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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: PartyTime who wrote (4619)	3/1/2004 4:48:01 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

Oops sorry! My mistake forgot which thread I was on! GO ANYBODY BUT BUSH!

To: PartyTime who wrote (4619)	3/1/2004 4:51:54 PM
From: shadowman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

Sorry PT. I'll quit while I'm ahead.<gg>

To: PartyTime who wrote (4619)	3/1/2004 5:06:56 PM
From: Raymond Duray	Respond to of 173976

NEW BOOK ON THIS TOPIC: "Fraud: The Strategy Behind the Bush Lies and Why the Media Didn't Tell You." by Paul Waldman tinyurl.com Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly Building on tenets laid out in The Press Effect, which he coauthored with Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Waldman deconstructs Bush's image as plainspoken, compassionate Dubya and accuses the media of failing to properly scrutinize the values of his presidency. Bush's inarticulateness misleads a gullible public into perceiving the president as a "real," ordinary American, Waldman argues, contending that Bush's administration actually serves a business elite rather than the average American. Meticulously combing through footnoted sources, Waldman carves an alternative portrait of a privileged and ruthless Bush who was gleeful over executions as Texas's governor, guilty of Enron-style business practices and contemptuous of the protective role of government. American journalists, in Waldman's view, are either muzzled or lack the policy expertise and research strengths to expose Bush effectively; as a result, the public is woefully confused. Waldman goes on to demythologize the so-called liberal bias of the media, comparing journalists' past persecution of Clinton with the relative mildness of present-day critiques of Bush. In his breakdown of Bush's tax policies and of the Republican Party's dominance by ultraconservative Southerners, Waldman is particularly strident. An assembly of sources and facts and a useful guide to right-wing rhetoric makes this handbook of anti-Bush ammunition-complete with an appendix that provides a "Guide to Key Lies and Misdirections-useful to partisans along with other Bush critiques by David Corn, Eric Alterman and Mark Green. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. About the Author Paul Waldman is a rising star in the world of political commentary. Formerly the associate director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, he is currently the executive editor of The Gadflyer, an Internet magazine about politics launched in January 2004. In late 2002, Waldman published The Press Effect: Politicians, Journalists and the Stories That Shape the Political World, coauthored with Kathleen Hall Jamieson. Publishers Weekly called The Press Effect "fascinating, well documented and... read more Book Description In Fraud, leading political and media analyst Paul Waldman exposes the truth behind the rise of George W. Bush. What is revealed is more shocking than just a pattern of lies and incompetence. It is the story of how a clever political machine built a high-stakes game of deception, a policy of lies to capture the highest office in the free world, a fraud that continues to this day. How to Build a Fraud: Portray son of one of America’s most influential families as down-home Texan Berate media as "liberal" until they stop asking tough questions Take advantage of reporters’ tendency to not check the facts Mask reactionary policies in compassionate words and pictures Push false stories from right-wing media into mainstream media Extol the virtues of workers while systematically pushing an anti-labor agenda Propose a series of tax cuts aimed at the wealthy, but sell them as a boon to ordinary Americans Disguise destructive initiatives with friendly sounding names Befriend media with "genuine guy" routine Keep the public from accessing information Maintain message discipline at all times Question patriotism of anyone who disagrees Repeat above until it all seems true At some point, George W. Bush took a good long look at who he was and what he wanted for the country and decided that the American people would never buy it if he gave it to them straight. So Bush and his political machine made their decision: the American people would have to be lied to. They would construct a persona that would be everything Bush was not. They would take the same reactionary agenda and cloak it in comforting catchphrases and pleasing visuals, presenting to the public a false image of sympathy. And they would repeat this message endlessly. The power of the fraud lies in the ability of the Bush machine to manipulate the press, and thereby avoid having the truth exposed. Waldman’s findings reveal an astonishing record of how the nation’s media has not only given Bush a pass again and again, but have failed to follow up on even the most openly dishonest parts of the Bush agenda. For all Americans who have been uneasy about the honesty of the Bush administration, but unsure what it means or how far it goes, Fraud is a shocking wake-up call.

To: PartyTime who wrote (4619)	3/1/2004 6:40:41 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Respond to of 173976

I strongly recommend that everyone who posts here, before they begin typing, consider the quality of what it is that's being presented. Thanks so much! Message 19865093 You didn't like that? Dang. you're hard to please!

To: PartyTime who wrote (4619)	3/1/2004 6:57:47 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 173976

May I be so bold as to point out that the entire thesis of the thread is rather stupid? First, if the debate is among your side of the house, that'd fine; no problem. I can point to examples, although I suspect you would rather I don't; you know I'm right. It's only when the opposition gets involved that you get upset. Secondly, you picked a thread centered on the most controversial topic of the day- -and expect no debate. This is like laying out a piece of ripe meat and expecting no flies. Now you really have 2 choices: put up with what you get or ban those who won't play by your rules (myself included, obviously). If you start banning, you MIGHT get lucky and get a thread like NOTES used to be. Maybe. You're going to have a lot of banning to do. I, and I suspect Bill, will see to that. OTOH, you may also end up with the most boring "I agree" thread on the site that dies of its own boredom. THAT has certainly happened often enough. Your choice.