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How the military analyst program controlled news coverage: in the Pentagon's own words

"We develop a core group from within our media analyst list of those that we can count on to carry our water. They become the key go to guys for the networks and it begins to weed out the less reliably friendly analysts by the networks themselves."

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  • Monday, May 12, 2008 04:24 AM

    R.B.

    ..."if I want a job"...

    I usually enjoy the comments. I'm new to words like "Libertarian" etc., and spent energies and younger years focused on agrarian/environment issues. It's strange to me that people will "ambush" another with a verbal barrage, knowing zilch, literally, about the other person they attack . Listen.

    ...."if I want a job"...

    In the early 80's I went to a job interview with my diaper pants, first born son. I was a "househusband"... Michael pooped in the chair a serious stinky. I never got a job rejection letter. I knew. I knew a flunked it ~; I failed to impress the potential boss-aspect of the "first impression".... I knew I flunked. Good.

    The strangest comments (Mine? Etc.,) are the angered-at-the-world ones, IM`Opine. I slice through them for worry I'll contract a hoof-in-the-mouth disease. If reading 8,000 pages is complete, and a carpenter with a hammer can recycle one rusty nail... Great. Build.

    ...."if I want a job"... scrolling for a right-wing, or left-wing stink tank with a hidden agenda.... I want No part of it. No edifice will ever be.

    .....I'd fail the job interview. I'd be tempted to intentionally fart audibly?

    ...."if I want a job"... I'd hope I'd not sell my soul to the company store or the Pentagon citadel. WHY become a lowly water boy and get filthy lucre by endorsing the big Lie? That's a lot of spilt blood I'd not want spend doing a thorough self-examine about myself.... about. err.

    I'm not wishing to appear self-righteously about military know-it-all. I've been on the grunt-lowly foot-pounder, and belly crawler-level.... I am not for the Draft. The war is criminal. Of course, simply said, a nation needs a military defense. I will say.... "if I want a job"... anywhere, including military, or politics.... stateside.... I'd Not enjoy a "boss" or enjoy the network-associates staff, who is verbally aggressive, or looks for a vice of imperfection to highlight in another person. Put-down folk seems to desire to thrive doing just that? It appears there is a twisted delight in a role of assassination of fellow-humanities reputation/character.

    I opine it's just plain vile. It's a "weird" participation in a sorta of blog-warfare. It's apparent some blog commenters desire to wound. It's to want to inflict some vague pain. It's not a "friendly frag".... but to be employed at aiming to inflict pain, it gives me no small amout of a disgust sensation when I read it. "Live and let live?" Not if people are killing, etc., and ideas will potential lead into a carnage of war.

    I'd rather change a child's poop pants.

    It's often beyond common language.

    Thus. Show the absurdity. Depravity.

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