Wash Post WHORES for Bushco once again...DSM hearings Dissed!

[jackstraw45]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/16/AR2005061601570.html

Read the article - the tone is beyond condescending right from the desk of KKKarl Rove. And yes, that IS the real title of the article.

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Democrats Play House To Rally Against the War

By Dana Milbank

Friday, June 17, 2005; Page A06

In the Capitol basement yesterday, long-suffering House Democrats took a trip to the land of make-believe.

They pretended a small conference room was the Judiciary Committee hearing room, draping white linens over folding tables to make them look like witness tables and bringing in cardboard name tags and extra flags to make the whole thing look official. Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) banged a large wooden gavel and got the other lawmakers to call him "Mr. Chairman."

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[Pryderi]

1. Time to take up arms and storm media centers

[NYCGirl]

2. Wha??!! Your source is a extreme right wing publication...

So Townhall is dissing the Washington Post for an editorial on DSM? (BTW, I haven't read the article, I refuse to give Townhall any hits.)

[jackstraw45]

3. They use quotes from the article...I don't know about townhall

(found this in a google news search)

Apologies if they made up the quotes from the article but the Post quotes DO seem to belittle the proceedings.

[jackstraw45]

4. Email the author: [e-mail]

[e-mail]

Ask how much he's being paid by the White House to trivialize the crimes of this administration....

[Pryderi]

8. My short letter: Dear Mr. Armstrong Williams, How much

are you being paid by the White House to trivialize the crimes of this administration

[EFerrari]

12. Make sure to include the definition of propaganda for his

enlightenment.

From Merriam-Webster:
Main Entry: pro·pa·gan·da
Pronunciation: "prä-p&-'gan-d&, "prO-
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Congregatio de propaganda fide Congregation for propagating the faith, organization established by Pope Gregory XV died 1623
1 capitalized : a congregation of the Roman curia having jurisdiction over missionary territories and related institutions
2 : the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person
3 : ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one's cause or to damage an opposing cause; also : a public action having such an effect

[LibDemAlways]

5. Beyond terrible.

If this is what passes for journalism at the WP, then we're in worse shape than I thought.

I think the entire fury of DU should come down on Milbank for this one.

Nominated for "Greatest Page."

[suziedemocrat]

6. That's OK - this will lead to the marginalization of MSM.

They are becoming irrelevant. They know it - but they stupidly think we don't know it. I've always thought most reporters were people of average intelligence who think the rest of the world is much, much less intelligent than they are. That is their mistake!! Underestimating their audience. Overestimating themselves. Might have worked without the Internet. But - as more and more people find out they can't get real news from the MSM - more and more will turn to the Internet to stay informed. In just 5 minutes online they can get more important information that spending 1/2 hour going over a newspaper or watching a TV newscast.

Na na na na - na na na na - hey hey hey - Goodbye!!

[jackstraw45]

11. Sadly, that didn't happen in the 2004 election....

Even though I FIRMLY believe Kerry won, he SHOULD have won by 20 points with all the HORRIBLE, TRUE information online about Iraq, 9/11 & the economy but ignored in the MSM. The MSM whored for 2 years for Bushco.
And about 50 million people STILL voted for the war criminal and his cabal.

I think the MSM IS already irrelevant with some of us in the country but the majority still "flip on the news" or "glance at the front page" to get their information. Hopefully that will change.

[suziedemocrat]

15. I think DU'ers are just ahead of the curve. Doesn't mean it won't happen

Just won't happen as fast as it should. Most people are slow to adapt - but change does happen. These people (MSM) are digging their own graves!

[EFerrari]

19. Subscriptions are way down, and so is viewership

They're just not reporting it. :)

[AX10]

7. Where's E.J Dionne, or did they lock him up in the cellar...

...why the hell do they even bother?

[jackstraw45]

13. EJ & Tom Toles - only good people at the Post these days...

Neither in the news division, of course.

[AX10]

14. Where are they then?

[jackstraw45]

16. Toles is there every day - cartoon of course

[darkism]

9. "Then they laugh at you..."

I'm sure you know how that goes by now. Let the bastards laugh all they want, they KNOW we're right. :)

[Pryderi]

10. Don't you think the general public is being mislead because of the

media coverup?

[paineinthearse]

17. This article deserves greater attention!

See JC's response to the WP at http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=1863180&mesg_id=1863180

[paineinthearse]

18. John Conyers' letter to the WP management

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=1863180&mesg_id=1863180

[jackstraw45]

26. and a great letter it is....

FINALLY, a Dem in Congress who stands up for himself, his party and US.

[EFerrari]

20. kick

:kick:

[Zomby Woof]

21. Don't say I didn't warn y'all

[dback]

22. What, pray tell, is the "Western White House" at Bush's ranch?

A blue drapery and a sign stuck on it, so he doesn't look like he's on vacation for days on end (even though he is). Remember, this was to justify his taking a month off to "clear brush" and fish before September 11th, 2001.

Hold Milbank's feet to the fire.

[Rex]

23. Does Moonie own the WP?

nt

[Imagevision]

24. Limbaugh-Hannity remain silent on DSM - comments from the WP

can only be construed as; we have covered the DSM issue via Dana Mibank

[Pacifist Patriot]

25. Oh they went further and pimped Jim VandeHei on Countdown last night.

Running scared!!!

[BigBearJohn]

27. He insults us all. Pretense? You call 1/2 million signatures PRETENSE?

[suegeo]

28. In the marketplace of ideas...

In the marketplace of ideas, Milbank is the equivalent of moldy bread.

[Halliburton]

29. Can we post this on the Washington Post message boards?