Chronic Manipulation Of The Truth
Let's face it folks. It doesn't matter what the subject is, Iraq, Iran, health care, stem cells, energy ... or media ownership. The Bush Administration is simply incapable of telling the truth. The very core of their being compels them to hide the truth, propagate lies and work for their own, not the public's, interest. From C&L:
" So Former Chairman Michael Powell commissions a study to prove that allowing corporations to own multiple stations in regions doesn’t actually hurt the public’s interest in quality or quantity of local news information and the study shows the exact opposite: local media ownership DOES give the consumer greater and more relevant local news.
What’s a Bush appointee to do?
Bury the report in a drawer and order all the work product to be destroyed–destroyed, not shoved in a vault, not filed in some "mislabeled" folder to be shuffled in some bureaucratic hell. Then go ahead and approve more corporation ownership of local stations, thereby working against the public interest ..."
Let's face it folks. It doesn't matter what the subject is, Iraq, Iran, health care, stem cells, energy ... or media ownership. The Bush Administration is simply incapable of telling the truth. The very core of their being compels them to hide the truth, propagate lies and work for their own, not the public's, interest. From C&L:
" So Former Chairman Michael Powell commissions a study to prove that allowing corporations to own multiple stations in regions doesn’t actually hurt the public’s interest in quality or quantity of local news information and the study shows the exact opposite: local media ownership DOES give the consumer greater and more relevant local news.
What’s a Bush appointee to do?
Bury the report in a drawer and order all the work product to be destroyed–destroyed, not shoved in a vault, not filed in some "mislabeled" folder to be shuffled in some bureaucratic hell. Then go ahead and approve more corporation ownership of local stations, thereby working against the public interest ..."