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Jens 'n' Frens
Idle thoughts of a relatively libertarian Republican in Cambridge, MA, and whomever he invites. Mostly political.
"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures."
-- Daniel Webster
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Friday, April 17, 2009 :::
As you may have missed if you were on Mars with your eyes closed and your fingers in your ears -- or if you get your news from the Boston Globe -- there have been a series of protests over the last two months culminating in a large string of protests on Wednesday.
There was interesting coverage of the Chicago event by CNN:A seamless conclusion to the smear job heard ’round the world, thanks to some amazingly fortuitous timing by Founding Bloggers. On a day when the grassroots came out to protest the establishment, it's fitting that a small indie outfit like FB would end up putting the screws to CNN this way. What's most striking is how savvy the protesters are about the game Roesgen's playing: They know exactly why she zeroed in on the guy with the Obama/Hitler sign, and it ain't because of his grasp of economics. Stick with it until the end or else you’ll miss the astounding nerve of this disingenuous moron, who just spent three minutes on national television sneering at the people around her, to say to the woman who's yelling at her, "You know, you really don't need to be so antagonistic." There's video at the link, along with a video of the same reporter covering a different protest quite differently.Labels: CNN, media distortion
::: posted by Steven at 10:22 AM
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