Comments on: What the hell happened to “phase two” coverage? Freedom of the press to do a sh*tty job? http://jmbell.org/blog/2008/06/10/what-the-hell-happened-to-phase-two-coverage-freedom-of-the-press-to-do-a-shtty-job/ There is nothing wrong with being "edgy". Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:04:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: rmwarnick http://jmbell.org/blog/2008/06/10/what-the-hell-happened-to-phase-two-coverage-freedom-of-the-press-to-do-a-shtty-job/#comment-40512 rmwarnick Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:33:21 +0000 http://jmbell.org/blog/?p=1449#comment-40512 As far as the media are concerned, stories about the corruption of the Bush administration jump from the category of "crazy, left-wing myth" to the "old news, ho hum" category in the blink of an eye. There is no category for, "this is something we ought to pay attention to." Look at the way we've gone from "you must be crazy to claim that Bush wants permanent bases in Iraq," to "of course we need permanent bases to stay for 100 years." As far as the media are concerned, stories about the corruption of the Bush administration jump from the category of “crazy, left-wing myth” to the “old news, ho hum” category in the blink of an eye. There is no category for, “this is something we ought to pay attention to.”

Look at the way we’ve gone from “you must be crazy to claim that Bush wants permanent bases in Iraq,” to “of course we need permanent bases to stay for 100 years.”

]]> By: Aramis http://jmbell.org/blog/2008/06/10/what-the-hell-happened-to-phase-two-coverage-freedom-of-the-press-to-do-a-shtty-job/#comment-40433 Aramis Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:53:10 +0000 http://jmbell.org/blog/?p=1449#comment-40433 Fu*king disgraceful. At least Dennis Kucinich takes his duty to defend our constitution seriously. If only there were more elected officials with just a fraction of the courage and integrity he has... Fu*king disgraceful. At least Dennis Kucinich takes his duty to defend our constitution seriously. If only there were more elected officials with just a fraction of the courage and integrity he has…

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