Why Are Many Progressives Willing To Believe That Major News Events...

[arwalden]

... are "manufactured" by Rove as some sort of "distraction" so that other more important news stories are "ignored" by the press. (And by "more important", that usually means stories that are critical of Bush, or which are embarrassing to Bush and/or Republicans in general.)

Whether it's an earthquake, or flood, or some headline-grabbing celebrity news story, there are many progressives who predictably complain that the "MSM" is taking Rove's bait so that something else goes un- or under-reported.

Does any rational person honestly believe that Rove is THAT powerful? (Remember the folks who were convinced that the Christmas tsunami was intentionally caused by a nuclear explosion at the underwater fault?)

And now, with the Jon-Benet Ramsey murder arrest we're ALSO supposed to believe that this a masterful Rovian-decoy? -- Good grief! Give me a break!

News happens... they can't ALL be stories that put Bush in a negative light. It's not a big plot. Get real! Learn to cope.

Frankly, I think it makes progressives look like unthinking, gullible, and paranoid idiots. Grow up already!

Okay, that's all I had to say. Thank you for reading my rant. :hi:

(Flame away if you must... but you know I'm right.)