For New York Times readers, the big news on September 12th this year was the Chicago teacher's strike (click image for larger version...)
Near the middle of the front page - just above the fold - they were treated to an exposé of Mitt Romney's college years (he didn't protest Vietnam!!!!). Those who actually unfolded a copy might have noticed something in the lower left corner of the front page about "Anti-American anger" erupting somewhere or other. A thumbnail image was captioned
Protesters, at right, angry over a video denouncing Islam attacked the United States Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, killing a State Department officer.
Any reader wanting details could turn to page 4.
By the time they were reading it, President Obama was jetting off to Vegas for a campaign fundraiser. Of course, the Benghazi incident couldn't really stay on page four. In fact, by the 13th, intrepid reporters at CBS had spent hours investigating the story, and were already 'raising questions' - like the one in their big headline that day ...
IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE REPORTERS ACTUALLY REPORTED EVENTS AS THEY HAPPENED INSTEAD OF FASHIONING EVERY WORD TO SUPPORT THEIR POLITICAL AGENDA...AT SOME POINT IN HISTORY WE DID HAVE AN OBJECTIVE MEDIA...SADLY THAT IS NOT THE CASE TODAY...
THIS, HOWEVER, GOES BEYOND THE PALE....FOUR AMERICAN LIVES WERE LOST IN AN OUTRIGHT ATTACK ON OUR EMBASSY...AN ATTACK THAT WAS PLANNED AND CARRIED OUT ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.
MOST OF US, WHEN HEARING ABOUT IT, CONNECTED THE DOTS...YET THE SO-CALLED 'MEDIA' WENT INTO OVERTIME TO SPIN...LIE...COVER UP...ANYTHING TO PROTECT 'THE ONE'...THEIR MESSIAH.
INSTEAD OF ATTEMPTING TO DO RIGHT BY THE LIVES THAT WERE LOST...THEY CARRIED THE LIE ABOUT THE UNSEEN VIDEO.
INSTEAD OF TRYING TO GET TO THE TRUTH...THEY DID DAMAGE CONTROL.
DR
THIS, HOWEVER, GOES BEYOND THE PALE....FOUR AMERICAN LIVES WERE LOST IN AN OUTRIGHT ATTACK ON OUR EMBASSY...AN ATTACK THAT WAS PLANNED AND CARRIED OUT ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.
MOST OF US, WHEN HEARING ABOUT IT, CONNECTED THE DOTS...YET THE SO-CALLED 'MEDIA' WENT INTO OVERTIME TO SPIN...LIE...COVER UP...ANYTHING TO PROTECT 'THE ONE'...THEIR MESSIAH.
INSTEAD OF ATTEMPTING TO DO RIGHT BY THE LIVES THAT WERE LOST...THEY CARRIED THE LIE ABOUT THE UNSEEN VIDEO.
INSTEAD OF TRYING TO GET TO THE TRUTH...THEY DID DAMAGE CONTROL.
DR
