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I'll even take it a step further...
What myths do people believe in though they're not true and the MSM hangs on to the myths?...
Here's a list of public falsehoods portrayed (or at least never tackled) by the MSM and we see pop up from time to time in discussions...
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These are more from PUNDITS than anything I have seen in MSM.
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* The Supreme Court decided to give Bush the 2000 election
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A popular complaint by pundits.
As far as MSM, the only thing I heard was that the court split was also along political lines. The conservatives sided towards Bush. Liberals sided towards Gore.
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* Bill Clinton was impeached by the House of Reps because he had oral sex
* The "Mission Accomplished" banner during Bush's speech on the aircraft carrier meant the whole war was over and Bush thought everything from here on out was flowers and handshakes
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Pundit talk.
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* The whole Iraq war was all about WMDs
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When we were BEING SOLD on war with Iraq, that's what I heard about.
Over and Over and Over again.
THAT is what the BUSH ADMINISTRATION was telling us through the MSM.
The fact that THEIR OWN MESSAGE bites them in the ass later is not the fault of the MSM.
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* Nothing good has come from the surge
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Pundits.
I have actually heard a couple of MSM talk about progress with the surge.
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* Karl Rove is guilty (doesn't matter what the accusation is...he's guilty dammit!)
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Again, pundits.
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* Global warming is manmade and every scientist backs it
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Pundits.
The two should not be confused, any more than I would confuse Rush Limbaugh with "news".