Manns Medium

The real world is full of wonderment especially when you compare it to the media world or the cable news universe when they talk about President Obama’s shrinking poll numbers.  I listen to all them even Fox News and say to myself, I wonder who they are asking and how the question is being phrased to get this information.  I wonder that because there are several others factors that maybe those who are so quick to quote numbers are failing to consider. Are they asking those that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is actually helping?  Are they asking the insurance companies competing in this marketplace and watching their profits and bottom line soar?  If so then how are they phrasing the question because there are a lot of stories like the one written by Joan McCarter titled “ Big Obamacare news:  Premium falling in seven big cities ” for the Daily Kos where she reports “Remember "rate shock" and the dire warnings from Republicans about how Obamacare would cause...

The number one question is all of media centers around Edward Snowden who some say, bravely risk his life to bring us this revelation that our government has been spying on us in a most horrendous way.   The question of hero or traitor is being banned about like a tennis ball with each side presenting their takes and depending on whom you talk to or who is interviewed, one may walk away wishing to believe each separately.   News flash, Edward Snowden is no hero. Check you history America before you go tagging Mr. Snowden with the title of hero.   My fellow military members are heroes.   Firefighters, police officers, teachers, whistleblowers-on occasion, employers, employees, single moms and dads, unselfish givers and activists are but a few examples of heroes and Edward Snowden is nothing like any of them.   You see, heroes run toward the battle not away from it.   Heroes stand up and make attempts at fixing the problem; they do not sneak or sell th...