War Coverage and the Obama Cult
posted by Josiah Garber on September 6, 2009
in Politics, War & Peace
Why we aren’t getting the real story
by Justin Raimondo, August 24, 2009
There was a time when Cindy Sheehan couldn’t go anywhere without having a microphone and a TV camera stuck in front of her. As she camped out in front of George W. Bush’s Crawford ranch, mourning the death of her son Casey in Iraq and calling attention to an unjust, unnecessary, and unwinnable war, the media created in her a symbolic figure whose public agony epitomized a growing backlash against the militarism and unmitigated arrogance of the Bush administration. It was a powerful image: a lone woman standing up to the most powerful man on earth in memory of her fallen son.
Touting “an exclusive interview with Cindy Sheehan” on Good Morning America, four years ago ABC anchorman Charles Gibson intoned: “Standing her ground. She lost her son in Iraq, she opposes the war, now she’s camped out at President Bush’s ranch and says she won’t leave until he meets with her.”
The level of coverage only increased in the coming days and weeks. As Cindy continued her vigil, Gibson enthused:
“All across the country protests against the war in Iraq, inspired by the mother standing her ground at President Bush’s ranch.”
Flashing across their television screens, viewers saw the headline “MOM ON A MISSION: IS ANTIWAR MOVEMENT GROWING?” as Gibson averred:
“This morning a war of words. All across the country protests against the war in Iraq, inspired by the mother standing her ground at President Bush’s ranch. But is anyone in the White House feeling the heat?”
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