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A media bulge leads down a prickly rabbit hole=20
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We could be on the cusp of condoning minority rule and lower the =
standard of acceptable behavior in politics to dangerous levels.
"23% of the American population makes up the outright majority for a =
government"
Whether the "bulge" matters to you or not: we need to stop the =
corruption all over the Bush administration, so I invite you to read on. =
David Lindorff wote a new article about the Bulge today:=20
"
Bloggers have been pretty much alone in dogging this story, and some =
have suggested that the president may be hiding a medical device -- the =
prevailing theory is an external atrial defibrillator. But at least one =
physician, Dr. Stephen Tarzynski of Pasadena, CA, says most such devices =
are worn on the front of the body, closer to the heart. Another =
suggestion is an electrical impulse machine that could be designed to =
relieve chronic pain. In either case, the public has a right to know the =
health condition of the man they are considering as a candidate for the =
next four years -- particularly as the vice pesident, Dick Cheney, =
himself suffering from a serious heart condition [.]
(Remember, the U.S. media have been criticized in the past for =
covering up President Franklin Roosevelt's leg braces and President =
Kennedy's Addison's disease, as well as President Ronald Reagan's =
Alzheimer's in office.)
"
Most defibrillators are worn from the front; certainly this information =
from the quoted doctor above reduces the chances that it really is a =
defibrillator as described in another article I wrote. Bushwired has an =
excellent summary of all the photographic evidence. One similar to this =
defibrillator could have been used by choice, for better concealment so =
it must logically remain possible. It is also highly possible the =
President was also wired. What is for certain is that the bulge exists. =
That is all we have proven so far, so the focus must be on getting an =
answer on what the bulge really is.
It still troubles me: not submitting a physical goes against a long =
standing tradition. Politicians don't ignore this sort of thing without =
good reasons. It could quite be the case that Bush has a health problem =
and nothing on his body to identify it.
In general, I find the apathy regarding this issue shocking. The media =
sets the course in America: they do not like to be told what to re****t. =
The media has a responsibility to inform Americans, and now when =
websites like this evolve to fill this "fact hunting" void the media has =
left, it becomes our own fault we don't have credibility. They printed =
stories about Watergate when it wasn't clear what was happening yet, =
just a strange event. So what is really the difference?=20
The credibility, I guess, comes with time because it is the very same =
mainstream media which discount these efforts who heralded them when CBS =
seemed under fire. They sit on the sidelines and wait for the work to be =
done for them here, and call them 'dark chasms' warding off others of =
the 'salacious rumors' being written about. So, in this nefarious little =
world, have people like us stepped forward to become what used to be =
called "investigative journalists" and taken over for what would then be =
"old media"*?
*Journalism subscribing to the culture of "figure it out for us and we =
will grace you with our access to the m*****" their than looking into it =
for themselves=20
Why are there now so few attorneys like Eliot Spitzer and journalists =
like Seymour Hersh, Greg Palast, and David Lindorff?
It's because of the complicity of the media we didn't already have more =
evidence that Bush was wired a long time ago. Is it going to continue to =
be that way with the President's health? Is it going to stay hidden how =
obvious it is he is wired?
Let me pose two potential media failures:
Do the media know Bush is wired? All indications seem to be that many in =
the media do. I point to that video of the Chirac news conference as to =
why:
I read an article recently in which an earpiece coach stated "what =
you're supposed to do is speak a split-second after you hear each word", =
actors use them and say that its easier to hear their own voice in an =
earpiece and repeat it. The news conference is littered with examples of =
Bush's voice not matching the recorded voice (which was also his own), =
too many, in fact to list here. Any audio expert, at that time could =
have easily confirmed this, but, shockingly, it's wasn't news. we have a =
President who is wired but calls what you are reading now "internets"? =
We have a Bush which is an eastern prep school graduate turn cowboy =
clearing brush? The media decided for us this wasn't news? And today, =
months after the fact, it's another 'salacious rumor'? Let audio experts =
decide. If eyes don't lie, neither do our ears.
So our press covers scripted press conferences, does that go down =
another level beyond being able to write your story the night before? We =
can't ask this pillar of society if they are cheating us too. There =
would be widespread embarrassment in the media if this were discovered =
to be true. If it got out enough they would do what the UN does: change =
in secret when nobody is looking.
