Posted on 12/03/2005 3:17:26 AM PST by StatenIsland
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The old established/liberal/socialist media is America's most ruthless, relentless, and destructive enemy.
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Two things at work here:
(1) The MSM not only don't cover most of what he says, but they're the ones negatively characterizing the little they do cover and, of course, are the loudest ones complaining he isn't saying anything.
(2) The average person still relies on the MSM for news, either directly or through their local news outlets, and so this perception takes hold and is hard to shake. To prove what we already know, forget the President for a moment and think about how people talk about gas prices in relation to how the MSM talk about them. I've found that prices can go up 10-15 cents over a few weeks and no one says a word until stories start popping up about it. Then that's all people talk about. Somehow they didn't notice what they were paying at the pump before those stories. If they can only see something that is in front of their faces through the MSM prism, how much more will they see the President through that same overwhelmingly negative MSM prism?
This was a good piece, thanks for posting it. And greetings from Bayonne, NJ, btw, just over the bridge!
The trouble is you are preaching to the choir. It is a great piece, thanks for posting.
So, yes, there's a difference in the way the MSM treats Presidents.
I also notice some people go into listening to the President Speech with "tunnel hearing" -- looking only for that which they WISH to hear. IF he delivers, they love him. If he doesn't delivery it, he's denigrated and criticized. And yes, even on the conservative side.
HA! Maybe there oughta be a McCain-Feingold-Alia act... No MSM/Pundit comments on the President speech 24 hours before, and 24-hours after. ;>
How true. Working hand in hand with the Democrats and academia, the propagandists continually assault our institutions, traditions and culture. I wonder how long the country will be able to resist their assault. Any lie that advances their goal of getting the Democrats back in power is regarded as the truth. The interests of these United States are secondary to the socialist goals of the Democrats.
They are not the loyal opposition, they are the enemy within.
A bit risky? Maybe.
But since this is really a two-front war, and the second front is the media, I think he should do it. Historically leaders have risked their lives to lead their troops into battle. Our troops don't need the CIC leading them in the battles against the terrorists, not on the ground... but they do need his leadership in the equally important battle against the leftist scum-bag treasonous media. I believe he can best do that from Iraq.
They are not the loyal opposition, they are the enemy within.And it will take creativity and imagination to beat them.
yeah. a single utterance by cindy sheehan gets ten times as much hype as some of the best presidential material in centuries. the fool mocks what he doesn't understand.
This is a great article, thanks for posting it!
The MSM, unfortunately, have their own version of "Operation Clean Sweep" going-namely to downplay any success in the war and yap on endlessly about any problems in an effort to sweep GWB from the front pages.
"Some call this evil Islamic radicalism; others, militant jihadism; and still others, Islamofascism. Whatever it’s called, this ideology is very different from the religion of Islam. This form of radicalism exploits Islam to serve a violent, political vision: the establishment, by terrorism, subversion, and insurgency, of a totalitarian empire that denies all political and religious freedom.”
How do you like this, concerning jihadist aims?"
But it's the very "Religion of Islam" that specifically commands its adherents to cut off the fingers or hands AND HEADS of non-Muslims! It's printed in the Koran. He still isn't speaking about reality.
Sure the press would fight back. But they would lose.
Righr! Only one half of the country believes the MSM.
The only "problem" with Bush's Lincoln landing is he didn't follow up with a bunch more of them. The press wouldn't have been able to ignore them and all their sarcasm would have been forgotten in the string of enduring images of Bush-with-the-troops.
Get out in front, Mr. President. The only way to defeat the traitors is to take a clear, public and un-ignorable stand with the patriots.
Now I agree with you!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1533079/posts
Captain Jeffery Pool, Public Affairs Officer for the 2nd Marine Division, disputed the claims in the harshest of terms, and rebuked the media for its mis characterization of events. “Today I witnessed inaccurate reporting, use of unreliable sources, media using other media as sources, an active insurgent propaganda machine, and the pack journalism at its worse.”
Cori Dauber, an Associate Professor of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, looks at how old Associate Press Television Network footage was used to support the case for the faux “Ramadi Uprising” by all of the news networks, and little has been done to retract the charges.
What’s GOOD for the Democrat Party is Bad for the USA!
And maybe instead of a banner reading "Mission Accomplished" (which, by the way, wasn't the WH's idea), it should read "Winning the War, Securing the Peace" (or something like that). Whatever. I'm not the media genius, but I know we have them on our side. They're just not being allowed to bring their full talents to play.
Part of the problem has been Bush himself. He has made the tactical decision over the last year to keep a low profile in the debate over Iraq. He's reversing that decision lately, and that's good. Now I hope he deploys a large force of imaginative and creative conservatives (of which this country has many) against the scum-bag commie-leftist treasonous-anti-American scum-bag media.
What’s GOOD for the Democrat Party is Bad for the USA!And what's bad for America, helps the Democratic Party thrive. That's why the Democrats hate the expanding economy, as well as hating us winning the war on terror in Iraq.
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