tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post4015830961299984664..comments2023-11-03T03:17:27.053-05:00Comments on NPR Check: When the Shit Hits the Fan - Make Brownies!Mytwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04307620268159811668noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-56886643385857775292011-01-28T16:32:59.395-06:002011-01-28T16:32:59.395-06:00g-dawg, el 'Kreepo actually said that?! Cripes...g-dawg, el 'Kreepo actually said that?! Cripes, who does he think he is now, Bill o'Riled-Up??<br /><br />Saints be praised, if that arse is getting any recompense from me it is only in residual interest from loooooong-lapsed pledge contributions.bfpb (sdrawkcab ti yalp)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-50255675473910664042011-01-27T17:41:21.531-06:002011-01-27T17:41:21.531-06:00(Repeat of post in previous entry, re: Hedges)
Lo...(Repeat of post in previous entry, re: Hedges)<br /><br />Lo and behold, Chris Hedges was allowed onto ME this morn, but only on the pretense that he’s a critic of the left, but FROM FURTHER LEFT. That is, it’s OK to have a weirdo crackpot on if he’s willing to slam the mainstream lefties (Hedges of course is a model of measured rationalism and sanity). Inskreep, with calculated best-behavior, lets Hedges talk, expecting him to do Neocon-level work in putting liberals in their place for tender NPR ears. Chris does not take the bait that he knows is being dangled before him. For the record, he denies being Marxist/Communist/Anti-Capitalist, but goes on to target essential problems in Obama’s speech (e.g. obedience to Wall St., etc.).<br /><br />It goes without saying that NPR is no decent venue for Chris to really be allowed to speak his mind, but I imagine he agreed to an NPR interview so as to, at the very least, introduce certain notions to NPR listeners. It was certainly a much more cogent analysis of the SOTU than NPR’s little smuggy ‘fact check’ of the speech the day before - typically laughable. He also has a book to market, but he knows what that circus is all about. The important thing is that he got to deliver a mini-critique, and he did it with a finesse that avoided any planned NPR pitfalls, so that any strategy cooked up by Neocon Publicity Radio would naturally backfire. In short, to any listeners who are still critical thinkers, Chris’ message got through, loud and clear. Thank you, NPR, for facilitating.Porter Melmothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473990960543501439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-42281285846656724792011-01-27T16:39:30.432-06:002011-01-27T16:39:30.432-06:00JayV - Yeah, I was amazed that Hedges was on at al...JayV - Yeah, I was amazed that Hedges was on at all. Inskeep asked him something like, "And how long have you been a member of the Red Army?" He is as rude to those on the side of truth and justice as he is deferential to the rich and powerful.geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04300772545812600392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-49734249600638286232011-01-27T16:15:32.550-06:002011-01-27T16:15:32.550-06:00Inskeep interviewed Chris Hedges today on ME. He c...Inskeep <a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/01/27/133264656/State-Of-The-Union-Address-Liberal-Response" rel="nofollow">interviewed</a> Chris Hedges today on ME. He critiqued the SOTU, but also gave Inskeep a much needed civics lesson!JayVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892272648798100594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-28600655693549699892011-01-27T14:57:47.145-06:002011-01-27T14:57:47.145-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.JayVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892272648798100594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-4113462640658728062011-01-27T14:50:03.439-06:002011-01-27T14:50:03.439-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.JayVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892272648798100594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-39797133351239868192011-01-27T14:33:06.321-06:002011-01-27T14:33:06.321-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.JayVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892272648798100594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-25757362005757687952011-01-26T14:52:55.577-06:002011-01-26T14:52:55.577-06:00I think as far as the propaganda machine is concer...I think as far as the propaganda machine is concerned, it's fully up and running.Patrick Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12398291623086774963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-89022235722705558402011-01-26T13:43:05.748-06:002011-01-26T13:43:05.748-06:00Fox News teaches all the other US MSM how to '...Fox News teaches all the other US MSM how to 'interpret' the world for the average (and above average) US consumer.<br /><br />After Bush Era blatancy, the propagandists can now fully engage in what they do best: obfuscate, omit and custom craft information for hire, and the pay is good. Subtlety and subversiveness always work better on the thinking classes, and in an Obama climate, that's a detectable trend. Softer, more subtle approaches make the consumer feel like their intelligence isn't being insulted, and it makes them feel good about themselves.<br /><br />It's also very important to ensure that the 'thinking' consumer thinks that he or she is right in their media choices, and will quote them as trustworthy sources when in discourse with others or when voting, or in any other civic or moral decision-making process.<br /><br />Proto-fascism and full fascism require propaganda machines to be fully operative, assertive, and aggressive when needed, and finally, coercive if a populace gets out of line.<br /><br />We're well on our way.Porter Melmothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473990960543501439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-21069642110430412992011-01-26T13:31:32.389-06:002011-01-26T13:31:32.389-06:00Yeah....I would love to be a fly on the wall in th...Yeah....I would love to be a fly on the wall in the NPR HQ to see what in the world managed to completely change their editorial stance in a mere 6 hours time.<br /><br />The ATC's pieces were a travesty of journalistic integrity, and people should have been fired for it.Boulder Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12302667693965940615noreply@blogger.com