Great lines.
Yeah, but of course when the wheels start to come off the scandal cart (like Plame-gate) the media simply moves on trying to find the next one. And the masses are left with months of "oh no, how outrageous" on the front page and a correction on the back page on day that nobody sees in their heads when they walk into the voting booth. Doesnt matter if the original scandal was nonsense, the damage gets done and no effort is ever made to undo it because the damage was the intended outcome in the first place.
The blogosphere has had some success at holding the MSM accountable (the fake memo) but I am still nervous. All the MSM reporting I see is still about a sexual predator, a 16 year old page, yadda yadda yadda.
I am concerned about the reach of the MSM, because I think it is still greater than that of the Alternative Major Media.
On the other hand, a word-of-mouth campaign begun through the internet and through churches can totally counteract MSM lies. It's just that it can be done only sparingly.
And the messages must be short, to the point, and memorable.