tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147000415127454560.post1056211370389470258..comments2023-12-09T12:13:00.212-08:00Comments on AOL Journals 1st Old Hickory's Weblog: The Bush dynasty's notion of press freedomBruce Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05022449143502020665noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147000415127454560.post-22212134423600348732005-09-13T21:00:00.000-07:002005-09-13T21:00:00.000-07:00The press accepts these limits and censors itself....The press accepts these limits and censors itself. The sad fact is that the press is as incompetent and compromised as FEMA.<br><br>We have third-world institutions, led by unqualified hacks, accountable to no one.<br><br>And a citizenry that is so poorly educated, so poorly informed, so lazy, disinterested and self-centered, that they have not even noticed.<br><br>Somethin' gotta change -- soon.<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147000415127454560.post-57873861476277661342005-09-14T12:04:00.000-07:002005-09-14T12:04:00.000-07:00The press did stand up for themselves on this one ...The press did stand up for themselves on this one to some extent. CNN went to court to prevent the military from blocking access to the New Orleans cleanup.<br><br>But they have been far, far too willing to go along with Bush's Potemkin events and accept absurd restrictions in other areas. They've been congratulating themselves for acting like real journalists for a few days in New Orleans. It was probably a new experience for some of them.<br><br>But the mainstream press is quickly reverting to form: emellishing facts to make favorite lines work, going along with Bush's making Michael "Brownie" the scapegoat for the FEMA failure and turning their attention away from Chertoff's role, passing along Bush's fake claim of taking responsibility, and so on. - BruceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com