Whatever the truth is, when the media doesn't ask obvious questions they =
usually, as a culture, have a reason: self interest, whether career, =
integrity, job security, et al.
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David Lindorff also writes:
"U.S. media have been criticized in the past for covering up President =
Franklin Roosevelt's leg braces and President Kennedy's Addison's =
disease, as well as President Ronald Reagan's Alzheimer's in office"
How many Americans know these past cover-ups of health problems exist?=20
Is there another health issue here to protect? Has the media decided not =
to make health a campaign issue? Remember, they set the agenda, =
terrorism, national security, Iraq, and by following the talking points =
of the campaigns. The "and ask once and case closed" or "get it on the =
record" mentality is clear here:
President Bush's advisors were quoted as saying the President was too =
busy to have a physical this year. (During his vacation in Texas) The =
media have asked why there was no physical, and there was no further =
follow up to the answer given: the answer is still the President is too =
busy" (while on vacation).
Not in my backyard?
If you took a poll, and asked people "Is the health of the President of =
concern to you?" what would you imagine the answer being? Does you =
health matter? Or the health of your friends? Does the health of the =
person who is supposed to represent you in a "more dangerous" world =
matter?
What if the media were like an attorney who you pay to represent you, =
would you feel let down by this attorney if you didn't get all the =
information you deserved? Have the media become a culture that waits for =
public outcry to re****t on anything better than the same stump speech =
blurb every day? I mean, they look the same, sound the same, same flags, =
banners, smiles, cheers, um, and then Bush say's Kerry's a flip flopper =
and Kerry says Bush screwed up Iraq. And then tomorrow you see the same =
thing again.
Why didn't the media demand a physical? If "national security" is =
im****tant to explore with so many pundits and so many talk show hosts, =
and swift boats, why didn't a serious discussion mount on this? One =
theory is that media insiders know of a health problem that "they have =
decided is not a significant enough worry". They are also worried about =
the reaction of a secretive and vindictive administration if pushed =
further on any topic. Remember, the Bush Administration shuts you out.=20
Is this media complicity, liberal-bias sting, or worse, media collusion. =
What do you call Abu Grhaib? Other than Sy Hersch, or an editorial, have =
we heard a breath about this other than a few more trials and =
convictions of scapegoats? If a story that big can get smushed, so can =
the "bulgegate".
Collective power, minority rule
It seems the media wants to publish their stories on the same internet =
which they undermine. By discounting the collective power of the =
internet, "old media" undermine a place where they can get more =
information than ever. If you want us around, stop labeling us as =
"unhelpful" and heralding us when you can't avoid publi****ng on the =
story any longer.
Big budget media outlets have access to highly skilled professionals =
that can apply scientific techniques to discover the exact dimensions of =
the visible bulge on Bush's back. Astronomical research uses image =
analysis and in forensic studies they are commonplace and highly =
sophisticated. It's common scientific practice, it's a matter of desire.
Is it time for me to consider my thinking 'old world' and modernize to =
this new paradigm which seems to want to take hold in the way news is =
presented to us?
People keep asking me why I care about this, my response: look, pick an =
issue that matters to you and do something about it. Right now this is =
mine, so stop telling me there are other, worse, examples of Bush =
corruption.. I know that. All of them need to be told and there is a gap =
here to fill right now, before it becomes lore.
A note came in from a newsgroup in which an Englishman pointed out that =
in today's America 46% of people vote, meaning that 23% of the American =
population makes up the outright majority for a government. If you =
consider the Republican "southern strategy", habits of vote, the Supreme =
Court selecting a President, and not a single senator stood up in =
congress to fight the disenfranchisement, there is a strong care =
minority rule is at work.
Republicans know they are the minority, which is why they play electoral =
games and present an air of a majority, just like they present the air =
of a competent President.
I wonder if the Electoral College has outgrown its shoes and the =
"southern strategy", laid out bare, is just the mathematical result of a =
vote in Wyoming having more value than a vote in California.=20
Whoever we do elect (hopefully not select) on election day, it will be a =
reflection of exactly who we, as a people, are.
