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To: lurqer who wrote (39579)	3/16/2004 7:33:48 AM
From: Crocodile	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 89467

The so-called Video News Release or VNR - sent to TV stations across the country, uses actors to portray journalists and report on the benefits of the plan. "This is the government putting out propaganda and trying to make it look like a news report, look like valid independent news. And that's very disturbing role for the government to play,'' says Lary Noble, with the Center For Responsive Politics. Faked reporters Faked aircraft carrier entrances Faked Christmas turkeys Faked WMD Looks to me like Bush's PR department has gotten just a little too creative when it comes to *Manufacturing Consent*