The stunning complicity of journalists in spreading the propaganda of our political and economic ruling elites

glenn is not to be subdued by the torpor of the holidays... perhaps that's because it's now summer in rio and the temps are hovering daily in the mid-80's... however, i'm glad he's on the job altho' i do occasionally get concerned about his blood pressure...

[W]hat always strikes me is how indistinguishable -- identical -- are the political figures and the journalists. There's just no difference in how they think, what their values and priorities are, how completely they've ingested and how eagerly they recite the same ... script.

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It's not news that establishment journalists identify with, are merged into, serve as spokespeople for, the political class: that's what makes them establishment journalists. But even knowing that, it's just amazing, to me at least, ... [that t]hey don't even bother any longer with the pretense that they're distinct or play different assigned roles

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What an astounding feat to train a nation's journalist class to despise above all else those who shine a light on what the most powerful factions do in the dark and who expose their corruption and deceit, and to have journalists -- of all people -- lead the way in calling for the head of anyone who exposes the secrets of the powerful. Most ruling classes -- from all eras and all cultures -- could only fantasize about having a journalist class that thinks that way, but most political leaders would have to dismiss that fantasy as too extreme, too implausible, to pursue. After all, how could you ever get journalists -- of all people -- to loathe those who bring about transparency and disclosure of secrets? But, with a few noble exceptions, that's exactly the journalist class we have.

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Bob Woodward has become a very rich man by writing book after book filled with classified information about America's wars which his sources were not authorized to give him.

nonetheless...

They're all petrified to speak ill of Bob Woodward because he's a revered spokesman of the royal court to which they devote their full loyalty.

the above excerpts are taken from his post today describing a cnn interview last night which can be seen in full in the clip below...

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