PBS Program note Bill Moyers 25 April Iraq War Lies
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It was well done. It summed up much of the deception leading up to the war and the failure of the majority of the media to evaluate the claims.
Much of it was well known to people who are aware of who the sources were and their unreliability. The point of how the media let Cheney, Rumsfeld, Powell, and Rice say whatever they want without any confirmation of the truth was damning. Moyers also focused on the difference between Knight-Ridder newspapers vs NYT and the Washington Post. The use of pundits as experts (who aren't truly experts) was discussed too and how many journalists have become compalcent. It's scary how the country was so wrapped up in the flag that the media basically became a mouthpiece for the Bush administration with few exceptions.
Much of it was well known to people who are aware of who the sources were and their unreliability. The point of how the media let Cheney, Rumsfeld, Powell, and Rice say whatever they want without any confirmation of the truth was damning. Moyers also focused on the difference between Knight-Ridder newspapers vs NYT and the Washington Post. The use of pundits as experts (who aren't truly experts) was discussed too and how many journalists have become compalcent. It's scary how the country was so wrapped up in the flag that the media basically became a mouthpiece for the Bush administration with few exceptions.
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I caught this at the very end, about the last fifteen minutes.
Pretty interesting, for the short time that I was able to watch it.
Pretty interesting, for the short time that I was able to watch it.
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Diemen said:
Excellent post, Irvine.
And excellent point, Dread.
Simply because a journalist arrives at a conclusion that does not fall into your "camp" doesn't mean they're wrong.
Yes, I echo that sentiment! Great statements people!
I was saying exactly the same thing this morning.
The truth is the truth, it's not biased or partisan.
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Yes, unfortunately those who tell us what it is are.Jeannieco said:
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Bill Moyer's interview with Jon Stewart
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04272007/watch.html
Jon Stewart gets it, too bad so many others don't.
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04272007/watch.html
Jon Stewart gets it, too bad so many others don't.
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He really does get it - on a level far deeper than the humor on the show might suggest. Particularly his point about the rhetoric of this war being "the fight of our lives."
Really impressive interview.
Really impressive interview.
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