Posted on 09/16/2009 2:19:29 PM PDT by chessplayer
The Politico’s Mike Allen appeared on Wednesday’s Morning Joe to both defend the mainstream media’s decision to ignore the ACORN controversy and agree that a double standard is at work.
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Yes. They are way too busy covering the presidential dog and Michelle’s well toned arms to cover THE CORRUPTION OF OUR ELECTORAL SYSTEM. That is why the networks and the MSM are dying on the vine. Who’s going to watch network news when they don’t cover the actual news?
Im glad the majority of americans are noticing the poor job the msm is doing. You wont be missedABC,NBC, and especially CBS yuck!
The job of the networks preferred by this pundit is to provided a distorted picture of reality by a) selectively covering only those stories that confirm his worldview, and b) making sure the viewers interpret those stories in accordance with his worldview. Networks that fail to do so he will view as illegitimate.
Good point.
And further ... Haliburton returned services for the money it received from the government. They are a legitimate business enterprise.
ACORN is a criminal enterprise, and the taxpayer money is just given to them with no requirement of anything in return.
Quite a difference.
Great point. I would guess that the number of stories, both print and broadcast, on Halliburton the last 10 years would number in the thousands. And yet, I'm not sure if a single traditional media outlet has explored the ACORN fraud, corruption and abuse allegations in any substantive way.
I for one would enjoy hearing more about Michelle’s wardrobe and hairstyle. One has to prioritize the issues, man!
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