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[Michael Czeiszperger <michael AT czeiszperger.org>]

On Jul 29, 2004, at 1:45 AM, Tanner Lovelace wrote:

>   "I didn't think it was anything except a lot of liberal extremism," 
> Mr.
>   Oberweis said. As long as the Republicans choose a candidate soon, 
> Mr.
>   Oberweis said, a legitimate fight is still possible."

There has been a well coordinated effort to give "liberal" the same 
connotations as "communist", so its no surprise that any candidate from 
the Democratic Party is labeled as such, no matter what the reality of 
their actual views.

I don't know if any of you read the NYT this past Sunday, but there was 
a really interesting article about how conservative "think tanks" and 
pundits coordinate with the Republican Party on a daily basis with 
talking points in order to have a unified message presented in all 
media. (As well as a lot of other tactics.)  Most of the article was 
about attempts to duplicate this effort on the Democratic side.

Its sad that the "news" has been converted from reporters getting a 
story, which takes knowledge, time, and effort, to nothing more than 
daily interviews with outside "experts" who are nothing more than paid 
shills working for one agenda or another. At least there are sites like 
http://mediamatters.org watching Fox News, but its not a substitute for 
reporting actual facts on a news show.

I wish there was a link to the article still on the site, but 
unfortunately it was a very long piece in the magazine, and the link 
appears to be gone :-(

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michael at czeiszperger dot org
Chapel Hill, NC