LIBERAL "HEADLINE" VERSUS CONSERVATIVE "HEADLINE"

3/22/04 | GeorgeW23225

[GeorgeW23225]

Liberal headline:

1 Million take to the streets throughout the U.S.A. in Iraq War Protest !!

Conservative headline:

292 Million Americans Boycott Anti War Protest !!

Just keeping things in the proper perspective !!

[Betaille]

I don't think anywhere near 1 million protested.

[Knute]

Conservative headline:
292 Million Americans Boycott Anti War Protest !!
Just keeping things in the proper perspective !!

And a few took to the streets in COUNTER protest and had a wonderful time standing firm against the loonies.
Look for a Freep event near you during the months ahead and JOIN IN!

[End Times Sentinel]

But what about the millions and millions that took to the streets in Iraq to protest our liberation of them???  Oh, wait...

Owl_Eagle

”Guns Before Butter.”

[CalKat]

There were only thousands.

[HitmanLV]

Well, to be fair, that perspective isn't proper at all.

Not attending any of those protests is not a 'boycott' of them, nor is it an endorsement of the war on Iraq. The truth is, there are many motivated and passionate people against the war in Iraq and the way we are running the war on terror.

To be fair, Lorena Bobbit was motivated and passionate, too.

Being motivated and passionate isn't the fasttrack to being right, cogent, or particularly sensible. I think these folks are misguided.

But the people who stayed home had a variety of opinions on the matter - characterizing them as somehow for the war in Iraq or the War on Terror is unfair.

[The_Macallan]

Enter "Invasion of Iraq" on Google and search news stories:
   Results 1 - 10 of about 8,120. Search took 0.20 seconds
Enter "Liberation of Iraq" on Google and search news stories:
   Results 1 - 10 of about 295. Search took 0.06 seconds.

Enter "Iraq invasion" on Google and search news stories:
   Results 1 - 10 of about 1,650. Search took 0.07 seconds.
Enter "Iraq liberation" on Google and search news stories:
   Results 1 - 10 of about 79. Search took 0.04 seconds.


Simply change some news headlines and see how it changes the editorialized connotation:

"Gorbachev Calls Invasion of Iraq 'Big, Big Error'"

becomes...

"Gorbachev Calls Liberation of Iraq 'Big, Big Error'"


"Demonstrators mark 1 year since US invasion of Iraq"

becomes...

"Demonstrators mark 1 year since US liberation of Iraq"


"S. Africans protest US military invasion of Iraq"

becomes...

"S. Africans protest US military liberation of Iraq"


"Muslim organisations protest 'US invasion of Iraq'"

becomes...

"Muslim organisations protest 'US liberation of Iraq'"


"Voices of Dissent Against the Invasion of Iraq"

becomes...

"Voices of Dissent Against the Liberation of Iraq"



The media doesn't control what the people think - they just control what the people think about.

 

[GeorgeW23225]

Everyone in the U.S.A. has the right to assemble and protest. I simply noted that 292 MILLION Americans chose NOT to join the anti war left wing loonies. My point being that the out of balance coverage by the liberal media was VERY transparent.......

[HitmanLV]

Not really. Their decision not to join doesn't say anything conclusive about them one way or the other, except for the fact that they chose not to attend.

292.5 million people chose to not be on Las Vegas strip on New Years eve. 292 million chose not to be in Times Square on New Years eve. That doesn't say much about their position on either spot on New Years eve, except for the fact that they chose not to be there.

That's all. Divining any motivation to any of those folks is unfair.

[billl]

old russian joke

the us and russia had a car race.
the american car came in first.

American headline - US beats Russia in car race.

Russian headline - Russia places 2nd in international car race. Americans come in next to last!

[GeorgeW23225]

Thanks for proving my point. Unfortunately, it seems to be a concept that eludes HitmanNY. I'm only making a reference to "coverage" of the liberal press. I stated attendance facts, not the opinions of those who did or did not join the protests. I was attempting to show how completely unbalanced the press coverage was. Your internet search proves my point.

Thanks !!