"Reasoned discussion is not on the table" and we need to hold the media accountable
i am long overdue putting up at least part of peter daou's excellent analysis of the role of the media in spreading hate and why we should be attacking THEM and not the hate-mongers themselves...
i have to add, however, that implicit permission for this outpouring of hate is directly linked to karl rove and the talking points he manufactures at a breakneck pace... yes, the media are accountable but they are taking their cues from their handlers... Submit To Propeller
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"This race to the bottom by the establishment media leaves the progressive netroots in a quandary: if the only thing these so-called 'journalists' want is to create an uproar, how do we respond? Some bloggers advocate ignoring slime-traffickers like Coulter and Glenn Beck, others attack them for the scum they peddle. My preferred tactic is to excoriate the media outlet that gives them a forum - it may play into their need for attention, but I think it's imperative for us to create a public record of these media transgressions...
One thing is for sure: responding to Coulter's assertions is pointless. When she speaks the unspeakable about the 9/11 widows ("I have never seen people enjoying their husbands’ death so much") and when Glenn Beck does the same (calling hurricane survivors in New Orleans "scumbags" and saying he "hates" 9-11 families), reasoned discussion is not on the table."
i have to add, however, that implicit permission for this outpouring of hate is directly linked to karl rove and the talking points he manufactures at a breakneck pace... yes, the media are accountable but they are taking their cues from their handlers... Submit To Propeller
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posted by profmarcus at
6/16/2006
