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Originally posted by DieselHead
There was also apparently a large pro-troops (I don't necessarily want to say pro-war because the people were there in support of the troops) rally in Times Square yesterday. That's nice to see.
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You just reminded me of something. Here's some media bias for you that I experienced FIRSTHAND.
There was a HUGE Support-America rally at Centennial Olympic Park, here in downtown Atlanta a week or so ago, and there were at least 25,000 people there, right in front of the CNN headquarters. It was organized by a local talk-radio station, and I was there briefly.
http://wgst.com/rallyforamericaphotos.html
Of course when it was reported on CNN and other mass-media, it was conveniently called a "PRO-WAR" rally, and some reporters were saying there were "about 3,000 people", others later were saying "a few thousand". And it could easily be seen RIGHT OUTSIDE THEIR WINDOW how many were in attendance! Also, there were NO highlights of the events of the day, or any sound-bytes or video clips of anyone who spoke in support of our troops and our cause.
Immediately after this coverage, there was coverage of what they called a "gathering of well over 25,000 at a PEACE RALLY in San Fransisco, and among the speakers was former GA Democratic Senator Cynthia McKinney", after which they played a clip of a significant part of her speech that day! That babbling idiot embarassment to the state of Georgia deserves airtime, but someone who is speaking in SUPPORT of our troops does not?
How do they know so much about this event, which is on the other side of the continent from their headquarters, yet they pretend to know nothing of an equally huge event occurring quite literally right under their noses?
Not only did they misrepresent the purpose of the Atlanta rally, they grossly under-reported the attendance, and minimized its significance, and gave no details, while reporting in great detail the number of attendees at a "peace rally" (not an anti-war rally?), and who spoke, and what they said.
Pathetic. It makes me sick.
Mike