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Alaska's media and congressional reps

by bookburn@[EMAIL PROTECTED] Jul 23, 2008 at 03:07 PM

When do Alaskans get updated on how our Congressmen vote?  All these
issues voted on and we never hear how they plan to vote or why they
voted as they did; as if it's something they are too busy to explain. 
I'll bet 9 out of 10 Alaskans don't even know what assignments our
reps have in Congress, what committees they're on.  

I'm disgusted with the local television news coverage we get, which
seems to be very petty stuff about personalities in state government,
before they get to the s****ts and weather.  Local radio is infected
with the CLEAR broadcast company slate of increasingly fast-talking
shock-jock hosts of phony talk programs with an ideological agenda. So
much for the FCC and Congress's oversight accountability.

Seems to be a conspiracy between media monopolies and the two-party
system of government we call representative democracy.  Not sure how
to interpret Obama's refusal of $120 million from government campaign
financing.  I think McCain believes his acceptance of it is a form of
campaign finance reform.  Probably the party leaders cook up deals
with nominees regarding paybacks. 

Question really gets down to whether people will stomach much more of
this sleaze as economic conditions worsen and the ****p of state runs
amuck.  Alaska will probably become a haven for hundreds of thousands
of refugees, and cruise ****ps will cater to large numbers of families
in steerage.  bookburn
 




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bookburn@[EMAIL PROTECTED  2008-07-23 15:07:58 
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JSM <ekrubmeg@[EMAIL P  2008-07-24 08:18:21 
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Jan Flora <snowshoe@[E  2008-07-24 00:01:18 
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NO_SPAM_TO_dpharris@[EMAI  2008-07-24 23:13:44 
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Jan Flora <snowshoe@[E  2008-07-25 13:18:42 
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Jan Flora <snowshoe@[E  2008-07-28 05:20:56 
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Bruce in alaska <fast@  2008-07-28 19:38:57 
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JSM <ekrubmeg@[EMAIL P  2008-07-26 17:14:28 
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floyd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]   2008-07-28 15:53:48 
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JSM <ekrubmeg@[EMAIL P  2008-07-29 21:02:40 
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floyd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]   2008-07-28 14:57:03 
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