I went to school in the late 80's/early 90's with a girl from Czechoslovakia. She would tell us stories about their news media and how everyone in their neighborhood would strategically take their evening stroll at the same time the State-run news broadcast was on. It was their only way of expressing their frustration with the misinformation that they were being fed. I loved the beautiful simplicity of a gesture like that. It was also illustrated to great effect in that episode of the "Simpsons" when Homer stole the giant donut from Lard Lad and all the advertising icons ran amok and Lisa realized that they would die if everyone ignored them but I digress...
Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone else out there is tired of the Talking Heads running the show about the war telling us that everything is going great and we're making Real Progress Over There. Case in point:
Go check out CNN's story about Robert McNamara( whoops! I mean Gates)visiting Iraq. It's about 4 headlines down in the World section on Cnn.com under the title "Gates Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq". And look! It's accompanied by a photo of a smiling Gates in a helicopter looking all sexy with his headphones on, like he's ready to open up a can of Whup Ass on some insurgents.
OK, so now you've seen the Liberal American Media's version of the story, now go check out the BBC's:
Go ahead, I'll wait...
Love the catchy headline, front and center on the BBC's homepage as of this morning.
"Eight Killed as Gates Visits Iraq". And this is from a country that went into this whole mess right along side us.
It's scary what you notice when you tear yourself away from watching Britney Spears do a year-long legal pratfall isn't it?
Sorry if I wrecked your day, but I'm getting tired from all this walking around the block.
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