tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.post-72369876013919292972008-03-19T18:39:00.000-04:002008-03-19T18:39:00.000-04:002008-03-19T18:39:00.000-04:00I doubt the media went "gaga" over the war to curry favor with George Bush and the Republicans. I doubt there was a conspiracy between the administration and the media to "sell" the war. <BR/><BR/>I have no doubt the media wanted to "sell" the war. They did it to curry favor (and get ratings) with the public, who at the time, were 80% in favor of the war. In fact the public's blood thirsty appetite allowed good people to be called traitors, and common sense to go out the window. If anyone was blowing with the public wind, it was the media.<BR/><BR/>Now that the public wind is blowing the other way, so is most of the media. Those in the media still promoting the war (and the administration talking points) are true Republican party hacks.<BR/><BR/>Like all other groups, the media will do what they perceive to be in their best interest. The people weren't ready for the truth, so the media didn't go find the truth.<BR/><BR/>As the anti-war movement grew in numbers, so did the investigative reporting on the truth, and the abuses of the war.Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09474837430855732529noreply@blogger.com