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Politics : I Will Continue to Continue, to Pretend....
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To: Sully- who wrote (6356)11/21/2004 2:53:52 PM
From: Sully-   of 35834
 
Name That Meme: What’s the next MSM Meme du Jour?

Can you guess the next big meme to dominate the MSM's Iraq coverage?

The latest big MSM Meme from Iraq is "Fallujah = My Lai." This is a minor story that's being blown up by the MSM in the wake of the failure of their previous anti-Pentagon Memes du Jour:

1) "Fallujah = Stalingrad." That floundered when it became obvious that we won the battle decisively.

2) Then the MSM tried "Ha-ha! Zarqawi Got Away", which also fizzled when it became clear we would carry the fight to Mosul.

3) Now we have the My Lai meme, which will last another few media cycles and in turn be replaced by

4) "Iraqi Elections Won't Occur on Time", to be replaced by

5) "Iraqi Elections Are Illegitimate", to be replaced by

6) "Sistani and Shi'a Are Disenfranchising the Sunnis", to be replaced by

7) "What About The Palestinians?" to be replaced by

8) "Free Mumia", to be replaced by...

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