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US politics starting to resemble Lebanese politics...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtxqtBq0uVw&feature=relmfu zeina i would like to see your reaction to this video, PLEASE!!

hahahaha how do they not see that such cheap shots as unicorns and rainbows undermine their otherwise arguably valid arguments?

Take that, Mitt Romney. Also, check out www.barackobama.com/truthteam. even our dear obama is subject to framing, please check out the blog! it's just a tad ridiculous.

Sarkozy launched into the final phase last week with his "Letter to the French People," a 16-page "vision of France and its future." This personal format, borrowed from his Socialist Party predecessor Francois Mitterrand, who called on the French to re-elect him in 1988 in "A Letter to All French People," reads largely like a right-wing manifesto, and portrays a country stricken with dangers, threatened by uncertainties and by the -- unnamed -- Islamic fundamentalism, referred to as an "extremist ideology whose goal is to destroy our Western values."

This comment above was taken from der Spiegel, published on the 10th.

"French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP) polls show that the French see Sarkozy as more presidential than Hollande by a wide margin, but that Hollande is seen by a wide margin as more understanding of the French and sympathetic." ---> Thanks to this course I could now analyze why these results take place :P

This ad was analyzed by Karin Assaf in her first position paper 

hah good one!

Rick Santorum dropped out 34 minutes ago.

Interesting...

finally!

This video was analyzed by Tala Hammoud in her first position paper. 

wish someone tagged this earlier

True that

This is an overview about the Lebanese media its history and development ..

Rick Santorum plans no campaign events today and will spend time with his wife and ailing daughter Bella.

oh so its happening in Charlotte, North Carolina.. :p im talking about the 2012 Democratic National Convention its a useful site providing info about the events the delegates and you can even donate there :p

Hahah! are you going to give us all the answers of the exam that we didn't know? :P

Meant to post this days ago. A pretty good article summarizing what's coming up next in France's elections on April 22 and May 6. Also, on page 2 there's a hint of the underdog effect, except the voters are not undecided, they're just sending a message.

Why didn't my tags work? :/

Do you guys think it really is possible for regular people to become "journalists" through social networking sites like twitter? thoughts??

I liked this differentiation Zeina :)

Wow that's amazing!

Finally, a pop culture production that's actually PRO-military.

Did I really get your comment right? If so, why are we happy about -anything- pro-military again?

Because ever since the troops were sent to war the anti-war media and pop culture industry haven't spared an effort to alienate them and make their sacrifices look worthless.

In case u'd like to review :)

This film explores the evolution of propaganda and public relations in the United States, with an emphasis on the elitist theory of democracy and the relationship between war, propaganda and class.

I really like watching documentaries and this one is an hour and 40 minutes long so I'll watch it as soon as possible :) Did you watch it Zeina? Is it worth it? Is it biased?

I did. It's a good overview of propaganda, how it started and developed. It's so interesting to see how many fabricated stories there are out there. I wouldn't say it's biased but it is very US-centric. There's a good 15minutes about "We the people" that you can skip altogether.