The Only Answer to the Debate Debacle

This is going to be a short and sweet diary but I'm just not reading this simple message in all the outrage I'm seeing.

Bitching and complaining about the media only goes so far.

If you want to send a message to the morons in this country that fall for the negative campaigning, send another contribution to Obama's campaign.  I plan to do that as soon as I post this.

Nothing works better in politics against negative campaigning than a well-funded organization.

•  Sure.

  Gave yesterday.

  by murasaki on Fri Apr 18, 2008 at 10:53:29 AM PDT

  •  me too!

    This is not quite a diary, btw, but I appreciate the sentiment.

    by RudiB on Fri Apr 18, 2008 at 10:56:10 AM PDT

    •  I so agree

      although I spent a few hours writing a very intensive one the other day, published it when Kos was having server problems, and when things settled down it was nearly off the menu.  It got 6 hits.

      I figure I'm even.

      by artmartin on Fri Apr 18, 2008 at 10:58:02 AM PDT

      •  Go, and sin no more

        You are forgiven

        by RudiB on Fri Apr 18, 2008 at 11:45:58 AM PDT

  •  me too!

    We actually donated right before the debate, but then had to turn around and do it again.

    by ScienceRocks on Fri Apr 18, 2008 at 10:58:03 AM PDT

•  tips, recs to keep this alive

  I just sent in another contribution.  It was matched.  Makes me feel very empowered.

  by artmartin on Fri Apr 18, 2008 at 10:56:33 AM PDT

•  Done, but phone banking & GOTV are better. n/t

  by synductive99 on Fri Apr 18, 2008 at 11:04:04 AM PDT

  •  They're all required

    but for us with full time jobs and backlogged home life agendas, it's our main weapon.

    Thanks so much though for any time you put in.

    by artmartin on Fri Apr 18, 2008 at 11:05:41 AM PDT

•  Did it Wednesday night. n/t

  by Fasaha on Fri Apr 18, 2008 at 11:07:01 AM PDT

•  Well that's an answer.

  What do you guys think of this blogger/jounalist giving it up?  http://www.economist.com/...

  This person actually posted the truth.

  by Shhs on Fri Apr 18, 2008 at 11:31:59 AM PDT

  •  All of these people becoming fed up

    are encouraging but there's a bit of sadness that for some it took so long.  

    Maybe it's my elitism but what they're finally realizing was painfully obvious many months ago.

    by artmartin on Fri Apr 18, 2008 at 11:35:23 AM PDT

    •  It sounds like a soul crushing experience

      to have to report on HRC's crap, and pretend that it matters in the big picture.

      by Shhs on Fri Apr 18, 2008 at 11:37:35 AM PDT