The MSM Can't Recognize Truth, Critics Assert

Michael Gordon and Jim Rutenberg headline today's New York Times with the title "Bush Distorts Qaeda Links, Critics Assert." Why the Hell do they add "critics assert" to the end of a headline that is true without the clause? The weaselly-snivelly main stream press has been credited for finally getting a backbone long after most Americans figured out that the Bush administration is 100% spin and 0% reality. Supposedly, the press has become critical of the administration. Yet the MSM still can't call a spade a spade.

And it's not just about the administration. Bible-thumper, family values advocate, and Senator David Vitter (R-State of Hypocrisy) admitted to having sinned when challenged about his contacts with the DC madam, and yet the press can only describe him as allegedly having an encounter with a prostitute. The encounter is not alleged (though the prostitute may be - that's in court). Correctly stated, Vitter had an affair with an alleged prostitute. And try this dozy. When Kurt Waldheim died recently, the MSM reported that he "associated with Nazis." While it's true that Waldheim associated with Nazis, it would be more accurate to report that he was a Nazi.

And this goes beyond words.

The students I teach are desperate for strait talk. Indeed, Americans are desperate for straight talk. It is why John McCain's 2000 campaign took off until Karl Rove got out his sledgehammer of misinformation. It is why Vermonters happily elected a socialist to the U.S. Senate. And it is why the MSM is dieing.