Comments on: Washington Post snarks at Greens protesting lack of coverage http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/08/washington-post-snarks-at-greens-protesting-lack-of-coverage/ Covering America's third parties and independent candidates since May 2008 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:47:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Peter Orvetti http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/08/washington-post-snarks-at-greens-protesting-lack-of-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-7562 Peter Orvetti Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:36:00 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=1044#comment-7562 In D.C., the Statehood-Green party is fairly significant, though I'd say still behind the GOP a bit, in that the GOP gets more votes and has a member on D.C. Council. In D.C., the Statehood-Green party is fairly significant, though I’d say still behind the GOP a bit, in that the GOP gets more votes and has a member on D.C. Council.

]]> By: darolew http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/08/washington-post-snarks-at-greens-protesting-lack-of-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-7528 darolew Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:58:35 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=1044#comment-7528 "We know that if the media covered our platform ….. they would establish us as the second political party in this nation..." Isn't that a lovely fantasy: the two major parties being the Democrats and the Greens. I'm sure the right-wing, conservative, and libertarian voters would love that. “We know that if the media covered our platform ….. they would establish us as the second political party in this nation…”

Isn’t that a lovely fantasy: the two major parties being the Democrats and the Greens.

I’m sure the right-wing, conservative, and libertarian voters would love that.

]]> By: donald raymond lake http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/08/washington-post-snarks-at-greens-protesting-lack-of-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-7526 donald raymond lake Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:49:40 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=1044#comment-7526 Paul Kane as Poster Boy for the Corporate Media? Paul Kane as Poster Boy for the Corporate Media?

]]> By: green in brooklyn http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/08/washington-post-snarks-at-greens-protesting-lack-of-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-7495 green in brooklyn Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:43:14 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=1044#comment-7495 Hmmm - Must have mistyped: here's <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/31/AR2008073102530.html" rel="nofollow"> the link.</a> Hmmm – Must have mistyped: here’s the link.

]]> By: green in brooklyn http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/08/washington-post-snarks-at-greens-protesting-lack-of-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-7493 green in brooklyn Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:41:53 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=1044#comment-7493 TO b fair to the Post, they actually did post a real article about the event as well, which seems to try to defend their lack of 3rd party coverage in general. We should hold them to what they say. </A> TO b fair to the Post, they actually did post a real article about the event as well, which seems to try to defend their lack of 3rd party coverage in general. We should hold them to what they say.

]]> By: mscrib http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/08/washington-post-snarks-at-greens-protesting-lack-of-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-7490 mscrib Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:30:01 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=1044#comment-7490 Kind of funny. I'll defend the Post just because moronic demonstrators like this give third parties a bad name. They bitch and moan about the big, bad mainstream media and are surprised that the media don't want to waste a reporter's time on them? Great strategy. They should fire their communications director. Then again, third parties are absolutely FILLED with jerks who actually believe that cheeseball demonstrations in front of newspapers are politically useful. I'm not expecting this to change for a while. Kind of funny. I’ll defend the Post just because moronic demonstrators like this give third parties a bad name.

They bitch and moan about the big, bad mainstream media and are surprised that the media don’t want to waste a reporter’s time on them? Great strategy. They should fire their communications director. Then again, third parties are absolutely FILLED with jerks who actually believe that cheeseball demonstrations in front of newspapers are politically useful. I’m not expecting this to change for a while.

]]> By: paulie cannoli http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/08/washington-post-snarks-at-greens-protesting-lack-of-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-7485 paulie cannoli Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:09:08 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=1044#comment-7485 <i>Shouldn’t a candidate or party have to DO something in order to gain news coverage?</i> DC Statehood Greens do quite a bit, among other things getting more votes than the Republicans in 2006, as the article notes. Shouldn’t a candidate or party have to DO something in order to gain news coverage?

DC Statehood Greens do quite a bit, among other things getting more votes than the Republicans in 2006, as the article notes.

]]> By: Steven R Linnabary http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/08/washington-post-snarks-at-greens-protesting-lack-of-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-7461 Steven R Linnabary Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:06:37 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=1044#comment-7461 Shouldn't a candidate or party have to <b>DO</b> something in order to gain news coverage? Unless covering the debate at the Libertarian or Green monthly supper club is what you had in mind. If you DO something, the media will usually cover it. Provided somebody took the time to inform the media of the accomplishment or event. But to protest at the newspaper office because of perceived lack of media attention simply sounds childish. At least they got media coverage for it. PEACE Steve Shouldn’t a candidate or party have to DO something in order to gain news coverage?

Unless covering the debate at the Libertarian or Green monthly supper club is what you had in mind.

If you DO something, the media will usually cover it. Provided somebody took the time to inform the media of the accomplishment or event.

But to protest at the newspaper office because of perceived lack of media attention simply sounds childish. At least they got media coverage for it.

PEACE
Steve

]]> By: Mike Theodore http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/08/washington-post-snarks-at-greens-protesting-lack-of-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-7452 Mike Theodore Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:28:46 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=1044#comment-7452 Don't forget the LP, you snarky SOB's. Don't have enough resources? Might I ask the contributors of this fine establishment just how much they are getting paid to cover third parties? I guess under the Post's perspective, their paychecks are draining away putting money into coverage. Don’t forget the LP, you snarky SOB’s.

Don’t have enough resources? Might I ask the contributors of this fine establishment just how much they are getting paid to cover third parties?

I guess under the Post’s perspective, their paychecks are draining away putting money into coverage.

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