The technology of disinformation

Of course there is SOME truth to this, but not the whole truth. Right now the right seems much more willing to distort, smear and lie than the left. THey have the will. And they have the means, since the right has more wealth and power. So they are grossly distorting the policital process and corrupting our democracy.

The right is becoming very dangerous.

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If nothing else, the exposure is tilted to the right.

Here is a sampling of right wing hatchet men and women who have nationally syndicated talk radio shows:


Rush Limbaugh
Sean Hannity
Michael Savage
Laura Ingraham
Tony Snow
Bill O'Reilly
Matt Drudge


Now here is a list or left wing nationally syndicated talk show hosts that come to mind:

Alan Colmes (who by the way is not hate filled)


You can point to the proliferation of right wing hate talk radio and say that is what the people want given the ratings, but the fact is that the popularity of right wing hate talk radio clearly overshadows the amount of left wing hate, and thus it is easy to see the danger and lack of balance in our society right now.

 

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It was pure war porn. Three American soldiers standing proudly, half-smiles playing on their faces, rifles cradled in their arms.

The picture screams, “We are young, good looking and we are your heroes. Don’t you admire us? Look at us.”

In its 2003 award for Person Of The Year, Time magazine used the US’s fighting men and women to bestow something noble onto the American mission in Iraq.

“ They are the face of America, its might and goodwill, in a region unused to democracy,” blares the caption inside. Of course, it doesn’t mention the millions of dollars in compensation given out by the US military administration for wrongful killing of Iraqi civilians by its soldiers, stressed, scared, jumping at shadows, dealing with a mess foreseen by everyone but their political masters. Nor does it question whether this was the right thing to do. The heroism of the soldier drowns out that question.

Slapped with four coats of whitewash and a topcoat of hogwash, the cover story declares: “In a year when it felt at times as if we had nothing in common anymore, we were united in this hope: that our men and women at arms might soon come safely home, because their job was done.” Who could argue with that? It’s almost as if Time suspended judgment and reviewed a video game or film.

“You had a pretty remarkable ground war: 21 days covering 350 miles, around 200,000 troops. Probably the fastest advance of its kind in military history,” said Ramesh Ratnesar, Time writer, on a CNN special on the award. The rot goes all the way to the top. Who said: “They’re cops in a bad neighborhood; [that] is what the occupation of Iraq is about.” James Kelly, Time’s managing editor.

The Mindfuck of the year.

From the March/April 2004 issue of Adbusters magazine.



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That is just such bullshit.

Left wing points of view proliferate the public consciousness far, far more. Being a leftie, you just don't notice it. Or you just think those are the "normal" points of view...and anything that disagrees with them is "right wing hate talk". (Yes, you are in idiot. Sadly, more and more, that seems to go hand in hand with being a leftie.)

 

Try to look at it this way.

We have 3 branches of power within our government.

Judicial, legislative, and executive.

Is it the nature of power to corrupt, yes or no?

Is it the nature of power to maintain power and control the electorate (conservatism)?

If there is corruption in government, who will find it and reveal it?

It is the job of the press to interface directly with the electorate and keep them informed about the workings of government.

This is a "liberal" and necessary function to keep the government honest.

It has nothing to do with what we call liberal and conservative (we might as well call it moral capitalism and secular socialism...as that really is the battle) it has to do with transparency of government.

This vigilant quality of press is necessarily something that conservatives will attack and attempt to control and discredit.

The work done by the right wingers these days is an attempt to control and manipulate the press, and unfortunately it is working, maybe due to the fact that the press is owned for the most part by large corporations (conservative, power hungry, driven by ratings and subscribership, as well as corporate profits).

The liberal press or the media is the only real hope of the electorate to keep government honest. Losing that, we are totally fucked.

 

LOL. We have to balance the "hate"! Here, I think this list will suffice..

Tom Brokaw
Peter Jennings
Dan Rather
NBC
CBS
ABC
CNN
CNBC
MSNBC
NY Times
Washington Post
LA Times
Newsweek
Time

This list is hardly all inclusive. Also hysterical is your defense of Kerry. For five days he says nothing about the story that he met with foreign leaders. Now a guy in a town meeting calls him on it and he says "I never said that, I said I heard from people who are leaders elsewhere in the world". So..what does that mean, they called him? Email? What the hell is the difference? And now this reporter attempts to help him with the "more vs. foreign" defense. In the context of the question the "more" leaders are clearly foreign, so again, how is this a better claim. I'm afraid JFK is trying to pull a Clinton, but has nowhere near the charm or bullshit ability to pull it off.

 

Sen. Joe Biden says he would support a Kerry-McCain ticket


Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) tells MSNBC’s Chris Matthews he would support a John Kerry-John McCain presidential ticket tonight on “Hardball with Chris Matthews” 7-8 p.m. (ET). Biden also stated that foreign leaders have also told him they would like to see a Kerry administration in the White House.


Following are excerpts from tonight’s interview, which will telecast in its entirety on “Hardball with Chris Matthews,” 7-8 p.m. (ET). A full show transcript will be available tomorrow at www.tv.msnbc.com.

CHRIS MATTHEWS: Let me ask you. Do you think McCain is seriously - and I mean this professionally - flirting with the idea of accepting a second place on the ticket with John Kerry, and creating a fusion ticket to run against the President.

SEN. JOE BIDEN: Well, let me make it clear, I am prejudiced here. I go back a long way with John McCain. When the President of the United States was trying to imply that he was unstable, I called him. He was out West, and I said where do you want me. He was in the middle of the Presidential campaign, and I wanted the Democrat to win, but I said, tell me John where you want me to be. I’ll hold a press conference. I can make the case for you, overwhelmingly clear. And he’s thanked me. And he’s said, no no. I guess I would’ve hurt him more than I would’ve helped him. So that’s where I come from, number one. Number two, I think that this is time for unity in this country, and maybe it is time to have a guy like John McCain - a Republican - on the ticket with a guy he does like. They do get along. And they don’t have fundamental disagreements on major policies.

MATTHEWS: Would you support that ticket ... for President?

BIDEN: I would. Yeah. If John Kerry said that’s who he wanted, and McCain - I’d encourage McCain to say yes. I doubt whether John would do it. I doubt whether John McCain would do it. But, you know, we need some unity here, man. The red states and the blue states - we got to have something to coalesce around here.

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BIDEN (discussing Kerry’s campaign for President): “I have had world leaders, heads of state, make it pretty clear to me that they’re hopeful that there is a change in the Administration.”