the media hype

well. politics are all about the media. government and public opinion in this country are fueled by that media machine. if you are shocked to find that the government influences the media, you are in for a rude awakening. because suprise, our government is run by humans, who are not entirely perfect. sure, we love to hold our government under the light of the founding fathers and the Declaration of Independence, and the halo of democracy, but we have to admit, there is a certain amount of behavior that is tolerated in the capital which would short circuit those lights. but we as citizens may have to tolerate it if we want to keep the image up in the modern world.

i do not support the current administration. i do not support the war in iraq. i could go on for this whole posts about aspects of the current regime that i have problems with. but, all administrations, even the worst that our country could possibly elect [ahem. drop.], there are certain strategies which need to be employed. control of the media, being one of them. it is not ideal, it is not perfect, but because i cannot provide a solution or alternative to it, i cannot criticize it. i don't support it, but i have to recognize that it happens.