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<H3 class=3Dpost-title><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT size=3D4>A =
media bulge leads=20
down a prickly rabbit hole</FONT> </FONT></H3>
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<P class=3Dpost-body><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG><FONT size=3D4>Full text =
with HTTP:=20
hinks at: </FONT></STRONG><A=20
href=3D"http://politicalcommentator.blogspot.com/"><STRONG><FONT=20
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ONT></P>
<P class=3Dpost-body><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We could be on the cusp =
of condoning=20
minority rule and lower the standard of acceptable behavior in politics =
to=20
dangerous levels.</FONT></P>
<P class=3Dpost-body><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 85%; COLOR: #ff0000; FONT-FAMILY: verdana"><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>"23% of the American population makes up the outright majority =
for a=20
government"</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3Dpost-body><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Whether the "bulge" =
matters to you or=20
not: we need to stop the corruption all over the Bush administration, so =
I=20
invite you to read on. </FONT>
<P class=3Dpost-body><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 85%; COLOR: #ff0000; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN></P>
<DIV class=3Dpost-body><A=20
href=3D"http://www.motherjones.com/news/update/2004/11/10_407.html"=20
target=3D_new><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 85%; FONT-FAMILY: verdana"><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>David Lindorff wote a new article about the Bulge=20
today</FONT></SPAN></A><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 85%; FONT-FAMILY: verdana">:</SPAN> =
</FONT></FONT><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 85%; FONT-FAMILY: verdana"></DIV>
<P class=3Dpost-body><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT></P>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dpost-body><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 85%; FONT-FAMILY: verdana"><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>"<BR>Bloggers have been pretty much alone in dogging this =
story, and=20
some have suggested that the president may be hiding a medical device =
-- the=20
prevailing theory is an external atrial defibrillator. But at least =
one=20
physician, Dr. Stephen Tarzynski of Pasadena, CA, says most such =
devices are=20
worn on the front of the body, closer to the heart. Another suggestion =
is an=20
electrical impulse machine that could be designed to relieve chronic =
pain. In=20
either case, the public has a right to know the health condition of =
the man=20
they are considering as a candidate for the next four years -- =
particularly as=20
the vice pesident, Dick Cheney, himself suffering from a serious heart =
condition [=85]<BR><BR>(Remember, the U.S. media have been criticized =
in the=20
past for covering up President Franklin Roosevelt's leg braces and =
President=20
Kennedy's Addison's disease, as well as President Ronald Reagan's =
Alzheimer's=20
in office.)<BR>"</FONT></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P class=3Dpost-body><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3Dpost-body><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Most defibrillators are =
worn from the=20
front; certainly this information from the quoted doctor above reduces =
the=20
chances that it really is a </FONT><A =
href=3D"http://bulgegate.blogspot.com/"=20
target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>defibrillator as described =
in another=20
article I wrote</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>. </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.bushwired.blogspot.com/"
target=3D_blank><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Bushwired has an excellent summary</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2> of=20
all the </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://homepage.mac.com/c.shaw/BushBulges/PhotoAlbum15.html"=20
target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>photographic =
evidence</FONT></A><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>. One similar to this defibrillator could have =
been used by=20
choice, for better concealment so it must logically remain possible. It =
is also=20
highly possible the President was also wired. </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/10/29/bulge/index_np.html"=
=20
target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What is for certain is that =
the bulge=20
exists</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>. That is all we have =
proven so far, so=20
the focus must be on getting an answer on what the bulge really =
is.<BR><BR>It=20
still troubles me: not submitting a physical </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://politicalcommentator.blogspot.com/2004/10/its-traditional-=
for-presidential.html"><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>goes against a long standing =
tradition</FONT></A><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>. Politicians don't ignore this sort of thing =
without good=20
reasons. It could quite be the case that Bush has a health problem and =
nothing=20
on his body to identify it.<BR><BR>In general, I find the apathy =
regarding this=20
issue shocking. </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.wnyc.org/onthemedia/transcripts/transcripts_101504_bul=
ge.html"=20
target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The media sets the course in =
America</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>: they do not like to be =
told what to=20
re****t. The media has a responsibility to inform Americans, and now when =
websites like this evolve to fill this "fact hunting" void the media has =
