The latest proof that the Karl Rove playbook has become the MSM's Bible
source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/the-latest-proof-that-the_b_97862.html
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- Conniepae
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Next came a double-whammy in Sunday's New York Times. First up was David Barstow's epic revelation of the unseemly complicity between the Pentagon and the mainstream media in delivering the Bush administration's talking points on Iraq via "a kind of Trojan media horse" -- Pentagon-approved, prepped, and financially-enriched "military analysts" dutifully parroting the Bush party line, with nary a raised eyebrow from the TV stations and newspapers offering these highly-decorated sock puppets (link to Porter post) their prestigious platforms.
It was -- and, indeed, continues to be -- a propagandists' field day. And while the moral bankruptcy of the "military analysts" -- many of whom now admit to promoting "facts" they knew to be untrue -- is astounding, it is more than matched by the bankrupt behavior of the media mavens who enabled the Pentagon disinformation campaign. Barstow paints a picture of TV and newspaper execs turning a blind eye to the conflicts of interest their analysts were drowning in. And now they are going mute: many of the news organizations Barstow contacted for his story -- including CBS, Fox, and NBC -- refused to comment, while others offered up half-hearted mea culpas. "We did not ask ... the follow up questions we should have," said CNN.
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Conniepae
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I think part of Karl Roves' plan was to do so much in plain sight that everything was so obvious it had to be a conspiracy. Mainstream media aided him by showing the things being done and offering no follow up. They would have on a spinner, who would distort the facts with spin (distorted facts) with no follow up, thereby making them equal. Fact and spin reported as equal distorts the facts. Anyone who sees the spin as spin, are considered ‘conspiracy theorists’.
Everyone knows if the facts were true, media would ask the appropriate questions? LOL Just like the office of the President, things are much different now, no accountability, no shame, just follow along. The neocons are willing to eat their own, what would they do to a journalist who dare question their 'truth'? Sad to say, not many were willing to risk their futures for ours.
- 4 years ago
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Conniepae
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Ando_SB
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I love that image - it's too perfect.
- 4 years ago
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Ando_SB
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Conniepae
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redryan, thanks for the compliment, but the piece was written by Arienna Huffington of huffingtonpost.com. I thought it was elegantly written too and decided to share it with my friends here at current.com.
- 4 years ago
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Conniepae
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jjmaster
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PERFECT PICTURE AND CAPTION! ALL BOUGHT AND PAID FOR... WIND THEM UP AND PULL THE STRING AND WATCH THE MEDIA DO "THEIR" THING! IT IS MARKETING AND ADVERTISING AT ITS BEST... NO REAL JOURNALISM LIVES IN MAINSTREAM MEDIA... DON'T BE DUPED.
- 4 years ago
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jjmaster
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redryan
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How I wish I could, with all my heart, rip out this orifice of mass media defecation; so as not to harm the future generations with the spray of this infecting optical diarrhea.
By the way, elegantly written Conniepae...
- 4 years ago
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redryan
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jubal
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All the Bill of Rights have been subverted.
- 4 years ago
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jubal
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phoenix_fire999
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The "mainstream" media like ABC, CNN and Faux News are just as complicit in the mass deception of the American people. You're right. Karl (Treason) Rove couldn't have done it without them. They didn't even *bother* to find out if these "analysts" claims were true. No wonder we rank #53 in freedom of the press. The state of US journalism is a sorry state indeed!
- 4 years ago
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phoenix_fire999
