Thursday, May 29, 2008
Clueless
I've held a low opinion of what's called the mainstream media for years, but am actually depressed to see I've been putting them on a pedestal at that. We now have a former press secretary for Bush saying the press was a pushover for the war in Iraq. Where is the soul-searching? Don't hold your breath.
Glen Greenwald's column at Salon tells just part of the sad, sad story.
Now let's look at what's going on in 2008. Yesterday we learned that McCain's top economic advisor, who had input on McCain's policy on foreclosures (which can be described as "Protect the banks at all costs!") was at the time a registered lobbyist for UBS (one of the banks most dangerously exposed to subprime loans) and is still vice chairman of the bank. In addition, we learned that 50 top executives of UBS have been warned not to visit the US, to avoid being arrested!
Also yesterday, we learned that Barack Obama told an untruth: He said his uncle was involved in the liberation of prisoners at Auschwitz; but the Torture Party "truth" squad revealed that actually it was his great-uncle who was involved in the liberation of prisoners at Buchenwald. It's easy to see why he would want to deceive us on that!
Guess which story made the mainstream news.
Hint: Go to ABC News and type "Buchenwald" into the little search box on top. Then type "Gramm". Or "Gramm UBS".
Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic.
Update:Want more evidence? Take a look at this, at Politico, via TPM.
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It is a mistake, I think, to consider news anchors to be journalists. They read and they interview. Some may edit what they read. But they aren't reporters, any more than Bill O'Reilly or Chris Matthews or even the nice liberal commentators we all like so much. They have "get," in that they can attract big names to their shows and show how tough they are by asking questions their guests have been well-prepared by their handlers to answer. But this ain't 60 Minutes, folks. The best journalism is still being practiced at newspapers--alas, an endangered species.
-Ink-stained in the East
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