On Media Differences
A great day, with all this election business in Iraq. Historical, some would say. Yea, nearly all headlines talk about the historic-ness (yes, I just made that a word). But a fewnewsoutlets have a curious phrasing in their stories...
"...the first full-term parliament since Saddam Hussein’s ouster..."
Um, can we, like, not count anything during the Hussein era as democratic? Hell, Nazi Germany had a full-term parliament throughout the war. Doesn't mean it was comparable to a truly elected body. Only Fox News seemed to have the right idea to include this clarification (though they also include the stock phrase from before):
"Some Iraqis said Thursday's vote was a symbolic gesture of democracy that had been suppressed for years under the brutal rule of Saddam Hussein."
Because, no matter what some in the media think, this does NOT count as democracy. Then again, this might explain a lot of why the media cannot see any progress in Iraq -- once again, they have no idea what to look for.
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Yes I heard Murtha blabbing this AM about how it's not working. Tell me just what does success look like? Also going on about how the war started. Never do they take into account that things are fluid. Nope they act as if things were very clear and set in stone not moving requiring no anticipation or judgement.
Posted by: Howie at December 15, 2005 10:27 AM (D3+20)
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I bookmarked that BBC link in a folder I named "Stupidity and Propaganda". There can be no doubt in the mind of any sane person that the MSM, and especially the BBC, is unquestionably loyal to murdering, tyrannical socialist/communist dictators. The media are scum and should be purged.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at December 15, 2005 10:54 AM (0yYS2)
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The media will not see much progress in Iraq because it does not further their agenda. They just can't admit that progress is being made. That is why alternative media sources (like this site) are becmoing more and more important each day.
Keep up the good work!
Posted by: Jose at December 15, 2005 01:02 PM (P+Vfv)
Posted by: Rosemary at December 15, 2005 06:00 PM (zo1cS)
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The reason the dhimmicraps don't recognize success is because they've never been on the winning side, starting with the Civil War. I suspect many of them were cheering for the Nazis too.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at December 15, 2005 09:03 PM (0yYS2)
