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A tribute to Condoleeza Rice and George W. Bush who, despite voluminious evidence to the contrary, said, "I don't think anybody could have predicted that these people would take an airplane and slam it into the World Trade Center, take another one and slam it into the Pentagon, that they would try to use an airplane as a missile," adding that "even in retrospect" there was "nothing" to suggest that" and "I don't think anyone anticipated the breach of the levees," respectively.
Monday, February 21, 2005
Evidence that MSM is Protecting the White House from Gannon-gate: It’s Not the Scarcity of News Coverage, It’s The Lack of Jokes
Oddly enough, Bill Maher with the help of Robin Williams, Leslie Stahl, and Joe Biden have shown the comedic potential in the story of Jim/Jeff as well as the underlying seriousness of his White House access and apparent access to “scoops” major media did not have.
Unless I’ve just missed them; there have been no jokes by Jay Leno who did a Clinton blow-job joke just last week after this story broke, no jokes by David Letterman who has told some variation of a Clinton blow-job joke almost nightly for over 6 years, no skit on Saturday Night Live or comment during the Weekend Update segment.
I remember when Letterman jumped on the Kerry intern story with both feet before any substantiation had been offered. So please don't tell me they're waiting to find out the truth before they begin their comedic barrage.
The question must be posed: Are these comedic avenues being subjected to some sort of corporate-imposed censorship? If not, explain why such "ripe" material isn't being used.
Unfortunately, humor helps shape perceptions and Leno and Letterman have some influence on the political landscape. Just ask Arnold.
Less we not forget about media manipulation and perception management, remember the RNC Astroturf Campaign.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,108911,00.asp
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Oddly enough, Bill Maher with the help of Robin Williams, Leslie Stahl, and Joe Biden have shown the comedic potential in the story of Jim/Jeff as well as the underlying seriousness of his White House access and apparent access to “scoops” major media did not have.
Unless I’ve just missed them; there have been no jokes by Jay Leno who did a Clinton blow-job joke just last week after this story broke, no jokes by David Letterman who has told some variation of a Clinton blow-job joke almost nightly for over 6 years, no skit on Saturday Night Live or comment during the Weekend Update segment.
I remember when Letterman jumped on the Kerry intern story with both feet before any substantiation had been offered. So please don't tell me they're waiting to find out the truth before they begin their comedic barrage.
The question must be posed: Are these comedic avenues being subjected to some sort of corporate-imposed censorship? If not, explain why such "ripe" material isn't being used.
Unfortunately, humor helps shape perceptions and Leno and Letterman have some influence on the political landscape. Just ask Arnold.
Less we not forget about media manipulation and perception management, remember the RNC Astroturf Campaign.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,108911,00.asp
