nimue77 said:
There has to be plenty of potential "deepthroats" out there for the Bush administration.
I don't think the mainstream press has the same freedom, power or even the motivation to topple Government anymore.
The Nixon debacle was a fuxxing disaster for America.
Modern Corporatisation had made the media more an arm of the state than an independent observer and servant of the people.
(Orwell would have had a ball with stuff like this.)
Recent example:
The entire US media/press corps avoided asking Bush if there was a direct connection between Saddam and 9/11 for 18 months.
During which time....he invaded Iraq.
Other stuff is different too, the Patriot act is here.
Demonstrations are virtually non-existent in the US nowadays, look at the last G7 in Washington.
Where the heck were the demonstrators??
To me, it looks like folks are scared.
We've got a G8 here in July.
It should be quite a party with thoosands of anti-government whackos.
As far as over here is concerned, the anti-global crazies are an essential part of these Government get togethers.
