[bassmaner]

The so-called Mainstream Media has always been in the tank for leftist politicians because of their own leftist bent, but they really went over the cliff in the aftermath of the 2000 election. This became quite clear after 9/11, when the GWB admin began to formulate the military response to the attacks. From the very beginning of the Afghanistan campaign in fall 2001, the media did its part to spread defeatism and demoralization regarding the war effort and especially the commander-in-chief.

If GWB had done exactly what Harry Truman did at the beginning of the Korean War; ie. impose strict censorship on all reporting in war zones, the steady erosion of support for the war effort would likely have been prevented. And prosecution of leakers of classified information would have helped as well. The public would no doubt have supported such measures, and the 'Rats would probably not be in the position they are today.

[TheThinker]

If GWB could have simply talked more on a PERSONAL level instead of playing it so close to the cuff all the time, CONNECTING with Americans, then we might not be in this mess. I can’t blame it all on Bush. The press shares more of the blame. I think he’s a good man and did some great things but as a communicator he sucked so badly that it left the door wide open for the propagandist manipulators on the left.