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This article posted on Drudge from Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper The NY Post about a woman running an anti-Bruce ad on Rupert Murdoch’s “news” station Fox News in a limited area, but hoping to run it more if only she can somehow receive more funds to do so, is, in and of itself, an object lesson in how the Conservative Echo Chamber works. Anyone have a feeling that that 3-pronged pop today alone will get her the funds she’s looking for? I haven’t been listening to Rush or Sean today, but I have no doubt that both are covering the “story” (since they essentially repeat Drudge and/or Fox all day long, and so it goes), and Sean no doubt will soon be featuring his “exclusive” interview with the woman behind the ad.

The call is to boycott Bruce Springsteen now since he is apparently not in favor of George W. Bush.

Perhaps they’ve never forgiven Bruce for turning down the Reagan campaign’s request in 1984 to use “Born in the U.S.A.” as their theme song. Apparently, nobody in the Reagan camp ever bothered to actually listen to the lyrics of the song before making the request. But I digress.

What is it with these Rightwing Whackos (aka The Republican Party)? Apparently supporting their guy is not enough, they’ve got to attack — personally, professionally and/or economically — any American who doesn’t support their guy.

I don’t see Democrats calling for boycotts of Charlie Daniels or Toby Kieth or Mel Gibson or hell, even the Fox News Channel!

MEMO TO REPUBLICANS: It’s America. Some people support one guy, some support the other. It’s an election year. In a democracy, people are prone to express their support for one of the (sadly only) two candidates. You may wish to get used to the fact that some Americans may favor someone other than you do. You already own the Media, isn’t that enough? Apparently not.

In the meantime, Bush has still failed to condemn, as John McCain has called on him to do, the “dishonest and dishonerable” TV ads of the “Swift Boat Veterans for Truth”. But why would he? This is the mother of all smear campaigns afoot. Fasten your seatbelts. I do believe we ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

Cause, baby, he was born to run…

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    Margo Whitehead said on 8/21/2004 @ 9:11am PT: [Permalink]

    Bush probably does not understand what the words to Born in the USA mean, nor does Fox News.Republicans do not relate to the word Freedom! Leave the Boss alone and Americans have the right to vote for who we please and that Bush is John Kerry!

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    Margo Whitehead said on 8/21/2004 @ 9:12am PT: [Permalink]

    Bush probably does not understand what the words to Born in the USA mean, nor does Fox News.Republicans do not relate to the word Freedom! Leave the Boss alone and Americans have the right to vote for who we please and that Bush is John Kerry!

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