Thoughtful Preparations: Media Spin Blog

Okay, it’s time to get nationally nervous folks. As early as August 29th, Rush Limbaugh whined, as only Rush can mew, Democrats and “drive-by media” celebrating the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina at the dear, dear cost of ignoring the happenings of 9-11-2001.

This is where I say, there is just too much media, far too many battling blow hards.

And yet guilty of being a sorry piece of media, I continue, in the face of the persistent big media companies.

The cover of Saturday’s Investor’s Business Daily included a special banner reminder of “9.11.2006” with a solemn President Bush quote. Their headline:

Firms Hike Security, Move Staff, Assets In Response To 9-11

IBD’s sidebar explains:

America Attacked: Five Years Later. IBD begins a weeklong series examining where America stands in the war on terror…

The San Francisco Chronicle puts a different face on its review of 9-11:

TYPECASTING MUSLIMS AS A RACE
One in an occasional series of articles related to the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Of course much of this hooplah feeds into the Republican’s flailing efforts to justify the misguided Iraq occupation. As pressure builds to develop a new strategy and withdraw from Iraq, you gotta love the hutzpah of politician mouthpieces such as Senator Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., defending Donald Rumsfeld by claiming Democrats want to “wave the white flag” in Iraq.

I invite Mr. Tough Talk McConnell to go to Baghdad right away, and parade down the streets waving whatever flag that makes him feel good and free.