Reply #28: I've thought about this many times...Here's my take (for what its worth) [View All]

The neo-cons have been bitching for years, even decades, about how the media is "liberal." Even today, with the media so entrenched in neo-con fascist policies, news shows and reporters are labeled "liberal." I believe this was a deliberate attempt to put an end to the kind of investigative reporting and "no holds barred" kind of journalism that brought down corrupt Republicans like Nixon, Reagan/Bush, Bush/Cheney, and their illegal cons like Iran/Contra and now all the crap coming down the pike today.

Their plan was simple: demonize "liberalism" (Reagan made "liberal" a dirty word), then accuse the media of being "liberal." As they were achieving this, the media was being bought up and consolidated under just a few neo-cons. This helped to put the kibosh on serious journalism and investigative reporting. Then the neo-cons, through their pals in the media, could control the message throughly: play up "mother, apple pie, and the girl next door," while suppressing any truth about the crimes being committed by those who hold the reigns of power. This gave the corporatists (Bush Family, Halliburton, etc) a free hand to practice their malfeasance.

Typically, when I hear "liberal media" I think journalists digging up dirt on the neo-cons; when I hear "media whores" I think journalists doing their jobs hiding the dirt of neo-cons.