Monday, May 17, 2004|
Got a hit today from someone looking for a penis improvement system. My first thought was that anyone looking for a penis improvement system was searching the Internet for the wrong thing. Turns out, I wrote about the system last year. God bless the Internet. 9:06:36 PM  What do you think? [] trackback []
|
|
K and I are currently doing two of the things that you see on any list of the most stressful events in life: planning a wedding and buying a house. I haven't decided yet which is more stressful but Dan Drezner argues for the house. 9:02:54 PM What do you think? [] trackback []
|
|
I'm beginning to look to the Belmont Club for both inspiring news about the strategy in Iraq as well as inspiration in general. Today is no different. The idea of using the media as a weapon is a powerful one. Each side of the political spectrum believes the media to be biased against the other. However, the truth is probably far less sinister but just as scary. The mainstream media, the reporters and journalists who cover your average run of the mill, headline type stories, is probably filled with below average talent. So when a story breaks, instead of doing lots of research and work to write a truly comprehensive report, your average journalist probably puts his ear on the track, gets the biggest vibrations, and then bangs out some copy. This plays perfectly into the hands of our enemies, whether they do it consciously or not. The media is a weapon that the enemy can use to shape and control the minds of the American people, as well as the people of the world. In Iraq, we are dominating the battlefield. We have lost an insanely small number of troops in the conquest and liberation of Iraq. However, some on the left would have you think we have lost all chance of succeeding in Iraq. In reality, things on the ground are probably much different. Where does this sense of failure and loss come from concerning Iraq? The headlines of major newspapers and TV reports. Part of this has to be attributed to the fact that despair and tragedy sells papers and advertising. But a larger part can be attributed to the fact that it is much easier to write a story using only wire reports than it is to bust your ass for a week finding out everything there is to know about an issue. Who loses in a situation like this? The American people who don't have the time or the means or possibly even the desire to find out the real story on their own. Belmont Club notes:
Eventually, all of the news will begin to come out. The optimist in me says it must. This is a fight greater than any we have fought in half a century. It must be won. It would truly be a tragedy to win it militarily and lose it strategically. We need to use every weapon that we have in this asymetric war. If those in charge do not realize that the media is a weapon and continue to neglect it, I fear for future of America. 8:37:55 PM What do you think? [] trackback []
|
|
Looking for a reason to vote for Kerry? Look no further than his daughter. (Not particularly work safe) 5:57:18 PM What do you think? [] trackback []
|
 Still taking pictures with the Canon A80 and loving most of them. This is a picture taken from very close up at the Arboreteum last month. |
Last update: 7/14/2004; 8:02:15 AM .
