Letters to the Editor
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I read in disgust for two reasons
As I read Glenn’s dissection of these what I used to think were distinguished columnists, I get disgusted that they get away with it and even more disgusted that I used to fall for their crap. Because I had sufficient military and regional knowledge to know how weak and misleading the before Iraq invasion coverage was, I started to wake up. But, I didn’t really wake up until I started becoming a devotee of Glenn and his commentariat. Thanks.
Other than emailing my friends or sending letters to the editor, I struggle with how we can wake up more Americans. Americans who know the war is wrong and can now recognize the Repug thugs for who they are, still don’t understand the slimy tactics Brooks, Broder types use and how much of a threat it poses for our country and the world.
Broder gets far too much visibility on PBS with apparently intelligent, educated viewers like myself who fall for his act. As I have said before, we need to replace Mark Shields as nice as he is with someone who can expose these tactics. I understand Glenn’s reasons for not wanting to be that person and how hard it would be to convince PBS, but it still needs to be done. While reading columnists in print, I know that the papers like to provide pundits with so called opposing views. I also know that PBS tries to do the same thing. Somehow, I was a bigger sucker as a viewer than a reader. And I say that knowing that Brooks has that insincere smile like Bush junior has.