[NittanyLion]

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.

[uncbob]

Exactly

Terrorists aren't clever and the democrats aren't political geniuses

MSM does all their water carrying for them and knows damn well they are covering up for them

That is why the administration and GOP has to CONFRONT the MSM on that fact and NOT BACKDOWN

They need to state it over and over and stay on message PERIOD

That is the only way to handle it

Unfortunately Bush won't do it so his people won't do it

Sad and depressing

[adorno]

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.

Exactly what I was thinking.

"They are actively manipulating the media in this country" by, for example, falsely blaming U.S. troops for civilian deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan, he said.

"They can lie with impunity," he said

Wrong, Mr. Rumsfeld!

While the enemy may be manipulating some of our media, our media is also manipulating our enemies to do their bidding. Our media would love nothing better than the encourage and embolden our enemies to have great success on the battlefield and on their terrorist missions in order to get what they want: to destroy Bush and the republicans and to get into power.

[Obie Wan]

Exactly right !!!

[BARLF]

This is my first time to ever disagree with Rummy on anything I've ever heard him say about anything.

If he was just being kind to the media I disagree with that also. He should do as he has always done in the past and tell it straight.

The socialist journalist hate this administration with a passion and would rather see our wonderful country destroyed than to help, agree,support our military or tell the truth about the enemy. The democrats in congress are even worse because they are in an even greater position of power to aid the enemy.

Unbelievable,unreal and scary.

[Enterprise]

I knew it wouldn't take more than one or two posts for FREEPERS to see the obvious. The media are not manipulated by terrorists. They collaborate with them.

[DakotaRed]

The media did this during the latter parts of Viet Nam as well. Walter Cronkite decided it was finished and we had lost, despite a resounding win for US Forces in the Tet 0f 68 offensive launched by the North.

After that, General Vo Ngyuen Giap knew all he had to do was play to our media and wait us out.

They betrayed us all then and they are betraying us now.