They call it a "Monkey Pole" but it seems more like Monkey Business. How long will it be before we laugh out loud about anything corporate news media says before switching to another channel or turning our televisons off? When news and analysis programs that are meant to benefit the public are transformed into a propoganda machine to benefit corporate owners, what can you expect?

The attempt to influence the public mind is also becoming bold in popular television. Take the show "Madam Secretary" on CBS, which aired in early October, 2015. Three actors, playing roles as high ranking assistants to the Secretary of State in this popular television show sang a song touting the, as yet, undisclosed benefits of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) at a State dinner honoring its members. If the benefits of the TPP are so wonderful, like GMOs, why do they refuse to make them public?

While we're at it, what about all the liquor ads on TV shows? It seems, every time someone arrives home or goes to lunch, the first thing they do is pour or order a drink of wine, beer or hard liquor and then stare into their glass as they let out a deep sigh of relief. Pills and alcohol for everyone - is that it? As the need for greed creeps deeper into the capitalist soul, it seems the goal is to turn the rest of us into freely accessible "cash cows", 24/7. What happens when our pockets are empty and there are no more jobs to provide us with the means to refill them?

No question the debate results were alterd the following moring after corporate had an opportunity to weigh in. The perspective from social media, however, is polar opposite. Such a refreshing contrast though, to have Sanders and his view of the world on such a national stage against those other corporate tools who wake up every morning chanting the "big business is our savior" mantra. The fundamental truth about Sanders is that he's not afraid of real citizen driven democracy and if given the chance in that arena he'll win every time against the corporate democrats. The revolution that he speaks of is about bringinging back real democracy and the American Dream. He knows corporate America has been holding it hostage, but unlike previous attempts from other progressives he's positioned himself to actually deliver that message effectively. What's so comforting about him is that he can't be bought and that unlike the others on that stage Tuesday evening his responses aren't manufactured by some focus group or professional handlers. He's been giving the same answers to those types of questions for years, as many of us have witnessed ourselves on Thom's Brunch with Bernie segment way back when he was America's Congressman. He doesn't have to stop and think about his answers.

I did get to look at the surveywhich was found here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/285396771/NBC-SurveyMonkey-ToplinesMethod10-15. I see that only 24% of the respondents actually watched the debate so the rest made ther decision by either media reports or previously held positions. So the conclusion that Hillary won, based on this poll is erroneous. I am sorry too that Thom Hartmann is passing on this media "story".

I tried to link to the survey itself and it was a survey unrelated to the debate.

Also look at connections between those conducting the survey and big banks ,.Survey Monkey- In 2010, the company received US$100 million in debt financing from Bank of America Merrill Lynch and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey.[12]

a nice TARP bailout for an online survey company.