I NOW PRONOUNCE THIS THREAD DEFUNCT ... George W. Bush's daddy's connections no longer seem to hold weight--though they were strong enough to make "W" president. We all suffer the consequence and the media, to some extent, has matured from its mistakes.
HISTORICAL PAST NOTES & RERENCES:
INTERESTING AND/OR TROUBLING THOUGHTS:
**** Germany wouldn't let Bush do a "scripted" event:
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**** >>>One of the White House Correspondents said the weather in Belgium was terrible today and that is what held down the size of the crowd which came to see junior. What the correspondent didn't mention was that three times the number of people expected turned out for the protest against him.<<<
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**** >>>Public relations contracts with the federal government skyrocketed from $39 million to $88.2 million last year.
--Report by Democratic staff of the House Government Reform Committee.<<<
BUSH's BARELY REPORTED PODIUM CHEATS:
salon.com
bushwired.blogspot.com
crooksandliars.com
motherjones.com
fair.org
motherjones.com
philbrittin.com
canofun.com
popsci.com
worldtrans.org
nyc.indymedia.org
EXTRA, EXTRA--READ ALL ABOUT IT (Press & Blogs):
commondreams.org
broadcastingcable.com
editorandpublisher.com
web.archive.org*/http://gopusa.com
seattlepi.nwsource.com
alternet.org
Message 21122966
villagevoice.com
(Compendium of reporting published here up to 3/4/05)
Message 21128338
(Compendium of reporting published here up to 2/24/05)
Message 21076761
HIGH BAR FOR PROPAGANDA:
Message 21107515
billmon.org
Message 21063104
Message 21067874
dailykos.com
calvin.edu
Message 21071074
STINKY JOURNALISM AWARDS (dating back to 1994):
fair.org
OLDIES BUT GOODIES:
observer.guardian.co.uk
fair.org
fair.org
FOXNEWS WATCHERS:
newshounds.us
billmon.org
outfoxed.org
mediamatters.org
mediamatters.org
WATCHDOGS:
crooksandliars.com
wmdthefilm.com
truthout.org
corporations.org
mediatransparency.org
fair.org
fair.org
informationclearinghouse.info
stateofthenewsmedia.org
corporatecrimereporter.com
utexas.edu
(Relative to Iraq War)
Message 21063062
(Relative to 9/11)
[9/11 Issues (Questions)]
hugequestions.com
reopen911.org
tms.org
911citizenswatch.org
serendipity.li
911citizenswatch.org
911citizenswatch.org
MEDIA FAILURES:
Message 21064167
Message 21062955
thenation.com
MONEY AND THE US MEDIA:
thenation.com
REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS & INVESTIGATORS OF CORRUPTION:
rsf.org
transparency.org
MEDIA BLOGS(there are now so many, but I'll list ones pertinent to this subject, as they come up):
209.11.49.220
juancole.com
gregpalast.com
capitolhillblue.com
buzzmachine.com
mediamatters.org
dailykos.com
rigorousintuition.blogspot.com
seetheforest.blogspot.com
politicalstrategy.org
thinkprogress.org
theleftcoaster.com
slashdot.org
watchingthewatchers.org
unknownnews.net
digbysblog.blogspot.com
prorev.com
webdems.blogspot.com
latte.blogs.com
GREAT INTERNET SEARCH TOOLS:
archive.org
writ.news.findlaw.com
www.archive.org
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