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Poll: Traditional Media Growing More Unbelievable by Day

Brian Brawdy — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:31:13 +0000

Yet again, a poll shows statistically what most of us already know personally. The numbers of those that believe traditional media outlets are believable are dwindling fast. Many in the Needia are leaking credibility faster than day one of the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. More and more Americans view TV and News outlets as marketing and public relations arms for their own points of view.

A new poll from Gallup, In U.S., Confidence in Newspapers, TV News Remains a Rarity, is a good read.

What’s your thought?

For me, who cares? Simply, this is further evidence of the absolute need for us to protect the web and blog worlds from encroachment, restriction and government/corporate control. The web, for an increasing number of Americans as become the Paul Revere of its day, the blog world one of the few, remaining defenses against the Town Criers, the mouth pieces of the monarchy, allied around us.

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Poll: Americans Fed Up with the Federal Government

Brian Brawdy — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:13:54 +0000

Now that the BP oil explosion has allegedly been contained, seems the next thing the federal government and the gang in Washington may want to cap is the bubbling American angst. You needn’t dive miles beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico to detect the growing distrust many Americans feel towards Congress and the White House. The geyser of government dissatisfaction is only going to get worse.

According to a recent Gallup Poll, Americans view Immigration policy, poor healthcare, natural disaster response, Federal budget deficit, fuel costs, wars, “lack of money,” Afghanistan and even the war in Iraq as lesser problems than “dissatisfaction with government/Congress/politicians; poor leadership; corruption; abuse of power.” Only the economy and unemployment ranked higher than Uncle Sam as “important problems” confronting our country.

Hello. This would be laughable if it didn’t directly effect our lives.

This should rattle our politicians and elected officials more than the 3.6 magnitude earthquake that struck the DC area early this morning.

Reminder: Only 6 days left until the debut of The Brian Brawdy Show. Talk about feeling like an aftershock to the Capitol Hill gang.

Secretary Salazar Oil Spill Bravado Not Based in Fact

Brian Brawdy — Mon, 24 May 2010 20:24:49 +0000

Nearly a month after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig ruptured and began polluting the Gulf of Mexico, our Interior Secretary offered the following promise. “If we find that they’re not doing what they’re supposed to be doing, we’ll push them out of the way,” said Ken Salazar. “We’ll push them out of the way.” Hmmm. OK.

Fast forward to today when, during a White House Press conference focusing on the man-made disaster, Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen was asked to respond to the earlier comments of Sec. Salazar. Raising an eyebrow, shrugging his shoulders and turning his palms skyward, he answered the question with a question, “and replace them with what?” He continued that the United States has neither the “competence, capability or capacity” to answer a disaster at 5000 feet beneath the surface of the Gulf.

Moments later on Fox News Studio B with Shepard Smith, White House spokesperson David Axelrod concurred saying the United States was not equipped to take over the sealing of the damaged pipeline. So, bottom line? In spite of all the strong words and soundbites we can’t “push them out of the way.” We don’t need tough words, we need tough actions. We don’t need bravado Mr. Secretary; we need to blow the well, seal it and save the affected Gulf shores.

Though that action will cause British Petroleum to loose not only the oil reservoir but the billions in invested and future dollars, tough luck.

BLOW the WELL.

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