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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 08:08 AM

    I mean, this is what Barr looks like to the Malkins

    On May 12th, 2008 at 10:18 am, lgm said:

    This MM post illustrates the difference between social conservatives and economic conservatives. Libertarians are economic conservatives. They believe in maximal individual freedom (e.g. to engage in homosexual activities and buy and sell drugs). They are against government activities such as wiretapping. They would not want the government to prevent nonviolent people from other countries living in America even if they refuse to learn English and take jobs away from Americans. True libertarians also are against things like public school, social security, welfare, or even government funded road building.

    http://michellemalkin.com/2008/05/12/the-bob-barr-candidacy/#comment-318380

    -- now, is anyone who would otherwise have voted for McCain as opposed to Obama gonna buy that???

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