Fox News: Bush Admin attempts to control the media

roni · 04-05-2006

Bush Administration Media Collusion Memos Surface
Monday, April 3, 2006

WASHINGTON — In a disturbing turn of events for an administration already plagued by sagging poll numbers and waning support for the Iraq war, Friday's revelation that the Bush Administration issued direct guidelines for programming to media outlets is troubling even die-hard conservatives.

Late Friday a series of memos between senior Bush Administration officials and management at Viacom, Inc. were leaked calling for the media giant to focus on stories and programming choices that "reinforce the Administration's positions" and to "ignore and/or discredit points of view in opposition to the Bush Administration's foreign policy objectives for the purposes of National Security."

Here is the link

Jacko · 04-05-2006

Fox forsakes Bush Too?

(or is it ....Fox Forsakes Bush II?)

Seakony · 04-05-2006

sounds fishy to me. I will never believe it.

roni · 04-05-2006

I wonder if it was an April Fool's Joke piece?? I suspect so.

monte · 04-05-2006

OK I'm confused again

What did you think was a joke? Bush? the War? or the cover up?

Quote:

Originally Posted by roni

I wonder if it was an April Fool's Joke piece?? I suspect so.

Banzoomba · 04-05-2006

Roni what were you doing on a Fox news site

roni · 04-05-2006

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Originally Posted by Banzoomba

Roni what were you doing on a Fox news site

Someone sent me the link

**sctx** · 04-05-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by roni

I wonder if it was an April Fool's Joke piece?? I suspect so.

fox-news???

cuffedlinks · 04-05-2006

I'm kinduv diggin' all this "Uncovering Bush Coverup" talk...

Reminds me of the CO thread.

roni · 04-05-2006

I think it was a spoof site

**sctx** · 04-05-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by roni

I think it was a spoof site

I loved the chip implant quote by Frist

Ginger · 04-06-2006

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Originally Posted by monte

OK I'm confused again

What did you think was a joke? Bush? the War? or the cover up?

I think Monte's status should change from "anejo" to "I'm confused" :p

DavidB · 04-06-2006

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Originally Posted by Ginger

I think Monte's status should change from "anejo" to "I'm confused" :p

norml · 04-06-2006

To suggest that it is President Bush and his ilk who are the ones who have their adgenda advanced by the mainstream media even in the name of satire is delusional. The hypocrisy is astounding. When the media as a whole is slanted so far one way no wonder "fair and balanced" seems diametrically opposed to some. At least the moonbats on the right aren't embraced by their moderates unlike those on the left (eg. Al Sharpton) by their rank and file.

**sctx** · 04-06-2006

easy norml....it's a gag site

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roni Happy Curmudgeon Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 24,714	Fox News: Bush Admin attempts to control the media Bush Administration Media Collusion Memos Surface Monday, April 3, 2006 WASHINGTON — In a disturbing turn of events for an administration already plagued by sagging poll numbers and waning support for the Iraq war, Friday's revelation that the Bush Administration issued direct guidelines for programming to media outlets is troubling even die-hard conservatives. Late Friday a series of memos between senior Bush Administration officials and management at Viacom, Inc. were leaked calling for the media giant to focus on stories and programming choices that "reinforce the Administration's positions" and to "ignore and/or discredit points of view in opposition to the Bush Administration's foreign policy objectives for the purposes of National Security." Here is the link

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Jacko añejo Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 17,644	Fox forsakes Bush Too? (or is it ....Fox Forsakes Bush II?) Last edited by Jacko : 04-05-2006 at 10:13 PM.

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04-05-2006	#3 (permalink)
Seakony añejo Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: no longer in Mesquite with nothing to do Posts: 10,146	sounds fishy to me. I will never believe it.

04-05-2006	#4 (permalink)
roni Happy Curmudgeon Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 24,714	I wonder if it was an April Fool's Joke piece?? I suspect so.

04-05-2006	#6 (permalink)
Banzoomba big sexy speedo guy Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Top of the Chesapeake Bay, Md Posts: 9,273	Roni what were you doing on a Fox news site

04-05-2006	#9 (permalink)
cuffedlinks añejo Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The City of Presidents Posts: 16,003	I'm kinduv diggin' all this "Uncovering Bush Coverup" talk... Reminds me of the CO thread.

04-05-2006	#10 (permalink)
roni Happy Curmudgeon Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 24,714	I think it was a spoof site

04-06-2006	#14 (permalink)
norml life=playa Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Elkhart Lake, Wi. Posts: 655	To suggest that it is President Bush and his ilk who are the ones who have their adgenda advanced by the mainstream media even in the name of satire is delusional. The hypocrisy is astounding. When the media as a whole is slanted so far one way no wonder "fair and balanced" seems diametrically opposed to some. At least the moonbats on the right aren't embraced by their moderates unlike those on the left (eg. Al Sharpton) by their rank and file.

04-06-2006	#15 (permalink)
sctx Moniker Morpher Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Body in San Marcos Tx....Tankah in my mind Posts: 26,827	easy norml....it's a gag site

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