[Jane of Arc]

This thread was inspired by FDRfollower, who recently commented on NPR and correctly called them (corporate) whores. So this thread is a place to report and keep record of the LIES, misinformation and disinformation of corporate media.

Here's one WHOPPER by Norah O'Donnell on MSNBC "Hardball" in which they decided to label Chavez a 'dictator' when interviewing Cindy Sheehan:

"On a recent appearance that I made on MSNBC's "Hardball," which was being guest-hosted by Norah O' Donnell, she introduced me as someone who has been photographed with "dictator" Hugo Chavez. After the introduction and in a very short subsequent break, I looked at her and said: "You know, President Chavez is not a dictator. He has been democratically elected to his office 8 times."

To which she replied: "We had a big discussion about that and we decided that he ruled like a dictator." That statement really shocked, yet irritated me, because I can't believe that MSNBC and Norah O'Donnell would perpetuate the myth that President Chavez is a dictator and mislead and misinform their viewers, because contrary to facts, they "decided that he ruled like a dictator."

"Then you should call George Bush a dictator," I said, right before we were given the signal that the interview was beginning.

During the segment, which Norah called an interview and I would like to better term as an "attack," (I gave her a hug after the attack: it seemed like she really needed one) we got on the subject of Hugo Chavez, and I ended up admitting that I would rather have him as a leader than George Bush. Since this truthful admission, which comes from experience and research, my life has been threatened several times and the hate mail to the GSFP web site has increased dramatically."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/071706F.shtml

[-V-]

inspired by FDRfollower, who recently commented on NPR and correctly called them (corporate) whores

NPR whores? Which post?

nevermind, I found it under Viva Mexico:

The US reporters are a bunch of WHORES. NPR is still declaring Calderon the "victor". The reporting was that there was only 100,000 at the rally. The Mexican officials say roughly OVER 1 million.

to which you replied:

(Citizens of the world have to find independent news not paid for by General Electric, Viacom, Boeing or Diebold.) Even the Mexican corporate news didn't cover the march. Can you imagine? Just like in the US. Amazing! The people's demand for a democratic process is going to be hard to ignore though as AMLO is calling for continual marches until there is a complete, transparent recount.

I like to keep up on the media whoring. It is one of my favorite topics (in the negative sense) and sites like this are the only places where people can expose them.

[FDRfollower]

To confirm my opinion of NPR being corporate whores, yesterday, they had an extensive report on the Columbia/HCA company being sold to a small group of private financiers (vultures) for some obscene amount of money. I swear! During the entire report, there was only a couple of mentions of the actual medical services they perform (besides taking your money), and the rest was discussing the profit, how much money was at stake, stakeholders, blah blah. The whole thing sounded like a report of JP Morgan, or Prudential Insurance or any of the financial companies. If you hadn't been paying attention through the whole story, that exactly what you would have thought.

It was Deeeee-sgusting!! :puke:

Geez! Our health care system is infected with a parasite!

I think the Wall St. Urinal is reporting (in a leering kind of way) the takeover as the domination of the health care system by the private financiers with NO government oversite.

[FDRfollower]

Ok, ok. NPR isn't a total whore. :)

They had a decent story about Chicago passing a city measure forcing Wal-Mart (and similar big-box stores) to pay their employees minimally $9.50 or so. Still crap wages, but it's a lot more then Slave-mart wanted to pay.

[Jane of Arc]

Corporate whores at ABC alter the facts leading to 9-11. People involved with the actual events, like Richard Clarke, say it's pure fabrication ...

Even the star of the show, Harvey Keitel, is speaking out:

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/09/07/harvey-keitel-speaks-out-on-path-to-911-it-turned-out-not-all-the-facts-were-correct/

[Jane of Arc]

I have to ask the question to the progressive people here at POL ... why is the corporate media giant, NBC, allowing Olbermann to speak out all of a sudden in such a way? This company is owned by General Electric which is profiting from the war and the present policies.

Could it be that this 'battle' between the 2 sides of the same coin ... the Bushes vs. the Clintons ... is manufactured? Could it be that the American people are being 'conditioned' to accept the idea of Hillary in 2008? Afterall, Bill will be right there by her side.

In actuality the Bushes and Clintons are good friends. When I watched Dubya and Bill embrace with a big hug at the U.N. on C-SPAN ... I thought, "Of course." They are all globalists. They are all for 'staying the course' in Iraq. They are all pro-Israel even when Israel does horrific, criminal deeds like destroying Lebanon on purpose. They are all proponents of "free trade."

Olbermann is saying what we all want to hear ... but what REALLY bothers me is the pulpit he is preaching from.

[Jennifer_SFBA]

Hi, Jane. You know inside. What has been the political trend for some time now of the electorate? Ever see a surfing contest? Surfers call it getting out in front of the wave for the purpose of controlling it so the surfer can get to where the surfer wants to go and do what the surfer wants to do. They are control freaks who can't stand people wanting what they want and getting what they want on their own. No, the people have to want what they want or close to it or they engineer happenings that will drive people like sheep in the "right" direction.