Why did the New York Times do a profile of Pam Geller instead of John Cole when he has twice her traffic?
Because she’s actually influencing the behavior (and even the rhetoric) of the Republican Party. She says something insane, and two days later Newt Gingrich is repeating it as though it were something thoughtful.
Why do the media outlets amplify her hatred? Because it sells more advertising than John Cole’s cat.
It’s also grossly irresponsible. Even George W. Bush and Dick Cheney knew enough not to fan the flames of Islamophobia. It’s hard to believe that we’re worse off without them at the helm of the Republican Party. Now its run by some angry loon in her “modern full-floor unit in a high-rise on the East Side of Manhattan that could belong to a socialite or the editor of a lifestyle magazine.”
Meet Carrie Bradshaw, the racist blogger.
Don’t want to do anything that would open you up to a charge of being “liberal”.
But the truth be told, they are serving their true masters when they do worthless shit like this. It makes the real bosses of the MSM very happy.
Boo:
Don’t forget, there was also a profile of Ann Coulter in the fashion section of today’s NYT
NYTimes undermining Obama, really don’t want the change we need – they don’t realize that there’s no standing still on the issues – financial regulation, climate change, health care; progressive change, however gradual, or further undermining of usa economy and way of life for most of the population (with global impact). NYTimes thinks it can get a center right admin somehow that will maintain their and corporations status quo.
Be careful.
I know first hand how sensitive they are over there about John’s cat.
Not to mention the dog. They are cute beasts, though.
( the last sentence was to cover my back)
nalbar
Considering what a softy John is, I can’t see how he was ever a Republican. Did you see the story 2 or 3 weeks ago about how he ended up with another dog? 😉
Tunch will get you for that!
Tunch would have to catch me first!
And …… hmmm …… he’s …. ahem ……. not slim.
nalbar
Tunch will stare at you and make you sell advertising.
Hey, don’t go after John’s dogs and cats. They are one of the many things I like about his blog.
Taking your point one step further, the reason why the conservative media amplifies the right wing crazies, rather than sane progressives, is because it benefits the interests of the corporations that own the media. The crazies not only push the political discourse further to the right; they also make people feel like the government is ineffective and simply full of scandal.
The more that the media focuses on fake controversies, petty investigations, and sideshow theatre, the less likely it is that people interested in progressive change will focus on politics and government as the way to achieve such change. As a result, conservatives become a larger part of the voting electorate, Republican politicians can work to enact their corporate agenda, and companies are more likely to be able to get their desired deregulatory agenda.
The solution for this is for us progressives to ignore the Republican circus, and to remember that when progressives vote, everyone wins.
Progressives may vote — nay do vote, and reliably.
But until there are more progressives, they will have their effect at the margins, if at all. In their present numbers their main utility is as something to run against.
What is to be done about that? I’m a 20+ year member of Democratic Socialists,, ditto my state PIRG, ditto my trade union, and all three just about manage to stay alive…..
Democratic Socialists.
That’s an excellent point that seems to be lost on many who complain that the Democrats ignore their base while Republicans kowtow to theirs. There are fewer of us. It really is as simple as that.