left,=20
it becomes our own fault we don=92t have credibility. </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.wa****ngtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=3Darticle&c=
ontentId=3DA42023-2002May31&notFound=3Dtrue"=20
target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>They printed stories about =
Watergate when=20
it wasn=92t clear what was happening yet, just a strange =
event</FONT></A><FONT=20
face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>. So what is really the difference?<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 100%"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=3Dpost-body><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The credibility, I =
guess, comes with=20
time because it is the very same mainstream media which discount these =
efforts=20
who heralded them </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://cannonfire.blogspot.com/2004/10/hate-politics-blaming-mess=
enger.html"=20
target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>when CBS seemed under =
fire</FONT></A><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>. They sit on the sidelines and wait for the work =
to be done=20
for them here, and call them =91dark chasms=92 warding off others of the =
=91salacious=20
rumors=92 being written about. So, in this nefarious little world, have =
people=20
like us stepped forward to become what used to be called =
=93investigative=20
journalists=94 and taken over for what would then be =93old =
media=94*?<BR></FONT></P>
<DIV class=3Dpost-body><BR></DIV><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: verdana">
<BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dpost-body><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 78%"><FONT=20
face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: =
verdana">*Journalism=20
subscribing to the culture of =93figure it out for us and we will =
grace you with=20
our access to the m*****=94 their than looking into it for =
themselves</SPAN>=20
</FONT></FONT></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></SPAN>
<P class=3Dpost-body><BR><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Why are there now =
so few=20
attorneys like </FONT><A href=3D"http://slate.msn.com/id/2108509/"=20
target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Eliot =
Spitzer</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2> and journalists like </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?040510fa_fact"
=
target=3D_blank><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>Seymour Hersh</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>, </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/3956129.stm"=20
target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Greg Palast</FONT></A><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>, and </FONT><A href=3D"http://www.thiscantbehappening.net/"=20
target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>David =
Lindorff</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>?</FONT></P>
<P class=3Dpost-body><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It=92s because of the =
complicity of the=20
media we didn=92t already have more evidence that Bush was wired a long =
time ago.=20
Is it going to continue to be that way with the President=92s health? Is =
it going=20
to stay </FONT><A href=3D"http://philbrittin.com/video/"
=
target=3D_blank><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>hidden how obvious it is he is =
wired</FONT></A><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>?<BR><BR>Let me pose two potential media =
failures:<BR><BR>Do=20
the media know Bush is wired? All indications seem to be that many in =
the media=20
do. I point to that </FONT><A href=3D"http://philbrittin.com/video/"=20
target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>video of the Chirac news =
conference as to=20
why</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>:<BR><BR>I read an article =
recently in=20
which an earpiece coach stated "</FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/news/2004/041015-bush-bulge.htm=
"=20
target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>what you're supposed to do =
is speak a=20
split-second after you hear each word</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>",=20
actors use them and say that its easier to hear their own voice in an =
earpiece=20
and repeat it. The news conference is littered with examples of Bush=92s =
voice not=20
matching the recorded voice (which was also his own), too many, in fact =
to list=20
here. Any audio expert, at that time could have easily confirmed this, =
but,=20
shockingly, it=92s wasn=92t news=85 we have a President who is wired but =
calls what=20
you are reading now =93internets=94? We have a Bush which is an eastern =
prep school=20
graduate turn cowboy clearing brush? The media decided for us this =
wasn=92t news?=20
And today, months after the fact, it=92s another =91salacious rumor=92? =
Let audio=20
experts decide. If eyes don=92t lie, neither do our ears.<BR><BR>So our =
press=20
covers scripted press conferences, does that go down another level =
beyond being=20
able to write your story the night before? We can=92t ask this pillar of =
society=20
if they are cheating us too. There would be widespread embarrassment in =
the=20
media if this were discovered to be true. If it got out enough they =
would do=20
what the UN does: change in secret when nobody is =
looking.<BR><BR>Whatever the=20
truth is, when the media doesn=92t ask obvious questions they usually, =
as a=20
culture, have a reason: self interest, whether career, integrity, job =
security,=20
et al.</FONT></P>
<P class=3Dpost-body><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT></P><FONT =
face=3DArial size=3D2>
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<DIV class=3Dpost-body></FONT><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
