Posted on 02/13/2006 9:59:03 PM PST by mal
American news media have suffered in recent years. Thanks to the Internet and talk radio, millions of Americans have ceased relying on The New York Times and CNN for their written and televised news. But it is difficult to recall a greater blow to the credibility of American news media than their near-universal refusal to publish the Mohammed cartoons originally published in a Danish newspaper that have brought about worldwide Muslim protests.
This loss of credibility owes to two factors: dishonesty and cowardice.
Everyone and his mother knows why the networks and the print journals haven't shown the cartoons -- they fear Muslims blowing up their buildings and stabbing their editors to death. The only people who deny this are the news media. They all claim that they won't show the cartoons because of sensitivity to Muslim feelings.
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I kinda want us to be 'almost' hit, with the most massive terrorist plot of all time foiled at the last second, resulting in thousands of terrorists deported:)
I havn't bought a newspaer to read in years, last time I did buy one it was for when I needed to nask off a truck for spraypainting.
Its the 21st century and the media is becoming antiquadated, has anybody NOT seen the mohammed cartoon on the internet? heck no cause its everywhere, millions of internet users have seen them, millions of us are laughing at the folly of Islam.
On the internet we can monitor our homes remotely, have video chat, find obscure references almost immediately, be armchair generals and during news events able to see things from different aspects.
Its funny that years ago I did not think much of puters or the web, now I find its the best tool that can fight Islam, I'm willing to bet no bombs get dropped cause Iran is ruled by a coward and he has internet access and may very well be able to see posts like here at FR. There has been more logical talk and even more redneck warfare talk than ever before...all aimed at Iran.
You get 10 million rednecks all armed at once who is gonna come out in one piece if we find Islamic groups in the US are directly involved in destroying our society?
When asked to NOT publish vital National Security information, the NYT went ahead and published it.
In both cases (cartoons, phone taps) they worked to the advantage of the enemies of the US.
Obviously they have political bias against Republicans. We have known that all along.
Now the case becomes more clear every day, they seek advantage for our military and national enemies, too.
The Rats would call it a lie.
No terrorists would be deported.
Shame on the MSM...
The LW MSM, why, they're so a-skeered of them thar Mooselimbs that they's shet raht up & are a-wettin' themselves.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
The way I see it, the Democrats felt that Bush was going to be a "one Term Wonder" like his dad. They felt they would have things their way. Then 9/11 happened. There was a unity within the country. The Democrats saw their chances fading fast. They lost in '02 and '04. Now they feel that if they marginalize the WOT they can win elections again. But there is one small fact they fail to come to grips with, these people want their heads in a basket. Appeasing terrorists will not stop them.
I wouldn't really mind if a hijacked airliner crashed into the New Dork Slimes, ACLU, or UN headquarters.
To think, instead of all that writing letters to the editor bunk, all I needed was a few molotov cocktails.
You don't have to pity me for the flamming i got. I accept the flamming as long as we start seeing the extremes.
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