http://abstractmusings.com/2005/01/end-of-the-msm-monopoly Documenting the random thoughts of a cluttered mind since 2004 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:34:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://abstractmusings.com/2005/01/end-of-the-msm-monopoly/comment-page-1#comment-3 Rod Stanton Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.abstractmusings.com/2005/01/end-of-the-msm-monopoly#comment-3 It was talk radio that caused Rathergate. In April on talk radio they were publishing the facts on JFK's cowardly 0.25 or a tour in Nam referencing the Swift Vets. The Swift Vets held a news conf in early May and another in mid May. Neither of which got time on the MSM but this fact was well noted on talk radio. Listeners were ready to buy the book when it came out and the DNC knew it. So they sued to try and stop the sales. This did get some MSM coverage. Then the book sold out in a day! You could not get your hands on one. This got more MSM coverage. Readers of the book told their friends about JFK's lies and again the MSM/DNC knew this. So in Aug the MSM/DNC created a smear called "Favored Son".It was to take the attention off JFK's lies and lack of military service. The smear started off at the NYT with Viacom doing its part on 60 Min. Viacom did a bad job and was exposed for a bad smear in less than 8hr. It is now Rathergate. But had it not been for Talk Radio there would have been no panic at the MSM/DNC; no "Favored Son" smear; no RAthergate. It was talk radio that caused Rathergate. In April on talk radio they were publishing the facts on JFK’s cowardly 0.25 or a tour in Nam referencing the Swift Vets. The Swift Vets held a news conf in early May and another in mid May. Neither of which got time on the MSM but this fact was well noted on talk radio. Listeners were ready to buy the book when it came out and the DNC knew it. So they sued to try and stop the sales. This did get some MSM coverage. Then the book sold out in a day! You could not get your hands on one. This got more MSM coverage. Readers of the book told their friends about JFK’s lies and again the MSM/DNC knew this. So in Aug the MSM/DNC created a smear called “Favored Son”.It was to take the attention off JFK’s lies and lack of military service. The smear started off at the NYT with Viacom doing its part on 60 Min. Viacom did a bad job and was exposed for a bad smear in less than 8hr. It is now Rathergate. But had it not been for Talk Radio there would have been no panic at the MSM/DNC; no “Favored Son” smear; no RAthergate.

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