Big Media, Some Nerve

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by Robert Parry

"You might think that the major media that got suckered by George W. Bush’s Iraqi weapons-of-mass-destruction claims just last year would show some humility about its own fallibility."

"But, no, the elite U.S. news media is now criticizing common citizens who have raised questions about voter fraud in the Nov. 2 election. The New York Times has joined the Washington Post and other major news outlets in scouring the Internet to find and discredit Americans who have expressed suspicions that Bush’s victory might not have been entirely legitimate. The New York Times' front-page story was entitled, “Vote Fraud Theories, Spread By Blogs, Are Quickly Buried.” "

"As odd as these attacks might seem to some, this pattern of protecting the Bush family has a history. It actually dates back a couple of decades, as the major media has either averted its eyes or rallied to the Bushes’ defense when the family has faced suspicions of lying or corruption. "

http://www.consortiumnews.com/2004/111304.html

[Demit]

1. thanks for the link! I'll be following Robert Parry's stuff more closely..

now. That NYT article on the election fraud inquiry was the most one-sided piece I have ever read there. In fact, it finally spurred me to cancel my subscription. Reading that crap AND no Paul Krugman till January? Waste of money.

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2. Parry is my hero

He began working independently after AP and Newsweek declined to publish some of his more embarrassing revelations. Find more info about his career at this site:

http://www.alternet.org/story/8012/

[reprehensor]

3. Parry rocks!