for the worst players in the corporate media--especially Sinclair Broadcasting,
which, back in 2004, stood out for the brazenness of its pro-Bush agenda. It was
Sinclair that first screened Stolen Honor, the anti-Kerry propaganda hit piece that was financed and assembled by the Bush machine. (So much for Bomb-Bomb's solidarity with a fellow vet.)
Of course, these guys (and gals) are all corrupt--a larger problem that we must address, whoever wins, or seems to win, the next election. In Bomb-Bomb's case, however, the hypocrisy is staggering, because of his meticulously cultivated image as an honest fella who won't cave to any "special interests."
It's also staggering that, despite his reputation as a "moderate" or "independent" type, he's actually been carrying a lot of water for a far-right media corporation that did all it could to help Bush/Cheney's "re-election" in 2004.
The vast corruption of our media system is an issue of profound importance--
an issue as important as, and fundamentally related to, the corruption of our
voting system. So what really matters isn't whether John McCain was schtupping Vicki Iseman. It's that Ms. Iseman was but one of many pricey lobbyists who have helped McCain schtup all the rest of us.
MCM
Mark's new book, Loser Take All: Election Fraud and the Subversion of Democracy, 2000-2008, a collection 14 essays on Bush/Cheney's election fraud since (and including) 2000, is just out, from Ig Publishing.
He is also the author of Fooled Again: The Real Case for Electoral Reform,
which is now out in paperback from Basic Books, with over 100 pages of new material.
He may be reached through his blog at markcrispinmiller.com. A movie based on his
off-Broadway show, A Patriot Act, is available on DCD at www.patriotnation.com.
A subject deserving of many paragraphs and some in depth research to be certain, rather than noting one example of media complicity and duplicity as it pertains to a single campaign, or issue.
Our media , the so-called "free press" has been allowed to become so much less free and so much more a tool of the power structure and ideologically tainted. I would offer that this loss of one of the essential strengths of our democratic institutions far transcends the question of which of the three losers will next inhabit the White House.
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ardee D. (6 articles, 4 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 2388 comments)
on Sunday, February 24, 2008 at 9:33:35 AM
I have noticed the same corruption eloquently referenced by Professor Miller's piece exists in the sub- media " progressive" market as well - As election reformists, we witness " lock-out" games regarding conversations about open source code in election systems. Assuming this is Microsoft backed, we must look behind the curtain- The corruption we suspect may not be cash- more likely further airtime and support- Brent Turner
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Brent Turner (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 89 comments)
on Sunday, February 24, 2008 at 10:42:19 AM
Yes, once again, the magical, secret vote counting computers have counted more votes than were cast by the voters, and the computers were so efficient that they magically counted more votes than could have been cast even if every registered voter had voted.
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Mark Adams (12 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 90 comments)
on Sunday, February 24, 2008 at 1:40:18 PM
An interesting aspect of the revelations about McCain is the attention paid to the ongoing deregulation of the media--permitting one corporation to own more than one media outlet (TV station, etc.) in a given city.
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Carol V. Hamilton (15 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 28 comments)
on Sunday, February 24, 2008 at 3:15:54 PM
