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How the military analyst program controlled news coverage: in the Pentagon's own words

Sun, 11 May 2008 03:44:14 GMT

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These are excepts from a memorandum sent on January 14, 2005 -- just before President Bush was to be inaugurated for his second term -- from Capt. Roxie T. Merritt, the Director of DoD Press Operations, to several top Pentagon officials, including Larry Di Rita, the top aide to Donald Rumsfeld (pp. 7815-7816 (.pdf)). It reports on Merritt's conclusions and proposals in the wake of a Pentagon-organized trip to Iraq for their military analysts:

The key issue here is that more and more, media analysts are having a greater impact on the television media network coverage of military issues. They have now become the go to guys not only for breaking stories, but they influence the views on issues. They also have a huge amount of influence on what stories the network decides to cover proactively with regard to the military. . . .

Tags: media, war, information warfare, propaganda, lies, damned lies

Nate the Neocon!

Sun, 11 May 2008 02:07:32 GMT

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Tags: neocons, humor, funny, fun, comic

MSNBC: Obama takes lead in superdelegates, AP reports

Sun, 11 May 2008 02:03:47 GMT

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clipper's remarks: [There are differences in how news organization count delegates, how they award superdelegates, how they account for states that have held caucuses but have not yet chosen their delegates, and how they project the apportionment of delegates within Congressional districts where the vote was close. The Associated Press and NBC news conduct separate delegate counts.]

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WASHINGTON - Barack Obama has overtaken Hillary Rodham Clinton in superdelegate endorsements for the first time, according to The Associated Press calculations.

Obama picked up four superdelegate endorsements, including two from the Virgin Islands who had previously endorsed Clinton. The additions erased Clinton's once-imposing lead among the party and elected officials who will automatically attend the party's national convention this summer.

NBC still gives Clinton a slight edge in superdelegates. NBC’s estimated superdelegate count stands at 276.5 for Clinton and 274 for Obama. NBC's national delegate count currently stands at 1,426 for Clinton and 1,590 for Obama.

That leaves 246.5 superdelegates undeclared, according to NBC's count. Almost 50 are not yet named.

Tags: obama, delegates, lead, election, primary, over

Countdown: McCain's Pulpit Bullies

Sat, 10 May 2008 16:27:13 GMT

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Tags: pastorgate, obama, mccain, mcbush, mcsame, religion, stupidity