{"id":1114,"date":"2005-10-17T06:35:06","date_gmt":"2005-10-17T10:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/wordpress\/?p=1114"},"modified":"2005-10-17T06:35:06","modified_gmt":"2005-10-17T10:35:06","slug":"stop-taxpayer-funded-propaganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=1114","title":{"rendered":"Stop Taxpayer-funded Propaganda"},"content":{"rendered":"

Timothy Karr of MediaCitizen<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Media No Longer Taking Flak?<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n

Lombardo joins Karen Ryan<\/a> and Armstrong Williams<\/a> as the poster children for the White House’s vast propaganda campaign<\/a>. As more evidence comes into view, we’re able to assemble a case<\/a> against an administration that has gone too far, involving a systemic and quiet campaign to manipulate the Fourth Estate and sell the electorate on presidential policies. Though, if Bush?s sagging approval rating is any guide, Americans are no longer buying.<\/p>\n


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Soldier Propagandist<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n

Was Murphy like the other soldiers, giving Americans a “sincere” assesment from the field — as Scott McClellan claimed at his White House press briefing<\/a> Thursday — or could he be part of a larger scheme to stack the media deck with propagandists<\/a> who will spin the war to Bush’s favor? Let’s review the evidence.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bush Launches New Flack Attack<\/strong><\/a> by Ward Harkavy, who in his most recent post<\/a> cites a speech delivered by Rep. Ron Paul<\/a> to the House on April 6, 2005. By sheer luck I caught Rep. Paul delivering a different speech<\/a> recently. C-Span was on in another room and I heard words so alien to the forum I rushed in to see who it could be. Who else?<\/p>\n

Truth-seeking politicians should not be an alien occurrence.<\/p>\n

Stop Taxpayer-funded Propaganda<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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