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December 22, 2006
Iranians, Truth and MSM Bias
By Nick Freitas...
The Iranian President's party just took a wholloping in the latest election!! The demographics say they took the beating from....the youth. Thats right, apparently the next generation of Iranians top priority isnt building nukes and
turning Israel into a parking lot.
Its not all over the news though, because while this is GREAT news for our country, that doesnt neccesarily mean that its great news for democrats. So in a couple days when the media has discovered a way to make this event the result of tireless efforts by liberals we should see it as front page news. Now if there is no believeable way to do this, they will settle for making it a remarkable event despite Bush's foreign policy.
When you simply live and die by the same questions the major media does, the answer reveales itself.
If a potentially big story comes in, first ask yourself... "Will this advance my particular political beliefs?"
If the answer is yes, then print it!!
Next ask yourself " Will this not only advance my political beliefs, but can it be spun in a maner where I can be-little and degrade the beliefs of conservatives?"
If the answer is yes, it's front page.
Now, if the story doesnt do one of those two things but is still news worthy....well try and make it one of those two things as best you can, then rehash a global warming expose'.
Posted by Post Scripts at December 22, 2006 10:59 AM
Comments
Great post Nick. The following are a few quotes I found in a December 18th "Guardian" article on this subject:
In a startling contrast to the acclaim Mr Ahmadinejad has received in numerous recent appearances around Iran, he faced chants of "Death to the dictator" as he addressed a gathering in the university's sports hall last week. Several hundred students forced their way in to voice anger over a clampdown on universities since he became president last year.
Protesters later surrounded the president's car, prompting a security guard to fire a stun grenade to warn them off. Four cars in the presidential convoy collided in their haste to leave. Mr Ahmadinejad's staff later insisted he had remained calm and ordered that the students should go unpunished. But some of those present say he accused them of being paid United States agents who would be confronted.
"We were chanting, 'Get lost Ahmadinejad!' and 'Ahmadinejad - element of discrimination and corruption.' You could see from his face that he was really shocked. He wasn't flashing his usual smile, and at one stage I thought he was going to cry. He told his supporters to respond with a religious chant hailing Ahmadinejad, but he was so shaken he was actually chanting it himself."
These kids are gutsy! When I think of what they risk contrasted with the "flower children" of the sixties it is truly stunning. Freedom, respect, opportunity and pride of country are all meaningful, real desires for these young people.
Interesting that they thought the nutjob was going to cry. The little nutjob may just be all squishey on the inside. That would figure I guess.
Posted by: Tina at December 24, 2006 03:15 PM