It's phenomenal how the Republicans have, with such ease, turned the attack by Afghan natives, into a passive attack by the "Saddam regime". Perhaps it is more phenomenal, and maybe even a bit frightening, how the right wing of the media (and sadly even non-right wing outlets) are so content to withdraw from comment and allow nonsense to run rampant. They sit back and, assumably bitch personally, while refraining from using their political pull and (inter)national media attention to clear up misinformation and expose these lies and improper actions for what they are; personal gain.
How sad that a country built on a hope for freedom and truth is so easily dismantled by a few monkeys in suits with lapel pins and a group of "reporters" without the principle to stand up and speak out against action founded on personal agenda.
Perhaps the positive for the focus to be shifted to is the fact that there still are media outlets willing to do the right thing. Willing to do the honest thing. It's a relief to see people like Keith Olbermann, Dan Abrams, and Cenk Uygar representing those without a public voice who cannot stand the shrew and dishonest politics of the Bush administration and those who grovel at their feet.
EDIT: Link here for video of Olbermann mentioning The Young Turks: http://youtube.
com/watch?v=yb4I-NNR0kM
2:19 into the video!
posted by Avi 
