The2ndAmendment
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Light-bulbs are starting to flicker in the minds of my liberal relatives (who live in my house). They were bewildered as to how CNN/MSNBC and even Fox failed to report and cover the events unfolding at the Bundy Ranch in Nevada, while my computer was on in the same room (living room) with live video and even phone calls between the local sheriff and feds threatening mutual arrest.
My gun-grabbing Obama worshiping relatives had actually forgone watching Game of Thrones this evening in order to call their Obama worshiping in-laws about the story and were on the phone for over an hour.
They read all the articles and watched all the same videos that I did yesterday and today. Their disgust and contempt for the Mainstream Media seems to no longer be limited to Fox News, but the entirety of the cable news networks. They opened today's issue of Newsday (a mainstream newspaper) and they had one tiny/single paragraph artcile on the subject on one of the back pages. They canceled the Newsday subscription.
And now I found an article that seemed to notice this absolutely dazzling effect
» Alternative media upstages lamestream media in world-class coverage of historic Bundy Ranch showdown Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!
My gun-grabbing Obama worshiping relatives had actually forgone watching Game of Thrones this evening in order to call their Obama worshiping in-laws about the story and were on the phone for over an hour.
They read all the articles and watched all the same videos that I did yesterday and today. Their disgust and contempt for the Mainstream Media seems to no longer be limited to Fox News, but the entirety of the cable news networks. They opened today's issue of Newsday (a mainstream newspaper) and they had one tiny/single paragraph artcile on the subject on one of the back pages. They canceled the Newsday subscription.
And now I found an article that seemed to notice this absolutely dazzling effect
» Alternative media upstages lamestream media in world-class coverage of historic Bundy Ranch showdown Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!
Whats really clear in all this is that the mainstream media just embarrassed itself beyond belief while simultaneously losing huge numbers of viewers. CNN was covering some guys international food adventures while independent media people like Pete Santilli (GuerillaMediaNetwork.com) were on the scene at the Bundy Ranch and broadcasting live reports to the world.
Video news organizations like Next News Network with Gary Franchi were pounding YouTube with video update and exclusive interviews with people on the scene. Click here for a complete playlist of all the videos Gary posted over the last several days.
Matt Drudge of DrudgeReport.com was headlining key developments in the story, driving enormous traffic to alternative media sources that dared to report the truth of what was unfolding.
Adam Kokesh from Adam Vs. the Man was booking guests, slamming home remarkable interviews and getting massive eyeballs on YouTube for his outstanding work. See his YouTube channel here.
Organizations like Natural News and InfoWars were conducting original research and posting factual stories that went super-viral, clocking in 20K or more Facebook shares in mere hours. One story by Infowars reporter Kit Daniels became the most viral news story of the day, surpassing every mainstream news organization on the planet.
(My apologies if Ive left other alternative news organizations out of the list. Im trying to be as inclusive as possible, but theres a lot to keep track of, too )
What did the mainstream media do in the meantime? They snoozed on the job and lost viewers and readers en masse because they refused to cover this historical, groundbreaking story. Readers, viewers and fans leapt to alternative media sources in record numbers, and many are still scratching their heads, wondering why CNN, WashPost or the NYT didnt give this story the coverage it clearly deserved. (Answer: They are no longer real news organizations. They are propaganda outlets for corporate and government interests.)
In fact, it was alternative media with the relentless help of grassroots liberty lovers who tweeted, posted and shared the stories and videos that drove this story into the consciousness of the American people. This is what ultimately led to BLM announcing a surrender and releasing the cattle they had stolen from the Bundy family.