Manipulation of
the News

Half of the Story

Commentary for Monday 05/14/2007 Are we Missing Something

Remember Those Briefings? Early on in Iraq, the military used to hold briefings that were televised. You never see them anymore, ever wonder why? They are still carried on, but the press, for their own purposes do not want those briefings shown. They want to filter what the American people hear with their own spin on what the military is reporting. And don't you just love the reporting that you get from the press. Whenever anything bad happens, it makes the news. When there is an ambush and some of our G.I.'s are killed, the press makes it sound like the soldiers just stood there and died and did nothing about it.

What is not Reported: What you are not hearing is the price that the enemy is paying for their acts of barbarism. Nor are you hearing about the Sunnis that have thrown in with the Coalition and is hot on the trail of the Al Qaeda insurgents. You are not hearing about the Sunni Leaders who have had enough of the killing of Iraqis by the Al Qaeda death squads. You are not hearing of the progress that we have made in protecting Baghdad from violence.

What You Are Told: It is essential to the Liberal Media to maintain the negative image coming out of Iraq. It is part and parcel of their battle plans for the 2008 election. So the press doesn't miss a carbomb with all of the gory details, and they also love to report on everything that is wrong in Iraq. The drumbeat of bad news is incessant from the Liberal Media. Our National Media seems to revel in negative news from Iraq, but listen, just like every coin has a head and a tail, there are also newsworthy events that are not negative. But the press will not allow their template of negativism to be contested, so they will not show you those daily briefings from Headquarters in Baghdad. The press wants to flavor the news in a negative way so as to leave you with a bad taste about what is happening in Iraq.

What To Do: Turn off those Biased Liberal broadcasts and look to those like Fox News to get a more balanced look at the world. I mention Fox because at least there, they don't demean this Administration, but instead, give an unbiased report of events. It is unconscionable the way that the mainstream press has become the lap dog for the far left of the political spectrum. If you do continue to listen to these left leaning accounts of the news, just remember what has happened. The many New York Times scandals involving making up the news, Dan Rather's attempt to fabricate a story about President Bush using phoney documents, and the constant slanting of the news to favor the Liberal Cause.

Other Thoughts: There are corrupt people who are both Democrats and Republicans. They are not endemic to any one party, and when they are found out, should be booted from public office. The real test is not about which party is the most corrupt, but in which party lives up to their obligation and gives them the boot. Has anybody noticed that William Jefferson democrat of Louisiana is still thriving in the Democrat Party even though he had a bundle of bribe money in his freezer? Has anybody noticed the fruitful land deals of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has not put him at risk within the Democrat Party? Read about his dealings at:
AP Exclusive Make your own conclusions with the facts.
Has anybody noticed that Nancy Pelosi is still riding high after managing to get deals that benefit her and her husband? Read details here: New York Post Story Read details for yourself. After your investigation, it will be pretty evident as to who tolerates corruption and who doesn't.

In Conclusion: Daylite Sun invites you to gather the facts about how the press reports the news and why you don't see the corrupt Democrats being run out of office. The investigation is worth the effort. Not because of the salacious details you might find, but rather the corrupt nature of our politicians. There aren't many Angels running around in Washington, but when the bad guys they are found, they should be excoriated and run out of office.

Robert welcomes your comment to this or any other of my commentaries.

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