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Politics > Politics-USA |
| User: |
"Harry Hope" |
| Date: |
30 Mar 2005 05:50:06 AM |
| Object: |
Georgie Bush's dangerous propaganda game |
http://www.jimhightower.com/air/read.asp?id=11634
BUSH'S DANGEROUS PROPAGANDA GAME
3/28/2005
You're used to hearing television reporters give their signature tag
lines:
"In Washington, I'm Karen Ryan reporting."
"This is Jennifer Morrow reporting."
"I'm Pat O'Leary reporting."
But these days, you can't know if your news presenter is a reporter...
or a ringer.
Karen Ryan, for example, is a veteran of the government's propaganda
machine, having posed as a "reporter" for fake news segments produced
and distributed by seven federal agencies in the past two years.
Ryan is really a PR consultant, who candidly calls herself a "paid
shill for the Bush administration."
Likewise, Jennifer Morrow is a fake -- that's not even her real name.
She's really an employee of a PR firm, hired in 2002 to pose as a
reporter presenting a gushing story about the work of Bush's homeland
security agency.
Her "news segment," paid for by us taxpayers and produced by the
Bushites, aired all across America, with no mention that it was covert
propaganda.
Pat O'Leary is not a real reporter, either.
He's one of two full-time poseurs hired by Bush's department of
agriculture to produce videos that are shipped to hundreds of local
stations and aired as "news."
They travel the country, often covering Bush's secretary of
agriculture -- and their reports are unfailingly flattering, free of
any critical comments from those who differ with Bush's policies.
No surprise, since their reports must be approved by the ag
department's PR office before being sent to your TV station.
This deliberate manipulation of our news is more than outrageous --
it's a frontal assault on our democracy and is totally disrespectful
of the American people.
It's also a dangerous game for those playing it -- the Bushites and
the station owners are sabotaging their own credibility, which was not
strong to start with.
This is not about technical legalities, but about fundamental
morality.
Both the government and the media are claiming a right to lie to us.
___________________________________________________________________
Mornin' coffee with Jim Hightower.
Harry
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