Decline of the American empire: The Old Media

Bill · 2006-05-08, 12:56 AM

I still watch some of the corporate news, mostly the broadcast networks, just to keep an eye on what the corporations want us to think.

But goddamn it's just getting worse and worse. The propaganda is getting really blatant, and the human interest stories, holy shit, could they be any lamer?

Like this thing with Porter Goss - it's all over the net that he was fired because he was caught going to poker and prostitute parties at the watergate hotel arranged by defense contractors looking to bribe their way into contracts. Who attended these parties - apparently only republican congressmen and cia officials.

The FBI discovered this investigating Duke Cunningham.

But do the major networks report this? Not a word yet, as far as I've heard. (not that I watch heavily)

babymaker · 2006-05-08, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Bill

I still watch some of the corporate news, mostly the broadcast networks, just to keep an eye on what the corporations want us to think.

But goddamn it's just getting worse and worse. The propaganda is getting really blatant, and the human interest stories, holy shit, could they be any lamer?

Like this thing with Porter Goss - it's all over the net that he was fired because he was caught going to poker and prostitute parties at the watergate hotel arranged by defense contractors looking to bribe their way into contracts. Who attended these parties - apparently only republican congressmen and cia officials.

The FBI discovered this investigating Duke Cunningham.

But do the major networks report this? Not a word yet, as far as I've heard. (not that I watch heavily)

I watch once in awhile too, just to see this weeks talking points lol. At least in the old days they were good at lying to us and covering their bias, but now it's just a joke

Bill · 2006-05-08, 01:09 AM

the last thing CNN had to say about Porter Goss was this:

Porter Goss said Saturday that his surprise resignation as CIA director is "just one of those mysteries," offering no other explanation for his sudden departure after almost two years on the job.

Although the ex-congressman declined to comment, intelligence sources have told CNN that Goss' resignation on Friday was triggered by differences with National Intelligence Director John Negroponte over plans to move staff, including analysts from the CIA's counterterrorism center, to other intelligence agencies.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/...ion/index.html

But even the New York Daily News, a gossip rag, has run an article about the poker and prostitute parties.

2006-05-08, 12:56 AM	#1
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	I still watch some of the corporate news, mostly the broadcast networks, just to keep an eye on what the corporations want us to think. But goddamn it's just getting worse and worse. The propaganda is getting really blatant, and the human interest stories, holy shit, could they be any lamer? Like this thing with Porter Goss - it's all over the net that he was fired because he was caught going to poker and prostitute parties at the watergate hotel arranged by defense contractors looking to bribe their way into contracts. Who attended these parties - apparently only republican congressmen and cia officials. The FBI discovered this investigating Duke Cunningham. But do the major networks report this? Not a word yet, as far as I've heard. (not that I watch heavily)

2006-05-08, 01:09 AM	#3
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	the last thing CNN had to say about Porter Goss was this: Porter Goss said Saturday that his surprise resignation as CIA director is "just one of those mysteries," offering no other explanation for his sudden departure after almost two years on the job. Although the ex-congressman declined to comment, intelligence sources have told CNN that Goss' resignation on Friday was triggered by differences with National Intelligence Director John Negroponte over plans to move staff, including analysts from the CIA's counterterrorism center, to other intelligence agencies. http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/...ion/index.html But even the New York Daily News, a gossip rag, has run an article about the poker and prostitute parties.