130%"><STRONG><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D4>Full text with HTTP: hinks at: </FONT></STRONG><A=20
href=3D"http://politicalcommentator.blogspot.com/"><STRONG><FONT
=
face=3DArial=20
size=3D4>http://politicalcommentator.blogspot.com/</FONT></STRONG></A></S=
PAN></DIV>
<DIV class=3Dpost-body><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 130%"><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.motherjones.com/news/update/2004/11/10_407.html"=20
target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>David Lindorff also =
writes</FONT></A><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>:<BR></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dpost-body><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 85%; FONT-FAMILY: verdana"><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>=93U.S.=20
media have been criticized in the past for covering up President =
Franklin=20
Roosevelt's leg braces and President Kennedy's Addison's disease, as =
well as=20
President Ronald Reagan's Alzheimer's in =
office=94</FONT></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P class=3Dpost-body><BR><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 180%">How many Americans know these past cover-ups =
of health=20
problems exist?</SPAN> </FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=3Dpost-body><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT></P>
<P class=3Dpost-body><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Is there another health =
issue here to=20
protect? Has the media decided not to make health a campaign issue? =
Remember,=20
</FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.wnyc.org/onthemedia/transcripts/transcripts_101504_bul=
ge.html"=20
target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>they set the =
agenda</FONT></A><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>, </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6370527/site/newsweek/"
=
target=3D_blank><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>terrorism</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>, =
</FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,137134,00.html"
=
target=3D_blank><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>national security</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>,=20
</FONT><A href=3D"http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6370527/site/newsweek/"=20
target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Iraq</FONT></A><FONT =
face=3DArial size=3D2>,=20
and by following the </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ct--trailmix1030oct3=
0,0,6642349.story?coll=3Dny-ap-regional-wire"=20
target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>talking points of the=20
campaigns</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>. The =93and ask once =
and case closed=94=20
or =93get it on the record=94 mentality is clear here:</FONT></P><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 85%; FONT-FAMILY: verdana">
<BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dpost-body><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 85%; FONT-FAMILY: verdana"><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>President=20
Bush=92s advisors were quoted as saying the President was too busy to =
have a=20
physical this year. (During his vacation in Texas) The media have =
asked why=20
there was no physical, and there was no further follow up to the =
answer given:=20
the answer is still the President is too busy=94 (<SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: #ff0000">while on=20
vacation</SPAN>).</FONT></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></SPAN>
<P class=3Dpost-body><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Not in my =
backyard?</FONT></P>
<P class=3Dpost-body><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If you took a poll, and =
asked people=20
=93Is the health of the President of concern to you?=94 what would you =
imagine the=20
answer being? Does you health matter? Or the health of your friends? =
Does the=20
health of the person who is supposed to represent you in a =93more =
dangerous=94=20
world matter?</FONT></P>
<P class=3Dpost-body><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What if the media were =
like an=20
attorney who you pay to represent you, would you feel let down by this =
attorney=20
if you didn=92t get all the information you deserved? Have the media =
become a=20
culture that waits for public outcry to re****t on anything better than =
</FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3D4121127"=20
target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>the same stump speech=20
blurb</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> every day? I mean, =
</FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-10/30/content_38711=
5.htm"=20
target=3D_new><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>they look the =
same</FONT></A><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>, </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/29/election.main/"=20
target=3D_new><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>sound the same</FONT></A><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>, same flags, </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/federal/20041029-0900=
-campaignrdp.html"=20
target=3D_new><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>banners</FONT></A><FONT =
face=3DArial size=3D2>,=20
smiles, </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/30/election.main/"=20
target=3D_new><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>cheers</FONT></A><FONT =
face=3DArial size=3D2>,=20
um, and then Bush say=92s Kerry=92s a flip flopper and Kerry says Bush =
screwed up=20
Iraq. And then </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/trib/westmoreland/s_26=
