<<...When was the last time a Bush administration official took any blame for anything? Iraq? Missing Osama? Katrina? Abu Graib? 911? Outing Plame? Swiftboating Kerry?
What is sad is not just that Brownie is on TV saying where the fault lies higher up -- its sad that few in the media have done a careful analysis showing the incompetence, in detail, of DHS and its administrators prefering instead to just have Brownie there, a proven incompetent, spouting what he sees as real. Its sad that Congress has done nothing to pressure DHS into fixing its problems, and its sad that Bush fired no one except Brownie and today is having dinner in New Orleans around the rubble saying what great progress is being made. Its the Iraq line all over again -'progress is being made in spite of what you see with your own eyes, just trust me'. And the news media is reporting it verbatim without more than a side note that its still messy down there. Edward R. Murrow is rolling in his grave.
I don't blame the news media totally, but when the truth is not reported, widely, people do not hear the truth and do not contact their representatives to let them know they want it fixed. People need to know the truth to pressure their public servants into action. The media needs to keep the public informed about what is the truth and what is not, and not letting our public servants get away with any lie or stretching of the truth.
For example, today Rumsfeld is defending our presense in Iraq as necessary to fight a new fascism akin to the fascists of WW2 Europe. Will any reporter tell him or the public that the REASON for the war has NO bearing on HOW it is fought? Rummy is deflecting valid criticism of how this war is being fought by insinuating that those who criticize the Iraq war do not want to fight fascism. This is just plain wrong but I do not expect to hear any in the media point out that Rummy is deflecting the issue. His words will be reported and that will be it. Fox News analysts will declare he is totally correct. CNN will show the video of his speach with little or no analysis except through talking heads. Only the few who analyze it themselves will be upset and we will just continue on this dark path in our history. It's depressing...>>
blog.washingtonpost.com |
