Press failing, says critic: national media "licks the boots of those in power in Washington"

[maddezmom]

A national media critic said Thursday that talk of the Bush administration facing war-crime charges is being avoided because the national media "licks the boots of those in power in Washington."
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"There was deception and activities (by President Bush and Vice President Cheney) led up to the war. The media ... is afraid of looking at the elephant in the living room. Are they guilty of war crimes?" he asked an audience of about 100 students, faculty and the public.

"The news media should be part of the discourse and encourage us to think, not shut it down."

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Solomon said in the years since the war started, disclosure of unclassified documents showed that Iraq did not possess weapons of mass destruction. He said everyone from the president to then-Secretary of State Colin Powell misled the public about the credibility of the information and evidence they had to prove their reasons for going to war with Iraq.

"The news media was part of perpetuating the illusion of war," he said.

more:http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070223/NEWS01/702230428

[sam sarrha]

1. about time..!!! now let hear about * being INSANE.!!!!!

[ShortnFiery]

2. IMO, we can file that under "The Bloody Obvious"

Here's a related opinion thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=266669&mesg_id=266669">The USA's Treasonous MSM|

[ClintonTyree]

3. What they're licking is a little higher up.....

then the boots. They're scared the the Imperial Bush White House will cut them off from the propaganda through altogether, so in order not to upset the little dictator they'll report anything he says: lies and all. They're nothing but stenographers, an echo chamber of White House propaganda. Media whores. The name suits them well.

[ShortnFiery]

4. Yes! And a kick for the morning crowd.

:dem:

[tanyev]

5. Shouldn't that be "licks the jackboots"?

[Benhurst]

6. Recommended #4

[indepat]

7. Bootlickers and lock-steppers: they all are traitors to the American experiment with constitutional

government.

[zbdent]

8. Don't worry ... the media will probably remember that they can attack

the President ... if a Dem is sworn in 1/20/2009 ...

[mopinko]

9. if only powell would spill the beans.

dead right about the media. dead right.