Conservatives across the US have turned their eyes on the news coverage of the war and occupation of Iraq.
Conservatives across the country decry news coverage of the war as relentlessly and unfairly negative. Last week Brent Bozell, a conservative activist, launched a $2.8 million advertising and talk-radio campaign to discredit the "liberal news media. (Knight Ridder Newspapers
It´s good to see that they spend their money on something that will improve society. That´s why we all are interested in politics, is it not?
Kevin Drum at the Washington Monthly got a comment on this.
Of course, it's just one small cog in the conservative program to discredit anyone with enough independent expertise to pose a threat to conservative ideology. Scientists? They manipulate the evidence to favor their liberal agenda. University professors who have actually studied an area deeply? Just a bunch of wild-eyed socialists. Reporters? Enough said....
Conservatives who don't like the message these days either shoot the messenger or else hire their own more compliant messenger. It doesn't change the facts, mind you, but for a short while it makes them feel better.
Kevin Drums post is worth a good reading. Get over there and get to it.
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