CNN/MSNBC reporter: Corporate executives forced pro-Bush, pro-war narrative

Finally, an apology from the media for pushing the war based on lies. Too little too late though. Just ask the families of troops who have lost someone. Or the next generation on what they think about our $6 trillion dollar deficit.

And yet, the media continue to push other lies today, such as the McCain "maverick" story, (he's not. He's voted with Bush 100% of the time this past year), their silence on global warming (or even actively promoting lies like "global cooling"), their endless spin about flag lapel pins, Obama's church while burying anything that has to do with universal health care.

It's clear that the "mainstream" media hasn't changed at all. The only apology the American people should accept is when they stop the lying, the injecting of personal opinions and calling them "news" and the omission of important stories and start reporting real news.

I agree with some of that, Plato. Saudi Arabia is an unreliable ally at best.

Saudi Arabia, who the oil barons built from nothing into a very wealthy nation, should be our greatest ally, without taking us to the cleaners every chance they get...but can we even consider them an ally..? Are they the ones who are really afraid of Iran..? Are they the ones pulling those hidden strings in the Bush/Cheney machinery..? Are they one of the main reasons for the pro-Bush war narrative..?

Have I ever said GWB was right?

I believe that withdrawing now would be a logical mistake that would produce a result similar to what happened in Vietnam. (i.e losing an ally in Asia.)

Why do you consider my opinion spin? Is it that i'm not agreeing with you?

Try to understand that not everybody who disagrees with you is working for the
"Evil corporations"/Bush/Neocons.

Saber, you might consider yourself part of the problem, more so than part of the solution...you keep telling the Abe Lincoln story hoping it will gain traction, but you're still just spinning in the mud...nothing that you say, in defense of Bush's elitist hidden agenda and many abuses of power during this usurped administration, will convince anyone with half a brain that they should believe in such a bogus wannabe as GWB...there's no debate because it's considered fact that the prime time media has been spinning things for quite a long time now...Much the same way as you try to spin things...maybe you should go to work for them...maybe you already do...

Maybe somebody should get some conservatives on this site so there would be an actual debate.

Most of these posts are simply people echoing each other.

If we are to go to WAR,

We must always speak the TRUTH.

If I lived in Iraq, I would resent and maybe even hate America. But I would focus on building my country back from a terrible dictator and multiple wars, keep in mind that the Iraq war is only part of a string of Iraqi violence. It, however, is the only war that offers a chance for real positive change for Iraqis after the dust settles.

Christ, beedee, I watched that whole documentary. Scary shit. I can't put it any other way. I mean, you kind of assume there's control of what we see of our governement, but it's really jarring to watch. I am in complete shock here. Do know if there are current satellite feeds of George W. or did they already figure out what was happening and put a stop to it?

Sabar 2011

All while 5 million in a population of 28 million have been displaced from their homes and are now refugees in another country with no home.

Is it any wonder they do not want us there.

news is just a distraction from the real issues just like mass media comsumerism advertising

Is this really news? I mean it's pretty obvious each station puts their own spin and biased on story. Just look at the people that own the network and the pieces should fall into place.

Did you know that Abe Lincoln, the beloved defender of civil rights and freedom, suspended nearly all politcal freedoms during the civil war? AND listened in on telegraphs?

Did you know that during WWI, it was a federal offense to speak out against the government?

And in WWII, Hollywood actors were forced to sell war bonds, and anti-war riots were brutally put down?

ALL THESE EVENTS are hailed as the proudest moments in US history.

The media needs to stop unfairly reporting the war, and yes, I mean it has a significant left-wing bias.
I have an uncle in the military who told us of the vast improvements made in Iraq, like new hospitals, less causualties, etc. Where is the news footage of that?

Katie Couric made much the same point earlier this week when responding to questions about Scott McClellan's book..

We still have the Internet and those of us that have done the research and know better have an obligation to tell everyone what is happening, at every chance we get. We have no media, we have to step up to the plate and do as much as we can to spread the word.

Any one with half a brain isn't going to believe any pro bush BS story no matter the source... and if you do you are part of the problem, pat yourself on the back and go fill your gas tank, for you money is of no importance.

Interesting, and great that correspondents are beginning to speak out. Wonder if she'll have a job by next week...???

No wonder the right wing has been so forceful in attempting to kill PBS -- and the scary part is, they might have been successful in totally controlling the media, if it weren't for the internet. YAY FREE INTERNET !!!!!!!!!

Unfortunately as a collective we are stupid and until just recently those that could see the truth had no real voice. The blogosphere and the 24hr news cycle has changed that to some degree. Now it's a little easier to question authority and speak truth to power more than it was even just five years ago.

What's really sad is that so many Americans bought the ruse hook, line, and sinker. People don't think for themselves anymore but have become passive sponges to the media and government.

these people have benefited from the suffering of others as far as i'm concerned. they had no problem receiving a paycheck and feeding lies. they have no dignity confessing their sins committed against the public after the fact. no better than a mob snitch who wants to save his hide after doing dirt themselves.

It's really a shame that our mainstream news organizations cannot see that there is value in keeping our government honest. That they might actually be able to draw and retain a viewership by maintaining a higher standard and better credibility with the average citizen instead of constantly clawing at the bottom of the barrel with one another to dig up the next horrendous distraction. Much like the leaders of the republican party, they are short-sighted creatures only cocerned with their own gain because they are convinced that no one else on earth is doing differently. The media elites in this country are completely cut off from genuine society, and as such they are suspicious of all of us proles out here who dare to be paying attention to what they are unwilling or unable to themselves.

Dean was the first wave of people powered politics which reclaimed the Democratic party's populist ideals. It's now up to the blogosphere and sites like Current to continue this movement into the realm of media influence, and judging by how much the reality-based blogs and popular opinion are in parity, I'd say we're well on our way to reclaiming the media's power and a steering society back towards reality.

well at least they're admitting that there's something to cast blame FOR. But the Media itself has plenty of its own culpabilitly.

In the end, we might prosecute the Bush Admin for war crimes and then we'll all feel better.\

But something will linger.... oh yea, the realization that we were complicit in allowing it to happen!

This isn't NEWS! Plz inform us with solutions instead of bitchn

Okay, this is all out in the open now. So, let's move forward and bring back real journalism.

Yes Freck, for sure. These news groups think the American public are a collection of dimwits. But we have things like LINK TV, FSTV, CURRENT etc. As you say Freck I think we all knew this, at least I did and I know you did.

This is something that we had all figured out already, no?

Thank Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton for this fine mess. They are the ones that are responsible for corporate media.