I have come to the conclusion that the only stories that seem to matter are those which the media 'chooses' to cover. I emphasize the word 'chooses' because that is exactly what the media does. They pick what becomes the hottest stories. Basically, they make the news.
Just look at how the media has chosen to ignore the huge bombshell story about the Pentagon propoganda scandal. The fact that the US government was putting forth military leaders with false or misleading information (propoganda) to sell the war to the American people is a huge story for the media to pick up on! But I haven't heard a word about it on TV! Why?
Read more about it at the following link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/shameful-days-why-wont-th_b_99496.htmlMaybe if the media scrutinized Bush the way they have scrutinized Obama and his ties to Wright, we would have never invaded Iraq in the first place. But the media has been very lenient on the Bush administration since day number one. Why?
Politics isn't a fair game. We already know that. But when it comes to religion, it is a complete joke.
I haven't been able to put on a news channel in the last month without hearing Obama and Wright every five minutes! What is the problem with this? The problem is that John McCain has close ties to a preacher with just as many controversial beliefs and statements. Pastor John Hagee has said that Catholics are the 'Mother Whore' and a 'cult.' He had this to say about Hurricane Katrina, "All hurricanes are acts of God, because God controls the heavens. I believe that New Orleans had a level of sin that was offensive to God, and they are -- were recipients of the judgment of God for that. The newspaper carried the story in our local area that was not carried nationally that there was to be a homosexual parade there on the Monday that the Katrina came. And the promise of that parade was that it was going to reach a level of sexuality never demonstrated before in any of the other Gay Pride parades. So I believe that the judgment of God is a very real thing. I know that there are people who demur from that, but I believe that the Bible teaches that when you violate the law of God, that God brings punishment sometimes before the day of judgment. And I believe that the Hurricane Katrina was, in fact, the judgment of God against the city of New Orleans."
I could go on and on with quotes from Pastor Hagee that are just as controversial as Wright's. But I think you get the point.
The most shocking part of all of this is that Pastor Hagee says that John McCain sought his endorsement. Obama is getting pounded for not putting enough space between he and Wright, yet McCain
went after Hagee for his endorsement!
