I am so sick and tired of being sick and tired of being mis-led by the media and when I say media I mean 99.999% of FOX NEWS/NewsCorp, Most of CNN but specifically Wolf-Blitzer, Candy Crowley, Steven King, MSNBC but specifically Joe Scarborough and his propaganda puppets, NBC's David Gregory, CBS's Face the Nation Bob Schieffer just to name a few. Yes..I did not mention Rachel Maddow or Keith Olbermann. Why? Because although they lean left they do not outright LIE!! They base their reporting on facts. Facts are not liberal or conservative. FACTS ARE FACTS!!!! Networks are so focused on ratings and making sure that their friends in big business (advertising dollars) are protected that they are destroying this country.
This diary is not to debate with fellow KOSSACKS the merits of President Obama's legislative victories. I am sure we all can find fault with something. However what I am so totally disgusted with is the 24/7 barrage of misinformation and pushing of the conservative agenda that is coming from the US cable, network, and print media. If I hear one more time the "some say", or "they say", or "there are those who would say". Who the hell is "They, Some, or Those who would say?" AND how much of the public do they actually represent??? You can get 20% of this country to believe the moon is green. So, it is not right to pretend there is a balance in a story where non really exists. For example, why are the TeaPartiers such a big story??? Most of them all voted for John McCain and we all know they are really the disgruntled base of the Republican Party. They probably make up about half of the Republican party. But, less than 30% of the country self-identifies with Republicans. So, again I ask why are the Teapartiers such a big story?? Is this news or a new way to gin up ratings by pretending there is a ground swell of opposition to the President where non really exists?
The networks are culprits in inflaming already angry Americans too and sometimes I wonder if they would like nothing better than a good old "assassination" story. That would definitely get people to watching the factless and unchallenged propaganda called "news". When was the last big story that was broken by the press? The lies that led us to Iraq? the most recent financial meltdown?,I mean what good are they? They are suppose to be the watch dog the referee. They should not be giving more than 80% of time to stories about birthers, deathers, death panels, and information that they know before they go on air is a bunch of bullsh#@! They allow politicians (mostly republicans) to go unchallenged on almost any of the most ridiculous things that fall out of their mouths.
It's no wonder people don't trust congress but they trust the media even less (with good reason). American's need to wake up and realize that the Rush Limbaugh's and Glenn Beck's of the world do not have the interests as the average person. They are the top 1%. Do we need a door-to door campaign to make the unofficial 4th branch of government work for the people again and not just the interest of Big Corporations who are shipping our jobs overseas? I say YES!!! Sorry, about the rant, the grammer and spelling errors but I am just one madd as hell American.