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Originally posted by directfiesta
The point I think of the article was the fact that Americans can no longuer express dissident views without being labelled as traitors, socialists, US-haters and so on.
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Name a period of time since the end of the 2nd World War that this has not been applicable.
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Just on Jay Leno: Dennis Miller, spitting out his racist comments, applaused while Bill Mahler couldn't even say a single word on another occasion ( and it showed he felt very unconfortable).
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Bill Mayler did say more than a single word and some sponsors did not like it so the dollar did his show in and since the media is all about money (including the "news media"). This is just a fact of life with the media.
As for the staged managed landing on the carrier...every time the President addresses the troops or the nation it is staged managed and always has been since the age of TV. The fact is the Commander in Chief has the right to address the troops under any backdrop of his choosing...and the troops love it. In general, the military like Republican administrations because they usually favor greater defense spending than Democrats do.