“Yeah I was 12, not 5. I watched the news and dont remember this insanity.”
You did not have the Internets or talk radio. It was the Reagan administration that killed the Orwellian termed “fairness doctrine” that muzzled speech on the radio. Rush Limbaugh was able to rise and develop his show after that.
Without any significant opposition, the media cartel staged a media coup that took down a president (Nixon).
And a war. Disgusting animals.