Thursday, April 24, 2008

Legless, Much Like a Worm (Re: Military Industrial Media Complex)

Scooter commented on two reasons there would be no legs to the NYT story about military analyst taking direction from the Pentagon on what to say and taking money from defense contractors, while pretending to present independent expert opinions all over the media:

1) Too late in the Bush Admin. (I might have to revise this if McC wins though his statements on Gitmo and "torture" might insulate him) and 2) attributes too much cred to the Idiot King.

There's yet another big reason:  complicity/responsibility of the media itself.  A post on Kos mentions this reason and sums up the amount of coverage the story has gotten thusly:

[L]et's follow-up with a look at the coverage this propaganda for profit scandal has received.
Questions by the White House press corps: None
Frontpage coverage in major newspapers: None
Discussion on T.V. talk shows: None
Questions to Defense Secretary Gates: One

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