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summer,

You give these "news" people too much credit. They are not making any mistakes in the information they give to John Q. Public; their intent is quite clear and very purposeful. When lies and half-truths don't work, the stories that tell tales other than what these "social engineers" want the general public to hear are simply buried.

Want proof? JulieRNR21 had me mail the editor of the local paper here, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune (or "the SHT", as we call it). A wholly owned subsidary of the NYT. I send this person the AP article you posted yesterday titled "Independent commission: Gov. Bush's One Florida plan working", and asked that it be printed. So far, no response. I'm not holding my breath.

You see, almost all of them view themselves as "progressives" (in reality, socialists). And they all too often have overinflated concepts of self-importance which justify any means at their employ to "assist" causes in which they identify. "Hey, if we have to lie to the common man to save him from himself, that's OK, becuase it's for his own good." is their modus operandi.

They are indeed the "useful idiots", as are the many, many people out there who simply read the NY Times, watch CNN, and consider themselves "informed".

They are indeed the "useful idiots", as are the many, many people out there who simply read the NY Times, watch CNN, and consider themselves "informed".

Joe, I understand what you are saying in your post #41, but truthfully, it all just seemed like background noise before to me. Yet, now, it bugs me. Because I take time to try and understand what the heck is going on as I get older, and it really annoys me that some media doesn't make it easier; instead, they make it harder. If I didn't read about Gov. Bush's record myself, from a wide variety of sources, I might conclude he is the worst governor we ever had, instead of one of the best. If I relied only on the teacher's union web site for instance, then, I'd still be unaware of the new laws already in effect that Gov. Bush signed to financially help teachers. When is the media going to catch up with Gov. Bush and start letting people know what he's done? Also, it is a disgrace that the newspaper in your area would not publish that AP article. Because the head of that commission was THE LOUDEST critic of One FLorida -- now, the Bishop is supporting One Florida. That alone is headline news. What's up with these newspaper editors??? I am starting to think I don't need to waste my time and monoey on them at all anymore. They're useless.