Britney Spears makes more news than Bush.
Despite the economy drawing “heavy coverage and widespread interest” last week, Americans and the news media see President Bush as a non-story, behind Britney Spears. The Pew Research Center reports:
When asked to name the person they had heard the most about in the news lately, 24% of the public named Obama and 23% named Clinton. In a week when he proposed a major economic stimulus plan, just 5% of Americans named George Bush as the person they had heard the most about. About twice as many (11%) named Hollywood actor Heath Ledger, who died last week.
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January 30th, 2008 at 6:12 pmMaybe the almost-bald headed Brittney could give Bush a little head and then we could Impeach ‘em…
January 30th, 2008 at 6:13 pmBritney Spears would have made a better president than George Bush. At least she would have spent most of her Presidency in rehab where she wouldn’t have done as much harm.
January 30th, 2008 at 6:13 pmBush didn’t propose an economic stimulus package. He offered more tax cuts to his base while throwing a few crumbs to the masses (and ignoring the people lowest on the economic rung entirely). All of this will be financed with borrowed money because we are flat broke. Please TP, don’t fall into using Bush speak.
January 30th, 2008 at 6:15 pm5 out of a hundred is quite sad.
January 30th, 2008 at 6:16 pmActually, it’s quite happy! Look at what people are MOST intersted in!
I have an idea to pay Brittney Spears to wear an old-fashioned sandwich-board sign with the words “SIBEL EDMONDS” in big bold print.
Below this I’d have the web address: Bradblog dot com
It’s the only way I can think of to get the story out to Americans.
January 30th, 2008 at 6:18 pmSo
Comment by VA Voter
An excellent album by Peter Gabriel.
January 30th, 2008 at 6:18 pmThere’s a particular song on it which always reminds me of neo-con type trolls:
“Digging in the Dirt”….
Tom Brady rocking in a good mid-table finish also. Listen, when Bush loses his mind, shaves his head and starts speaking in a British accent THEN he will win the ratings game. Oh and he should DEFINITELY get it on with a photographer. Seriously, someone give me a job in PR.
January 30th, 2008 at 6:19 pmComment by VA Voter — January 30, 2008 @ 6:12 pm
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I’m assuming that the VA in your name stands for Virginia? Do you live in Rep. Patrick Murphy’s district? Just curious.
January 30th, 2008 at 6:22 pmSo
Comment by VA Voter — January 30, 2008 @ 6:12 pm
wow, troll, is that the best you can come up with?
January 30th, 2008 at 6:22 pmgood….destroy the MSM
it’s time to dismantle this corporatist medium. raze it to the ground for their complicity in Bush’s war crimes and high crimes.
they are the enemy….i can’t wait to see Murdoch’s empire annexed and dismantled and sold off in microscopic pieces
January 30th, 2008 at 6:22 pmPerhaps, George W Bush could emulate Heath Ledger in order to elevate his ratings in the media. Dick Cheney is in need of an uptick as well.
January 30th, 2008 at 6:31 pmpeople just don’t care about ‘w’.
January 30th, 2008 at 6:33 pmLet’s focus on the positive aspect here - - only 2% named McCain or Romney.
January 30th, 2008 at 6:34 pmHmmm? A dead man finished in third place, ahead of two repug candidates. That’s gotta be good news.
January 30th, 2008 at 6:39 pmThe American people are stupid.
Comment by Liberals Are Filled With Hate
Well, at least you’re expressing your hatred of people on the Internet and not taking it out onto the freeways.
January 30th, 2008 at 6:50 pmHow could you possibly know who people are voting for? I think it may be you that is stupid. Troll
January 30th, 2008 at 6:51 pmHil is gonna be pissed Obama out mediafied her…
January 30th, 2008 at 6:51 pmLet’s all have a good laff at LAF-H and then sweep it out with the rest of the troll trash…
January 30th, 2008 at 6:52 pmThat explains alot. The same American people who are tuning into idiots like Spears and not current, relevant affairs, are the same ones dragging down this President’s approval ratings.
Comment by Liberals Are Filled With Pate
Exactly.
January 30th, 2008 at 6:53 pm6 people for Britney, 5 for Dumbya, 4 for Tom Brady (who’s he?) and downhill from there.
The same dumb 51% of teevee infested Wal-Mart addicted Americans who bought Bush’s line of BS in the first place.
they are the enemy….i can’t wait to see Murdoch’s empire annexed and dismantled and sold off in microscopic pieces
Comment by rastaman — January 30, 2008 @ 6:22 pm
Do you think President Hillary is going to dismantle corporate media?? She’s simply going to adjust its focus to use for her benefit. The corporate media, knowing that Republicans will be out of power for a long time, will simply serve whoever is President at the time. In exchange, further consolidation will be enacted in law by the FCC and lower taxes by the congress.
Nothing will change, it’s only going to get worse.
January 30th, 2008 at 6:53 pmI hit him
January 30th, 2008 at 6:54 pmNothing will change, it’s only going to get worse.
Comment by 2MillionLightYearsToAndromeda
I agree.
January 30th, 2008 at 7:00 pmdeal or no deal… wife swap… biggest loser… american gladiator…
dance WARs (for heaven’s sake)… celebrity apprentice…
and so on…
jeez… it’s so embarrassing…
January 30th, 2008 at 7:06 pmThat’s not good news. The frat boy is going to have a temper tantrum or threaten another war or something stupid to get the MSM attention. You know the boy Bush is not happy about all the media attention being given to a black man and a white woman.
