MTV's Choose or Lose

seven11dmd · Posted: Nov 03, 2004 3:48 pm Post subject: MTV's Choose or Lose

Did anyone else notice that MTV plugged john kerry so much, and dissed on a bush during the whole campaign....i woulda thought theyd present both sides equally and let the viewers make their own decisions....did anyone else notice or can someone explain this.

Dave Barousse · Faceplant Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 5

Yes, I noticed it and thought it was very annoying. But there were plenty of other media outlets that were blatantly partisan, so MTV was not the only one, nor was it only democrats. I'm just glad that it is over and that the election has ended without going to the courts.

Bowen · Posted: Nov 03, 2004 4:29 pm Post subject:

I work for MTV...Spike TV in particular, but yeah...It is ridiculous how Liberal they are. People have (oops...Had) Very Happy

John Kerry posters all over our offices.

The only way to explain it is that MTV is a part of the Media, and the media is over all very liberal. MTV actually had a campaign going where you could send your friends their draft cards, and it said, if you don't vote you will most likely get drafted. I bitched to HR, and they held a thing on Politics in the workplace...I didn't go b/c I knew it would be worthless.

It was choose or lose...and they lost...

On another note does anyone else hope that P. Diddy didn't vote, so that he would in fact die?

MNwakeskater · Faceplant Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 41 City: Afton

Im preaty sure one of the reasons that bush was not on mtv was that challengers have more to gain to be interviewed or be involved in a debate. Also kerry and the democrats saw that if they could get the votes from the age group that watches mtv then he would have a greater chance of winning. It will be interesting to see the statsics on how many people in the age group 18-25 actually voted. oh and on of the main reasons i voted was so p diddy didnt kill me.

seven11dmd · Posted: Nov 03, 2004 4:37 pm Post subject:

Bowen · Posted: Nov 03, 2004 5:02 pm Post subject:

MNwakeskater, Actually Choose or Loose, and Vote or Die are currently being considered failures, b/c the same percentage of the 18-25 crowd from last election voted in this one.

Vance Collins · Guest

Bowen,

thats 1/10 people right? least thats what i heard on the radio tis morning.

byronnash · Pop Shuvit Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Posts: 104 City: Charlotte

They were saying that this was going to be the year that young people came out and caused an upset in the result. But, alas, the youngsters proved themselves to be just as slack this year as previous years. I heard some statistics but I can't remember the numbers, I think it was in the 10% range. I agree, MTV has a "Rock the Vote" Campaign which should be "Rock our Candidate". They above a lot of other media outlets tell you what to vote for and don't support deciding for yourself. And that's not just for politics.

Dave Barousse · Faceplant Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 5

Vance Collins · Guest

How many of you here acutally voted?

Guest · Posted: Nov 03, 2004 5:46 pm Post subject:

I did.

freerider4 · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 2462

I did

Bowen · Posted: Nov 03, 2004 6:35 pm Post subject:

I did

yes from what I heard only like 10% of under 25's voted.

And yes, it was smart for P.Diddy to give the majority of America a reason to kill him.

Guest · Posted: Nov 03, 2004 6:59 pm Post subject:

seven11dmd · Posted: Nov 03, 2004 7:06 pm Post subject:

i did.....im 19 just for age sake

satori* · Posted: Nov 03, 2004 7:34 pm Post subject:

i guess it must be hip to be liberal...

most kids my age do their political part by dissertating that, " like, bush is like, a bad president, because like, he just.. like, is."

mtv & reality television gen... man, it's a dismal future.

RUSSIAN · Posted: Nov 03, 2004 8:15 pm Post subject:

I did

s34n · Posted: Nov 03, 2004 8:42 pm Post subject:

how do none americans vote? im quite sure canadian turnouts are WAYYY higher

Mr. Top Hat · Dead Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 5818

Sadly, the audience that MTV was trying to market to will vote for a candidate just because someone told them to. They dont form their own oppinions and frankly they dont care.

kento911 · Kickflip Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 3657 City: Phoenix

I voted, and I voted for bush, b/c like DxIx once said " I like guns "