US Press Plays Pravda

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There’s an interesting article in First Things about the main stream media and how far they’ve gone down the road from news to advocacy. The events of the last few weeks and the coverage the media gave them show clearly just how bad things have become. All things considered, it does go a long way to explain why a president, about whom the most interesting question is whether or not he is actually worse than Jimmy Carter, is doing so well in the polls. It would seem though that those who willfully accept the media narrative are complicit in their own deceit: the evidence of dishonesty is too plentiful to miss unless one is determined not to see it. I once had a person tell me he wouldn’t believe in miracles even if he stood in front of the burning bush. It takes that kind of mindset to ignore what the media have become.

firstthings.com/onthesquare/2012/09/us-press-plays-pravda

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There’s an interesting article in First Things about the main stream media and how far they’ve gone down the road from news to advocacy. The events of the last few weeks and the coverage the media gave them show clearly just how bad things have become. All things considered, it does go a long way to explain why a president, about whom the most interesting question is whether or not he is actually worse than Jimmy Carter, is doing so well in the polls. It would seem though that those who willfully accept the media narrative are complicit in their own deceit: the evidence of dishonesty is too plentiful to miss unless one is determined not to see it. I once had a person tell me he wouldn’t believe in miracles even if he stood in front of the burning bush. It takes that kind of mindset to ignore what the media have become.

firstthings.com/onthesquare/2012/09/us-press-plays-pravda

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All true. Is the problem Obama or is the real problem that people support him?
 
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All true. Is the problem Obama or is the real problem that people support him?
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A combination. You have Obama telling them they are entitled and you have his supporters that feel entitled.
 
I agree and have said for the longest time that the media is akin to Pravda, except Pravda didn’t have a choice, these people are willing slaves and propagandists.

However this article is commentary so I don’t see this being up for long.
 
I have always loved the old Russian saying about the two major news sources in the Soviet Union; Pravda and Izvestia. It goes like this: “There is no Pravda (truth) in Izvestia (the news) and no Izvestia in Pravda.”

A little different, but when it comes to the mainstream media here, one might paraphrase and say there is little Pravda or Izvestia in them.
 
I swear, the levels of political correctness in America are simply idiotic!
 
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However this article is commentary so I don’t see this being up for long.
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There is a caveat that allows commentary as a thread starter.

*“Op-Eds, blog postings and commentary are acceptable to start a new thread if they contain links to hard news stories or press releases.”

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Yet, even with a news corps of adoring reporters, Obama has preferred to limit himself to hard hitting interviews by David Letterman, The View, and Entertainment Tonight!

“CBS News Director John Dickerson admitted that Mitt Romney needs to ask pointed, difficult questions of Obama in the upcoming debates, because, “the press isn’t necessarily going [to do it] for him.””
 
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Yet, even with a news corps of adoring reporters, Obama has preferred to limit himself to hard hitting interviews by David Letterman, The View, and Entertainment Tonight!

But of course no interview with Netanyahu, a head of state with a National Ally:cool:
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Yet, even with a news corps of adoring reporters, Obama has preferred to limit himself to hard hitting interviews by David Letterman, The View, and Entertainment Tonight!

But of course no
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interview with Netanyahu, a head of state with a National Ally:cool: No, Neanyahu is just too serious of a guy for him, and such a talk might lead to news headlines not under his control.
From Obama’s viewpoint, it’s best to stick with The View!
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The thing that struck me about the article was not just how well documented it was but how blatant the sycophancy was; it didn’t matter what was said, whatever the White House put out became the accepted story line. Univision? Really? It took a Spanish language network to ask the incisive questions the MSM wouldn’t? The wonder isn’t that 60% of the country has little faith in the media, it’s that 40% still does.

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Yah… Pretty sad day we can not even get truth from our own News…
 
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