I disagree with Rumsfeld. "Manipulation" implies that the media is being duped, and is an unwilling partner. Yet it's clear that they know exactly what they're doing.
Our media allows themselves to manipulated. Their hatred of the truth and the desire to bury what is good and decent about this country is their primary source of what they call news.
Rush pointed out how differently the Media acted with Sentani and Wiig than they have ever acted with others today. Especially our precious FNC. It proves beyond doubt that the media knows what responsible journalism is and that they simply choose to operate in a way that inhibits our efforts to win the war.
This is a HUGE indictment of the MSM from the Pentagon. Note he did NOT say that the media wasn't part of the manipulation process. He knows as well as you and I that they are. I think Bush needs to come out swinging against the MSM. That will rally conservatives.
Naw. The media isn't manipulated...Being anti-American just comes naturally.
ping to Islamic manipulation of the media. Who would have thunk it?
But what Rumsfeld leaves out is that even knowing its a lie, Governments, including his Government acts as if the lie is truth.
So when the media lies that Israel bombed civilians at Qana, Rice demands of Israel a 48 hour cease fire.
One is forced to ask: if the Sec and his colleagues know its a lie, what do they continue to play the under enemy's ever changing rules.
The Secretary of Defense, one of the leaders in the President's cabinet, has just made a flat statement accusing the media of being manipulated by the enemy during a time of war.
And this isn't major breaking news? Why is this buried in an AP secondary?
Where are the howls of outrage? Why isn't the media publishing this in bold headlines and aggressively responding to the Secretary's allegation.
Could it be because...it's true?
"In his remarks at Fallon he did not offer any new examples of media manipulation"
Keyword,"new" as in meaning today but yesterdays manipulation is no longer "new" and since tomorrow has yet to arrive there can be no determination if it's "new" since the media recycles old manipulations on a frequent bases.
I hate the DBM also. They aren't any better.
Finally someone came right out and said it. And I'll go even further: the MSM is either a mindless dupe or a willing collaborator with our enemies.