Here at California Yankee I have been known to rant about how the political opposition and mainstream media, assuming the two are actually separate entities, come across as being on the side of the evil doers who have, and will continue to try, to do us unimaginable harm.
At Vodkapundit, Stephen Green has posted a must read essay reminding us again that the War Against Terror is about much more than combat and that we are loosing:
Germany lost WWI because they couldn't match our manpower. They lost again in 1945, because they couldn't match Allied productive might. We could very well lose this war, because our leadership has so far failed to recognize the power of the media. We might also lose because our enemies are oftentimes more media-savvy than we are. We could lose also because our mainstream media seems to find terrorists less unattractive than having a conservative Texan in the White House.
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I don't mean to imply that the MSM needs to hop on board the bandwagon and cheerlead for any President along any military campaign, no matter how foolhardy – far from it. [. . .] Criticism is just necessary, it's a necessary good. But the MSM needs to relearn constructive criticism, and they need to remember which country defends their rights, and which group of people would gleefully slit their throats.
Steve has worked on this essay for over a month. The result is well worth the wait. Go read the whole thing, then write a letter to the editor of your favorite news mainstream outlet and send copies to your elected representatives.
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