today: If my neighbor threatens to steal my car, and then comes back and says he'll settle for just stealing my TV set, what kind of compromise is that? What am I getting out of the deal? http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/09/i-think-republicans-are-confused-about-word-compromise http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/09/i-think-republ...
- darkarmani 13y agoBecause the Tea Party leaders are being budget terrorists? How is taking Grover Norquist's pledge mean you are able to compromise?
- dinkumthinkum 13y agoI think you are fairly uninformed about this. Compromise on Obamacare? I don't want to be flippant but do you not know how a bill becomes a law and what it means when it is a law? The ship has sailed for all this; it is have been tested by the Supreme Court. You've got to be kidding. Shutting down the government is a pretty ridiculous ploy to whine about elections they have lost.