Examining the ecology of media lies, Redux

Thu, 09/10/2009 - 9:38am — DCblogger

John Amato alters us to NBC's characterization of the support for the public option as a "fetish." Like Disney, GE has a corporate relationship with a pharmaceutical company, Procter & Gamble, which has a vested interested in no government body having the power to negotiate for prices. Alan Lafley sits on the board of both companies where he spends his time dumping stock.

Chuck Todd is a sock puppoet, Lafley is our problem.

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You're Brilliant

By BDBlue on Thu, 09/10/2009 - 2:26pm

Seriously. I f'ing love this new tactic of yours. Brilliant.

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Agreed on brilliance

By lambert on Thu, 09/10/2009 - 2:42pm

Please keep doing these posts!

The top of the mountain (where these people live) is quite small, compared to the base of the mountain (where we live). The number of people to be blogged about here is really rather small....

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