September 03, 2004

Words mean things!

I was going to blog about my impressions of the President's speech last night, but I'm too angry at the media weasels, the ones who keep referring to the terrorists that took the Russian school hostage as "militants" and "rebels," to write about anything else. A fifteen year-old who gets his tongue pierced is a rebel. A protestor who throws blood on a fur-wearer is a militant. Masked gunmen and bomb-strapped women who take a thousand people hostage and systematically shoot them or blow them up are murderers or terrorists or islamofascists! They are not just the misunderstood "other side" in a disagreement, which is how CNN and MSNBC and ABC are attempting to portray them. [I didn't bother to check the Communist Broadcasting System--what's the point?] Only Fox News seems to have the balls to call them what they are--terrorists.

And the networks wonder why more people turn to Fox for their news.....

Posted by Susie at September 3, 2004 12:42 PM
Comments

I get all of my news of any real concern to issues affecting this backward planet right here.

Posted by: Zongo the Ruthless at September 3, 2004 01:26 PM

I normally watch the Today Show in the morning but when they talked about the convention more than the Russian school hostage crisis, I changed the channel. I know we all love the RNC & everything, but this situation was much more important in my eyes.

Posted by: yayaempress at September 3, 2004 02:02 PM

Yer so cute when yer handing the "mainstream" media their own ass on a stick. :)

Posted by: Tuning Spork at September 3, 2004 06:42 PM

Right there with you, Susie. I'm becoming increasingly intolerant and pissy with Big Media's refusal to use the word "terrorist".

A lot of screaming at the TV set going on in the Olson house.

Posted by: Harvey at September 4, 2004 12:23 AM

I watch The Today show merely as a comedic release. I like to see just how far Katie can tilt her head to one side during interviews. Makes her look like a confused puppy.

Posted by: Useless at September 4, 2004 06:57 AM

Where can I find someone to email?

Posted by: Sarah B Sterling at November 6, 2004 03:04 AM