rpannier
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Fri Oct-08-04 09:12 AM
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The Media has fallen prey to the Kent Brockman effect. |
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I remember an old Simpsons episode where Homer saves Springfield from a nuclear meltdown by covering his eyes and doing eenie-meenie and then pushing the button. At the end of Kent Brockman's interview with Montgomery Burns he says, "Well this reporter promises to be less suspicious and more trusting from now on." The American Press has become like Kent Brockman.
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Fri Oct-08-04 09:14 AM
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1. "And THIS reporter welcomes our new insect overlords..." |
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Fri Oct-08-04 09:23 AM
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There will be some Brockmanesque turn-arounds as they realize Kerry is going to win.
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Fri Oct-08-04 09:16 AM
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2. No the American Media has become a clownish, cacophonous version |
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Fri Oct-08-04 09:16 AM
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Edited on Fri Oct-08-04 09:17 AM by No2W2004
Kent Brockman: We win again. But the real winners here are Marge's Hors D'Oeuvres. Homer: How do you come up with such witty remarks? (focuses in on ear plug/mic) Guy in the van: I guess you could say its my racket. Kent Brockman: I guess you could say I'm Iraqi. Homer: Get off my property.
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Fri Oct-08-04 09:27 AM
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that the media won't go after Republicans.
But they'll damn sure hound a Democrat to death! Witness what they did to Clinton!
From that, we can be sure that they will hound Kerry in the same way. Misdirection indeed!
So what can we, as average Americans, do to get the actual truth? Just blog? Or organize Free Presses in all the cities we can? I don't know but we have to do something!
I still say if they all weren't going crazy running around about a stained blue dress, they actually may have prevented terrorist --including 9-11-- activities. But no. The Clinton blow-job is all they could focus on.
Wish we were back in those days.
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Fri Oct-08-04 09:29 AM
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6. "Some people call it the army... |
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but a more alarming name would be THE KILLBOT FACTORY!"
He sensationalizes and puts sappy crap on...so I think you're right.
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