I only caught pieces of Amanpour’s performance on Sunday morning. One of the topics was the Murdoch scandal. What I found astounding was an offshoot question of the Murdoch scandal, about 6:45 into the clip. The discussion was the coziness of lawmakers with Murdoch, for fear of his media backlash or reprisals. Amanpour then began asking about the close relationship between the media and the lawmakers here in America…
…She asked about Fox News and how they had such a supportive relationship with Republicans in this country.
I kid you not.
Not a word about how the mainstream media failed to vet the President and continues to cover up his failings, and who, indeed failed to properly vet his candidacy. All this while Republican candidates – especially Sarah Palin – have their private lives exposed in painful detail to the public, and even while things are made up about them.
Which brings me to this piece in American Thinker. The author, Rob Cunningham, thinks everyone should see the Sarah Palin documentary, even if you don’t particularly care for her:
This film brilliantly serves as a modern-day case study, and clearly illustrates how our agenda-driven news media, entertainment industry and political power brokers brazenly operate, in plain view and with cold-blooded intentionality, in a tireless attempt to destroy a very decent fellow citizen. When presented with basic facts, Americans will recoil in disgust.
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This movie delivers a liberating education and razor sharp awareness of the methods used both by the media and establishment politicians from the left and the right. It will awaken the senses for those previously unconvinced of exactly how the modern day “progressive” movement comfortably uses lies, ridicule, false narratives and intellectual laziness to mislead their audiences. This movie delivers a massive body blow to the media, it dilutes the effectiveness of liberal scare tactics and will vaccinate millions against infection from traditional “news” reporting. By powerfully highlighting the media’s methods of distortion, one of the most powerful weapons used against all conservatives, is damaged.
He calls us to action, those of us who are disgusted with the media bias:
If, as members of the modern grass roots movement, we individually or collectively fail to mount an informed and honorable public defense of one of our generation’s most influential, ethical and popular figures, then I submit we are surrendered our courage. What message are we communicating to our neighbors and children if we stand by in silence as one of our most courageous, honorable and accomplished leader receives regular virtual stonings from our friends, family and media?
I hadn’t planned on going to see the film, but I might just do it. I may buy a ticket for someone I know. It couldn’t hurt to have the media pantsed in the public square.
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