Comments on Dave Dubya's Freedom Rants: Mass Media, Mass Madness

Thanks, Rick,Yes, Stephen Colbert could very well ...

2008-03-22T18:17:26.226-04:00

Thanks, Rick,
Yes, Stephen Colbert could very well be the last American hero.

Meanwhile, the short leashed minions of media are coddling John McMean over his doltish confusion over who the enemies du jour are in Iraq. Ignorance and stupidity are, after all, the qualities of leadership we've come to expect.

Nothing has changed. The public has been told to believe the surge was a success; another "mission accomplished" with nothing to show for it.

We've come closer to war with Iran over a cheaply doctored military video of Iranian pea-shooter speedboats "threatening" the omnipotent US Navy in the Strait of Hormuz.

Unfortunately we no longer have a rational person like Admiral Fallon as a bufffer against that madness.

Onward through the fog, with unwavering certainty, the fools follow the crooks.

Hi Dave, enjoyed yours too, the journos deserved e...

2008-03-22T17:28:06.082-04:00

Hi Dave, enjoyed yours too, the journos deserved every barb of Colbert's (not surprising many gave him a bad review) possibly the greatest act of satire ever. Not least for being tragically true. There's an awful lot of Lord Haw Haws who need to be brought to account. And they proved it again by not covering winter soldier.
Craven cowardly hacks.

Daisy and Mauigirl,Thanks for looking in.While wri...

2008-03-21T23:48:28.073-04:00

Daisy and Mauigirl,
Thanks for looking in.

While writing that one, I actually needed some Lindt chocolate to counteract the bitter reality of the subject.

Great post, Dave - thanks for your comment on my b...

2008-03-21T22:47:23.990-04:00

Great post, Dave - thanks for your comment on my blog, I'm so glad I came here and read your post too. I blame the media for a lot of what is wrong with this country. It gets worse every year and you clearly laid out how this has happened.

A truly inspired rant! Great post.And I have adde...

2008-03-21T15:28:30.612-04:00

A truly inspired rant! Great post.

And I have added you to my blog roll, also! :)

You're not kidding Dave. Those insolent SO B's. It...

2008-03-20T18:27:43.077-04:00

You're not kidding Dave. Those insolent SO B's. It pisses me off they get away with saying they don't care what the people think. They don't represent us as you know but themselves. It's damn sickening!

Robert,Good point. Why are the demonstrations igno...

2008-03-20T16:54:56.549-04:00

Robert,
Good point. Why are the demonstrations ignored? Could it be the media is a little reluctant to admit their lapse?

Brother Tim,
Glad you liked the musical rant. It's a couple years old now, but still relevant.

Time,
Thanks for stopping by. Yes it was more media complicity than conspiracy. The majority support didn't happen without the media hype, though.

"The people weren't ready for the truth." This is still frighteningly true. And a despot's favorite tool.

Have you noticed how the "surge" has magically succeeded in the media, but not so much in Iraq?

Jim,
Isn't it amazing how one word, "so", from Cheney can make one's blood boil?

Wow Dave! That's a rant alright! I didn't know tha...

2008-03-19T19:06:49.268-04:00

Wow Dave! That's a rant alright! I didn't know that about Oreilly. Everyone of consequence seems to be complicit in this new order war mongering thin and it is sickening.
I just for the first time say that interview with that smiling wise ass Cheney. When told most Americans are against the war he just snickered and said So.
They never did and never will care what anyone thinks just as long as they get what they want and follow their war mongering.
I remember a couple years ago when the chief wise ass idiot said he'd rather listen to his dog. Sickening!

I doubt the media went "gaga" over the war to curr...

2008-03-19T18:39:47.465-04:00

I doubt the media went "gaga" over the war to curry favor with George Bush and the Republicans. I doubt there was a conspiracy between the administration and the media to "sell" the war.

I have no doubt the media wanted to "sell" the war. They did it to curry favor (and get ratings) with the public, who at the time, were 80% in favor of the war. In fact the public's blood thirsty appetite allowed good people to be called traitors, and common sense to go out the window. If anyone was blowing with the public wind, it was the media.

Now that the public wind is blowing the other way, so is most of the media. Those in the media still promoting the war (and the administration talking points) are true Republican party hacks.

Like all other groups, the media will do what they perceive to be in their best interest. The people weren't ready for the truth, so the media didn't go find the truth.

As the anti-war movement grew in numbers, so did the investigative reporting on the truth, and the abuses of the war.

The MSM is not our friend. Sad but true. I read th...

2008-03-19T17:37:31.318-04:00

The MSM is not our friend. Sad but true.

I read the big three WaPo, NYT and LAT..but I get more info from the Euro media.

Well written and informative post..thanks.

Great post, Dave. You hit the nail square on the h...

2008-03-19T14:29:16.753-04:00

Great post, Dave. You hit the nail square on the head. The MSM is bulimic, binge and purge, binge and purge.

I loved the musical segment, SCAM. Especially the use of the oxymoron, 'government wisdom'. LOL

The media were complicit in beginning this war. T...

2008-03-19T13:04:14.451-04:00

The media were complicit in beginning this war. They need to make a better effort to stop it. They could begin by covering the demonstrations better.

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2008-03-19T09:43:05.351-04:00

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