7557.html"=20
target=3D_new><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>tomorrow you =
see</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2> the </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-0/109911201913=
3870.xml"=20
target=3D_new><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>same thing =
again</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>.</FONT></P>
<P class=3Dpost-body><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Why didn=92t the media =
demand a=20
physical? If =93national security=94 is im****tant to explore with so =
many pundits=20
and so many talk show hosts, and swift boats, why didn=92t a serious =
discussion=20
mount on this? One theory is that media insiders know of a health =
problem that=20
=93they have decided is not a significant enough worry=94. They are also =
worried=20
about the reaction of a secretive and vindictive administration if =
pushed=20
further on any topic. Remember, the Bush Administration shuts you out.=20
</FONT></P>
<P class=3Dpost-body><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Is this media </FONT><A =
href=3D"http://www.axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/article_12963.shtml"=20
target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>complicity</FONT></A><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>, </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.opinioneditorials.com/freedomwriters/brogoff_20041011.=
html"=20
target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>liberal-bias =
sting</FONT></A><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>, or worse, media collusion. What do you call Abu =
Grhaib?=20
Other than Sy Hersch, or </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/28/opinion/28thu1.html"
=
target=3D_blank><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>an editorial</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>, have we heard=20
a breath about this other than a few </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.11alive.com/news/usnews_article.aspx?storyid=3D53635">=
<FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>more trials and convictions of =
scapegoats</FONT></A><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>? If a story that big can get smushed, so can the=20
"bulgegate".</FONT></P>
<P class=3Dpost-body><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT></P>
<P class=3Dpost-body><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 180%">Collective power, minority =
rule</SPAN><BR><BR>It seems=20
the media wants to publish their stories on the same internet which they =
undermine. By discounting the collective power of the internet, =93old =
media=94=20
undermine a place where they can get more information than ever. If you =
want us=20
around, stop labeling us as =93unhelpful=94 and heralding us when you =
can't avoid=20
publi****ng on the story any longer.<BR><BR>Big budget media outlets have =
access=20
to highly skilled professionals that can apply scientific techniques to =
discover=20
the exact dimensions of the visible bulge on Bush's back. =
</FONT></FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0410/29marsquakes/"=20
target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Astronomical research uses =
image=20
analysis</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> and </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.abqtrib.com/archives/news04/102604_news_goffe.shtml"=20
target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>in forensic studies they are =
commonplace=20
and highly sophisticated</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>. It's =
common=20
scientific practice, it=92s a matter of desire.</FONT></P>
<P class=3Dpost-body><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Is it time for me to =
consider my=20
thinking =91old world=92 and modernize to this new paradigm which seems =
to want to=20
take hold in the way news is presented to us?</FONT></P>
<P class=3Dpost-body><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>People keep asking me =
why I care=20
about this, my response: look, pick an issue that matters to you and do=20
something about it. Right now this is mine, so stop telling me there are =
other,=20
worse, examples of Bush corruption=85. I know that. All of them need to =
be told=20
and there is a gap here to fill right now, before it becomes =
lore.<BR><BR>A note=20
came in from a newsgroup in which an Englishman pointed out that in =
today=92s=20
America 46% of people vote, meaning that 23% of the American population =
makes up=20
the outright majority for a government. If you consider the Republican =
=93southern=20
strategy=94, habits of vote, the Supreme Court selecting a President, =
and not a=20
single senator stood up in congress to fight the disenfranchisement, =
there is a=20
strong care minority rule is at work.<BR><BR>Republicans know they are =
the=20
minority, which is why they play electoral games and present an air of a =
majority, just like they present the air of a competent =
President.<BR><BR>I=20
wonder if the Electoral College has outgrown its shoes and the =
=93southern=20
strategy=94, laid out bare, is just the mathematical result of a vote in =
Wyoming=20
having more value than a vote in California. </FONT></P>
<P class=3Dpost-body><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Whoever we do elect =
(hopefully not=20
select) on election day, it will be a reflection of exactly who we, as a =
people,=20
are.</FONT></P>
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HTTP: hinks=20
at: </FONT></STRONG><A=20
href=3D"http://politicalcommentator.blogspot.com/"><STRONG><FONT
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face=3DArial=20
size=3D4>http://politicalcommentator.blogspot.com/</FONT></STRONG></A></P=
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