[Peace-discuss] Scam re Cokie

[n.dahlheim at mchsi.com]

The whole Cokie Roberts thing reminds me of the endless trumpeting of how popular Reagan was during 
the 1982-83 when the recession he inherited got even worse thanks to the crazed policies of David 
Stockman.  The whole ridiculous affair is recounted in Mark Hertsgaard's On Bended Knee and in a 
fantastic article by Michael Schudson of whose title I cannot now remember.  More proof that the 
establishment creates its own world....


----------------------  Original Message:  ---------------------
From:    "C. G. Estabrook" <galliher at uiuc.edu>
To:      Bob Illyes <illyes at uiuc.edu>
Cc:      peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net
Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Scam re Cokie
Date:    Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:08:02 +0000

> The only scam I see in the matter is the one Glenn Greenwald identified, with 
> Cokie as an example: "The single most dishonest and propagandistic tactic of 
> establishment journalists is to take their own opinion and assert as a fact that 
> 'most Americans' agree with them, even when that assertion is indisputably false 
> ... simultaneously holding themselves out as Spokesmen for the Regular People 
> while showing complete contempt for what they actually think by lying about 
> their views." --CGE
> 
> 
> 
> Bob Illyes wrote:
> > But this is a scam, Carl, although I'm not sure who is fooled by Cokie's 
> > pose. One doesn't have to listen to her very long to see past the 
> > sheep's clothes.
> > 
> > Bob
> > 
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