Give me a break. If the NY media was so all powerful, we never would have had Nixon as President, or Reagan, or Bush I and now Bush II. The media can sway and influence public opinion, but only so far.
For Kerry to win in November, the American people must be convinced that appeasement is the best way to respond to the threat against the United States.
While the elite in New York, and Los Angeles may think that, and because of their megaphone the "main stream media" may make it appear that American's think it, it is not true.
The vast majority of the American people understand, if not on a conscious level, subconsciously, that this is a war of survival. Appeasement will only get more American killed.
I pray your correct, but I believe their power has grown for the last decade.
They are more dangerous now, and even more so because the public actually pays more attention to news since 9/11.
I know that even Rush disagrees with me, but he is being either delibrately up beat, or he is just too close to see the truth. Even the serious and intellectual "right-wing" press is more concerned with their reputations at their elite NY and DC parties.