Reply #7: They don't have to be in on it -- [View All]

they have a VERY strong predilection for supporting and promoting the status quo, the "official story line," etc. In fact, I have just recently come to understand that they see that as their job, NOT the reporting of "news." They help create and shape public opinion, rather than allowing (and then reporting objectively) public opinion to shape itself from the facts, which the public never gets to see except thru the lens/filter of the Protectors of the Official Mythology.

I think their treatment of this issue has driven home to me just how inept, arrogant, lazy and -- I have to say it again -- arrogant they are. Here are a gazillion indices of something rotten in Denmark, and they (by "they" I'm thinking in particular of Peter Jennings and the NYT/WP) immediately pounce on it, through their own bias (which could be a number of things) to denounce it.

Possible sources of bias:

* anti-internet (or just severe lack of understanding about it)

* anti-"conspiracy theory" which is just the term for facts and information that don't support the Official Story, really, and a darned good way to immediately turn off the attention span of a lot of Americans

* anti-other sources of news -- Hey, if it doesn't come from them, it can't be real. Can it? Nahhhh.

* anti-investigative journalism -- speaks for itself, I think

* anti-non-official story/mythology, already discussed

There is SO much real "news" out there about this election, in so many different states, and yet they can't freakin' be bothered to check any of it out. They can't even seem to let their fingers to the walking and consult google fer cryin' outloud.

It's very disturbing. Very. These aren't exactly new observations on my part (or anyone's), but again, the NON-coverage and/or DISMISSIVE coverage by the mainstream press, both print and broadcast/cable, is unbelievable. I think if we found a secret taped conversation of Rove giving instructions for some of this, they'd ignore it or laugh it off.