Since so many in the media cannot resist turning every tragedy into a political talking point, it was perhaps inevitable that (1) someone would try to link the shooting rampage at the Batman movie in Colorado to the Tea Party, and that (2) some would try to make it a reason to impose more gun control laws.
Too many people in the media cannot seem to tell the difference between reporting the news and creating propaganda.
NBC News apparently could not resist doctoring the transcript of the conversation between George Zimmerman and the police after the Trayvon Martin shooting. Now ABC News took the fact that the man arrested for the shooting in Colorado was named James Holmes to broadcast to the world the fact that there is a James Holmes who is a member of the Tea Party in Colorado.
The fact has since come out that these are two different men, one in his 20s and the other in his 50s. But corrections never catch up with irresponsible news broadcasts. The James Holmes who belongs to the Tea Party has been deluged with phone calls. I hope he sues ABC News for every dime they have.
This is not the first time that the mainstream media have tried to create a link between conservatives and violence. Years ago, the Oklahoma City bombing was blamed on Rush Limbaugh, despite the absence of any evidence that the bomber was inspired by Rush Limbaugh.
Read More at thenewamerican.com. By Thomas Sowell.
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Well the dearleader has managed to arm drug cartels in Mexico and now as we read a ship full of arms are on the way to The Muslim Brother hood led Egypt ,whose frist act was claim Israell as there enemy! One has to wonder whose side is he on?And if that was’nt enought the aroura shooter managed to get a govenment grant {education} but used the money to buy his toys ! Maybe gun control is’nt the problem but a out of control regime!I hope the voters remember fast and furious,and the failure to secure the border and his dictatorial ingoring of fedral laws and thumbing his nose at our courts and congress!Not to mention the thuggery of this regime! With a president and adimstration like this,we do’nt need outside enemies we have all we can stand in Washington DC!
Who owns our supposedly fair and balanced airwaves and news outlets?
http://weroinnm.wordpress.com/2010/10/21/who-owns-our-supposedly-fair-and-balanced-airwaves-and-news-outlets/
“Food For Thought”
Semper Fi!