Will the Media roll out the carpet for Rep. Jan Schakowsky too?
Our media has given up their air time to all the war supporters this month including a huge chunk to Brian Baird. He's been mentioned in almost every segment on the upcoming Petraeus White House report. However, Rep. Jan Schakowsky went to Iraq and came away with a much different response:
The lack of political progress among Iraq’s rival factions and Petraeus’s estimate of the time needed to stabilize the nation left Schakowsky all the more convinced that Democrats must force Bush to begin bringing troops home.
But the military presentations left her stunned. Schakowsky said she jotted down Petraeus’s words in a small white notebook she had brought along to record her impressions. Her neat, looping handwriting filled page after page, and she flipped through to find the Petraeus section. ” ‘We will be in Iraq in some way for nine to 10 years,’ ” Schakowsky read carefully. She had added her own translation: “Keep the train running for a few months, and then stretch it out. Just enough progress to justify more time.”
“I felt that was a stretch and really part of a PR strategy — just like the PR strategy that initially led up to the war in the first place,” Schakowsky said.
Pachacutec asks: "Anyone want to guess how many CNN and talking head appearances Rep. Schakowsky will get over the next week?"
My answer: None! I call out the media to book her on your shows this week if you have any decency. Our Democratic leaders have been missing in action during August which has given the White House a chance to roll out their PR machine very effectively and that's troubling. Please:
"Go give Darcy $5, please, to combat the zombie stupid permeating the DC water supply."
We're trying to raise her some Bush cash....As Duncan says, “Consider the fun if the headline in the Seattle Times on Monday is ‘Burner Raises $100K On Bush Visit to Rival Reichert.’”
"... the upcoming
PetraeusWhite House report ..."Perfect way to describe the upcoming pro-surge propaganda. Love it.
Our media has given up their air time to all the war supporters this month.....
Does it not seem most of our politicians support this war? Hillary does. Obama does and also wants to bomb Pakistan militarily to seek out binLaden. All the talking head Dems and Republicans in the media don't call for immediate withdrawal, but timelines and certain goals the Iraqi government has to step up to the plate and meet. After all according to the D's and R's in Washington it is the Iraqi government's fault for all the violence you know. They should have known we were invading staying and planning to ransack their nation.
When is the liberal media going to start treating the discrimination towards liberals as an official policy and stop grousing about it? It just is.
Uh...what happened to the Kieth Olberman thread?
ALL (nearly) politicians support this war. They are beholden to the Military Industries that helped them get elected. EVERY state has a stake in defense contracts.
I didn't see any Keith Olberman thread did you?
Curtilingus @ 6:
JOHN QUIT MESSIN' WITH MY HEAD! And for some reason my local NBC station isn't showing Keith.
What is it about August and MIA Democratic leaders? I seem to recall that Kerry was nowhere to be found three years ago this month, while the Swift Boat Liars were in full cry.
Rep. Schakowsky will get one gig: Countdown. Maybe CNN, on a good day, but only if Baird is out rearranging his sock drawer.
Any students of history here. A good parallel here is the behavior of the German High Command at the conclusion of the first world war. With their fronts in a state of imminent collapse they got the civilian government to take the fall for the surrender. This lead to the creation of the Stab in the Back myth that the fascists and Nazis used with such stunning effect. All Petraeus has to do is keep the war going until a Democratic President is sitting in the Whitehouse and the troops are withdrawn. Then we'll hear all about how they could have won if they weren't betrayed. This will be the Republican's strategy for regaining the Whitehouse. Quite frankly, I think this is why the Democrats are reluctant to let any action of theirs being perceived as less than wholehearted support for the troops and, hence, the war.
I could see if he had said 9 to 10 minutes, like he'd jsut stopped off at the bathroom, but doesn't his just sound like what we've pretty much known the whole time? Petreus is merely a puppet doing what he's trained to do. Stall. Bait and switch. Instruct Iraqi police and miliray how to safely squat with their guns. Fill out a report that is written in pencil so it can be manipulated to fit the policy.
This will be known as the DumbingDown Street memo.
Iraqi leaders sign unity accord
Iraqi Shia, Sunni and Kurdish leaders have signed a reconciliation deal, Prime Minister Nouri Maliki says.
The accord was the second step towards rebuilding Iraq's political process, Mr Maliki said, after four Kurdish and Shia parties formed a new alliance.
A committee formed by the parties had "accomplished some solutions", he said.
Issues under discussion include holding provincial elections and easing a ban on former Baath party members in the civil service and military.
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The news conference seems intended more give a sense of movement than to convey the substance of significant agreement, our correspondent adds.
The deal has been pushed by the US as a key step on the path to national reconciliation in Iraq.
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Earlier on Sunday, Mr Maliki hit back at senior US politicians who have called for him to be removed from office, singling out senators Hillary Clinton and Carl Levin.
He said the Democratic senators were acting as if Iraq was "their property" and that they should "come to their senses" and "respect democracy".
read the whole article:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6964933.stm
The media only likes Democrats that are beltway dinner party friendly aka parrot whatever the prez says. Jan won't get any bookings by the Pravdans
We can expect for them to continue playing with our media through the 2008 election, when even they will also know their fate.
These current media freaks, know that their time is also running out. Who in the hell will want to listen to the crap they are shoving at us when we really do have a clear majority?
There will be no republicans left to defend and Bushes ass will hopefully be somewhere in jail.
War is good for military careers. Peace time generals rarely make it into the history books. A tour in a war zone is a pathway to advancement for officers. It's also important for enlisted careers. The Marine Corps has recently advised Marines who have found some way miss duty in Iraq to make sure that they get a tour in if they expect to be promoted. There are probably elements in the military who aren't in a hurry to get this war over with.
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Should it surprise anyone that the Corporate Media ( aka " The Military Industrial Complex ) finds all kinds of people that support the war,even such " critics " as O' Hanlon and Pollack ?
I rather fancy the idea of subliminal mind control conducted through the pervasive cell phone towers surrounding the DC area.
General Be-tray-us indeed, how karmically correct it all is.
"Will the Media roll out the carpet for Rep. Jan Schakowsky too?"
Great post,John,but as we all know: The media IS the fucking problem.We need to picket the media,boycott the crap they`re trying to sell,write to the sponsors, and learn how to live with less till we bring these guys home.
After seeing the gauche propaganda thing on Hardball w/ Ari "WATCH WHAT YOU SAY," Fleischer,I turned off my computer and thought about throwing out the window,but I just left it off for a while.I was a bit encouraged as it looked like Mike asked some good questions,but he didn`t follow up.Fleisher answered nothing.He is a traitor with contacts who loves war cause he`s making a lot of money from it,and that`s why he lies his ass off.
Jan Schakowsky can get some press if she comes to Washington the week of Sept.,22-29 and hangs out on the mall with the rest of us.
One of the really great things about the Hardball clip is that at the 1:15 min. mark on the clip the graphic under Fleischer reads: ARI FLEISCHER
FREEDOM`SWATCH I love it.FREEDOM SWATCHZDIKA
Now what the hell is a freedom swatch? Once again,the "wrong Right" is exposed for what it really believes in--a $watch of freedom.
Please help the term the "wrong Right" to catch on.My wife doesn`t get it.Help I`m rambling.Never mind the "wrong Right."I`ll shut up now.Peace.
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