How is it...?

I hear so much from a certain side of the political line that the media is liberal. Come again? Uh? How is it that we are hearing nothing from the media about the downing street memo (downingstreetmemo.com) and cries for impeachment but that is all we heard when Bill's mojo spilled on Monica? Sorry for being so crass, but didn't we all hear worse when the so-called liberal news were reporting back in 1996 or so. How is it that the media isn't crying out about the 1700 deaths over a war that was so blatantly fabricated? Are we ashamed to admit that we have all been dupped? Or could another reason be, say it isn't so, that the media is not in fact liberal! Shocking! Fox Media actually sent out a memo about six or longer months ago stating which words journalists could use when describing the Iraq war...it had something to do with calling suicide bombers "insurgents" or "terrorists" and calling soldiers "freedom fighters" and a whole other load of bullshit in order to make those "patriotic folks" who watch Fox news feel better about supporting the losing war in Iraq so they can go out to the malls without feeling guilty and spend an ass-load of money on clothes they don't need made by impoverished women and children in other countries that could probably use some aid but the US is too busy fighting a war that it made up. Jesus Christ almighty! And that is not in vain but a cry for help! Since when would Jesus support a war in Iraq, this Jesus who Bush once claimed as his favorite philosopher. Who is this Jesus that Bush loves because the Jesus I know overthrew conventions and violence. The Jesus I know is love, grace, forgiveness and all about community. The only community the Bush administration knows is the one that keeps filling their pockets with blood and oil money.
And where are the dissidents? Where are the protests in the streets? What, you say there were some? Oh yes, I remember something about soldiers and police with huge guns, tear gas ready in hand for any sort of "uncontrolled protests". The fact is, the 60's did a lot for us in the way of protesting, but it also did a lot for the government who now knows that it can control protests with guns, tazers and tear gas. The last time I checked this was somewhere in the definition of a dictator state, of a fascist state.
Say it ain't so!

So, let's do what the democratic system is set up to do...let's kick the rich white men out of office who are lying to us and then beating us down when we try to do something about it. Jesus Christ, help us all.

A very bitter and cyncical...actually, no, that is not right. I am not bitter (that is a bad word put on me by those in charge in order to make me feel bad or uncomfortable about my beliefs, a justification if you will). I am hopeful and yet anrgy about being lied to so damn much and feeling like there is nothing i can do! Dammit there is! Communication and community.

Must get to Spanish homework now,
Michelle