QuaziMoto

and almost always defers judgment when it comes to Republicans.

Theres nothing people and the media appreciate more than a rise than a fall. Its what sells advertising and the only time you’re going to see monolithic style reporting is when someone like George W. Bush pulls out the “us against them” nationalism that puts the fear of tyranny in our hearts. We can already see the media skeptical and nuanced tone when it comes to reporting on Barack Obama.

When the republicans put the price tag out there for the war in Iraq the media barely scratched its head.  Every time a democrat proposes a change to health care you get a ‘behind the numbers’ look at just how americans are going to pay for it!

Everyone loved the underdog story when Barack was up against Bill and Hillary Clinton but now you can see they’re already struggling to create a horse race kind of drama out of the election with McCain.

Its sad that the media doesn’t have a Prime Directive like they do on Star Trek or a “Do No Harm” oath like physicians have because if they did I think the “news” product would be far more informative and less National Enquirer.

Can the media help itself but to raise doubts about someone like Barack Obama? The temptation must be palpable. Will they use their unconditional support for George Bush’s war against Iraq as “the lesson” they learned to apply more skepticism to Barack Obama?

Heres and example of the AP’s “hard hitting” reporting on Barack Obama while ‘non” reporting on George Dubya.

These are the things I fear from such a fickle system.

Long story short - Barack Obama is going to win in 2008 but the question is, how hard will the media make it for him and how much of a dramatic horse race will the media require to peddle their pathetic wares are questions that scare me.

In the final months and years of Clintons presidency all we heard about was how Lame Duck his presidency was and how inneffective he was going to be. Have we heard a single thing about GW’s uselessness?

The media has clearly forgotten what its role is within a functioning democracy and thrown its girth in with the ranks of The National Enquirer in order to sell advertising.

Every great nation needs an enemy.

Every advantage delivered by a vast and ever growing military must have a purpose.

With Iraq occupied, Afghanistan maimed, N. Korea “disarmed” and partners being made of China, Saudi Arabia and every other hostile (but commercial) marketplace, that clearly leaves us with no alternative besides Iran.

Population: 65 Million

GDP: $287 Billion (US is $13.8 Trillion)

Military Personnel: 345,000 active (US is 1.2 Million)

Navy: none to speak of

Airforce: none to speak of

The United States Military budget in 2007 was twice the amount of Iran’s entire GDP yet somehow between Isreals might and Americans might, this small weak nation is a “threat”.

To be sure Iran seeks to influence activities within its sphere of influence no different than the Arab conquest of the middle east, no different than American and Soviet activities globally. China does the same with Tibet and its neighbors. And no doubt Iran like every other nation has ideological principles that it wishes to extend much like Americans never ending mantra of “Democracy” (translation: open markets, access to your natural resources and capitalism)

Iran may support a few idealogical organizations in the middle east but how does that even begin to compare to the endless number of dictatorships and tyrannies that are supported around the world by the United States? Cmon.

What we have here is a well oiled propaganda machine that justifies its brawn by making monsters out of mosquitoes.

Besides a litany of sabre rattling by a few powerless politicians what has Iran actually done to anyone? Who has it attacked?

I’ve never heard of Iran attacking anyone with its weak and nearly obsolete military. The only thing i hear is the BBC and American media outlets tagging “backed by Iran” to every mention of Hamas or Hizbollah but where is the proof? Where is the smoking gun? There isnt any and you will never see any. What you will see however, is the slow and meticulous demonization of Iran layed out as the groundwork to find some provocation (usually faked) as a cause for agression.

Are we to going to be dragged into another useless and expensive war by the propagandists and chicken hawks?

For a country that talks about wanting peace so much we sure have a knack for creating and sustaining endless amounts of war.

http://www.warmadeeasythemovie.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_military_history_events