Strange that during a season of real political crisis in this country, the supposedly liberal media is covering yet another Republican fiction ("John Kerry insults the troops"). John Kerry's misstatement is the opposite of news, and in order to CREATE it as news, one must decide to:
- cover an invention of the Republican attack machine
- ignore Kerry's entire history of statements that show his deep understanding of and support of the US military' s proper role and use
- treat someone who is NOT up for election as more important than those that are
- treat all sides as if they have merit, and eschew all analysis of that merit
- stop putting the disaster in Iraq or the curtailing of civil rights on the front page
Seems simple isn't it? John Kerry's verbal error, made in front of a bunch of students, is more important that the wanton lies that Bush makes to the country.
We did it! We're a failed Democracy! Hoooray!
We're already living in the depraved excesses of Bush's Caligula-like reign. I'm waiting for him to burn down the country like Nero.
ReplyDeleteIt's all right. After Tuesday, when the Republicans pull off a stunning landslide victory and martial law is declared, things'll get back to normal. Just back off, breathe, realize it's complicated...
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