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Monday, December 1, 2008 12:00 AM

NBC and McCaffrey's coordinated responses to the NYT story

Emails obtained between NBC executives and the retired General further underscore NBC's gross indifference to journalistic ethics.

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  • Monday, December 1, 2008 08:23 PM

    I Guess They Were Right: Business Is War

    The Pretend News, bogusly sourced, slantedly opinioned, product placement oriented, drives the market to conclude it must buy more death and then pauses to sell other little odds and ends like food, cars, insurance, phones, and tvs.

    Isn't corporate advertising wonderful?

    The news is really a secret ad!

    Clever. I didn't know. I stopped watching the regular networks since i got cable. I channel surf away from ads or mute them. And i never wasted time with the big network newscasts, because i know most of it is way below the normal standard of objective/unbiased journalism.

    Seldom does clarity escape preconceived agenda.

    It will be morosely fascinating to see how possible it will be for the Obama team to unshackle our disfigured publicity from the delusionary vipers who own enthrone it.

    Or whether they care or dare to make any attempt at it.

    I've worked at newspapers. Been behind the veil. I don't really want to know the sick secret plans for the eyes of spies and lies. That's too much for me. The best path to peace and freedom is the careful solution to each issue which confronts the perilous plight of all humanity.

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