Did the media "disappear" Dr. Dean? Globe and Mail...Salutin

[madfloridian]

http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.2004020... /

SNIP...."Has anybody else noticed the disappearance of Howard Dean from U.S. presidential politics? Maybe someone caught it on a surveillance camera in a mall. The figures who hustled him away were wearing media badges.

Why did they have to get him out of there? Because he was being disruptive. Not wrong exactly, but too loud, spoke out of turn, the sorts of things one doesn't say in mainstream politics. The equivalent of belching or farting in public. The media are the ushers and security guards of politics. They maintain decorum.

For example: Howard Dean said the Bush government "capitalized on domestic fears of terrorism for political gain." Wow. That suggests it manipulated 9/11 for the sake of its own agenda. Millions of Americans may believe this (consider the huge sales of Michael Moore's books) and Bush officials such as Paul Wolfowitz did yearn publicly for "some catastrophic and catalyzing event, like a new Pearl Harbour." But the charge is still taboo in mainstream discourse. It makes almost all that was said and done since 9/11, including po-faced media coverage of the noble ideals behind the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, sleazily suspect......"

[Desertrose]

1. the news media doesn't report news..it creates it....

and by the way...welcome to the "hey, those %$#@*'s disappeared my candidate club".....

Sure sucks don't it?

Peace
DR

[donsu]

2. I think Dean should fight even harder - scream even louder

give the bushgang fits, get everybody stirred up

- the voting machines are still being rigged. -

[Desertrose]

3. look at what Dennis says...they don't report him

and they won't report Dean if they don't want to.....
sure does suck!, doesn't it.....

our media is such a joke.....

Peace
DR

[HereSince1628]

6. Dean doesn't need to fight harder...his supporters need to vote

Dean, at least up to a week and a half ago was fighting plenty hard.
But his supporters never showed up.

Now its on Wisconsin Dean supporters to save the day. I am sure the Iron Brigade will give it a try. I hope it isn't Pickett's Charge.

[Fleshdancer]

4. I think things really started to take a turn for the worse when...

Dean vowed to "break up giant media enterprises" on Hardball.

[Logansquare]

5. Yes, I thought "Uh-oh" when he said that

It really saddens me that they can just shut everyone but the front runner out.

[cprise]

7. That about says it

And what's more, Dean's ad money did not have that lovely corporate scent. It came from the great unwashed.

You can buy ads, but not editorial neutrality.