Act For Change launching war on MSM re: Colbert Blackout...

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ACTFORCHANGE ACTIVISM UPDATE: May 5, 2006

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Mainstream Media -- Why the Blackout on Stephen Colbert?

Last week at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner,
comedian Stephen Colbert delivered a scathing satirical commentary on
the Bush Administration -- right in front of President Bush himself.
But unless you get your news from online sources such as the blogs,
you probably didn't even hear about it.

If you haven't already watched his performance, watch it online now.
Click here:
http://act.actforchange.com/cgi-bin7/DM/y/emtd0LB41G0TD50BFy10Ef
A transcript can be found here:
http://act.actforchange.com/cgi-bin7/DM/y/emtd0LB41G0TD50BFy20Eg

It's ironic that at the annual gathering of this nation's elite
journalists, the only one with the courage to tell the honest truth
was a comedian. It sure speaks volumes to the media's failure to ask
the Bush administration hard questions and hold it accountable.

Tell the mainstream media to do their jobs and act as watchdogs, not
lapdogs, of the Bush administration. Click here:
http://act.actforchange.com/cgi-bin7/DM/y/emtd0LB41G0TD50BFy30Eh

Let's go ahead and ask America's major media outlets -- why the
silence on Colbert? Were you uncomfortable with his courage in
pointing out that you have not really been carrying out the
independent watchdog role upon which our democracy depends?

Tell the corporate media: honest and much-needed criticism of this
administration shouldn't be left to the comedians. Click here:
http://act.actforchange.com/cgi-bin7/DM/y/emtd0LB41G0TD50BFy30Eh


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