RE: Gasp! For broadcast media, patriotism pays

["Paul Hopfgarten" <paul@03038.com>]

Somehow, having a leader with a real "Vietnam" going on in his own country
(Checnya (sp?)), complain about the Iraqi war is something most citizens of
the world cannot take too seriously.

Paul Hopfgarten
East Derry NH 03041
paul@03038.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> [mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org]On Behalf Of Bill
> O'Neill
> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 1:05 PM
> To: 'Dan Billings'; RadioTony@aol.com; bri@bostonradio.org
> Subject: RE: Gasp! For broadcast media, patriotism pays
>
>
> Dan B. writes:
> > The news networks are too busy second guessing the
> > prosecution of the war
> > and the strategy on the ground to question the underlying policy.
> >
> > -- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine
>
> It because the "data" or "images" or "the story" is landing, literally,
> upon their ample lap.
>
> While Vladmir Putin calls for an end to battle, saying that 9 of 10
> Russians oppose action against Iraq, it keeps alive the addadge of
> politics and strange bedfellows.
>
> Bill O'Neill
>