January 30th, 2008 at 7:18 pmUh, Britney makes more sense ?
Seriously, I really like that both Clinton and Obama both scored anywhere from 5 to 1 to 10 to 1 against any repubs. Hope, Hope, Hope!
January 30th, 2008 at 7:18 pmThis is a stupid thread.
January 30th, 2008 at 7:24 pmSo
Comment by VA Voter — January 30, 2008 @ 6:12 pm
My god. Your vagueness is now condensed to two letter words?
I asked this the other day, and I’ll admit if you responded I wasn’t paying attention, but why are you here? At least most of the trolls here have the decency to attempt to form logic thoughts in the form of a complete sentence.
January 30th, 2008 at 7:40 pmThis is a stupid thread.
Comment by Jim — January 30, 2008 @ 7:24 pm
why are you here?
January 30th, 2008 at 7:41 pmOf course Brittney is more popular than bush. She got rid of hers quite some time ago.
January 30th, 2008 at 7:49 pmLiberals, a drug user, and a psychotic washed pop stars at the top of the list? Who would have thought?
Comment by Tracy2 — January 30, 2008 @ 7:59 pm
What, INTERESTING people and SENSATIONALIZED stories? You mean RIGHT WING MEDIA is going for TRASH TV to SELL RATINGS, like FOX NOISE has DONE FOR DECADES? ROTFL! Who would have thought that News as a Business would need SENSATIONALIZING and INTERESTING info? ROTFL!! You’re a DUMB ONE for SURE!!!
Hey, HOW ABOUT you GROW A BRAIN and BLAME YYOOOUUURRR GOP DRIVEN BIG MEDIA CONSOLIDATION for this - STUPID TROLL!
January 30th, 2008 at 8:41 pmBush doesn’t care about the media attention. That is an out right lie. BJ Clinton is infamous for wanting and needing media attention….but, his wife finally told him to shut up.
Comment by Tracy2 — January 30, 2008 @ 7:55 pm
That’s GOOD you BELIEVE THIS, because he DOESN’T GET ANY!! But see, the REASON we KNOW YOU’RE WRONG is because BUSH ONLY LISTENS TO FOX NOISE - so of COURSE he gets ALL OF THE STROKING that is WEAK, SAD, PATHETIC little EGO NEEDS. Tell us, tubbie, how do YOU and your FAT WIFE get YOUR NEEDED DOSE of SELF ESTEEM? Or does your LACK OF IT explain why you’re such a STUPID, HATEFUL little POS?
January 30th, 2008 at 8:43 pmThe American people are stupid.
Comment by Liberals Are Filled With Hate
Sounds like you have some hate issues there LAFWH.
Many Americans are ignorant of issues because they would rather watch American Idol, or CSI or some show about what the folks in Hollywood do all day. This does not mean they are stupid though and thats why I find your remark spiteful and, as with your moniker, hypocritical.
January 30th, 2008 at 8:48 pmLiberals, a drug user, and a psychotic washed pop stars at the top of the list? Who would have thought?
Comment by Tracy2
I remember when Rush’s drug use topped the list.
January 30th, 2008 at 8:50 pmI’d have to say that this is somewhat of a success on Shruby’s part. There’s very little that Shruby could be in the news for that would be good. Considering the relentless trail of lies and dysfunction that Shruby leaves behind him, I’d like to see him in the news a hell of a lot more than he is.
The negative impact upon everything that Shruby touches should be front page news every day. The fact that it’s not is to his favor.
January 30th, 2008 at 8:52 pmSpears actually supports the Schrub.
January 30th, 2008 at 9:03 pmBush is a bigger pussy.
January 30th, 2008 at 9:05 pm.
Brittney Spears/Phil McGraw 2008!
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January 30th, 2008 at 9:34 pmSo…no John Edwards on the list. The worst thing to ever happen to this country is “for profit” news.
January 30th, 2008 at 10:19 pmTP - you finally pointed out something relevant. The American people are stupid.
Comment by Liberals Are Filled With Hate — January 30, 2008 @ 6:44 pm
Well at least the 24% of the BUSH CULTISTS and Fox Noise regulars YOU BELONG TO - are! But we ALL knew that HERE - well ALL OF US but you TARDS! ROTFL!!
By the way, before liberals could be filled with hate, we’d have to EAT your FAT *SSES - FIRST!! ;)
January 30th, 2008 at 11:13 pmW is as vibrant as a sex starved armadillo crossing I-95 in southern Florida.
January 30th, 2008 at 11:35 pmOff topic:
Here’s a great source of “anti-troll” arguments.
http://www.rationalrevolution.net/
January 30th, 2008 at 11:57 pmAnd the total inability of the MSM to focus on the right issues is a major factor in how we got into this mess.
January 31st, 2008 at 9:21 amNotice who else is missing from this list: John Edwards. The national media and the power structure managed to kill the only viable challenger to their agenda by simply ignoring him. Even his announcement that he was withdrawing from the race managed to achieve only a small, backpage notice. Too bad. He spoke the language of Mary Lease, and offered us hope for a more just country, but he failed to realize that without the backing of some element of the power structure, a presidential candidate doesn’t have a ghost of a chance of acquiring legitimacy. Trial lawyers are not part of the power structure–even though some of them may be rich.
January 31st, 2008 at 10:04 am