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September 14, 2009

ACORN: Old Media May Want to Crawl Out of This Bed...

 

 

It is sad to say, but the ACORN cover-up in the Old Media – made up of television networks like ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and MSNBC along with their friends in print media – is quickly rising to the level of the Rather-Gate scandal from 2004, if it hasn’t already surpassed the absurdity of it. Unfortunately, because of their inaction and utter refusal to cover what is clearly a big story, the suicidal Old Media are fast becoming as much a part of the story and the scandal as has ACORN.

 

In fact, it pains me to say this, but one is really forced to assume by their silent support of ACORN that Old Media also supports the idea of human trafficking, the enslavement of children for sex purposes, prostitution, tax evasion, and every other felonious or otherwise criminal act ACORN has itself been arguably shown to systemically give aid and comfort to. That’s not some nutty blogger saying this about Old Media; it’s Old Media saying it about themselves.

 

Granted, that Old Media has chosen to demonstrate their bias through omission is nothing new, as evidenced by the Dan Rather fiasco where CBS news producers lived in complete denial of the evidence right in front of them until the bitter end – and countless other examples. In particular, one recalls how Old Media covered the “Million Man March”, the “Million Mom March”, and the 2006 illegal alien marches. There was the gorgeous theatric video panning and spinning over crowds and wide-eyed commentators giving us the feel of a Macy’s Day Parade, there were the stunning and prolific photos of babies, and sympathetic caricatures intended to evoke tender emotions. Little time wasted culling and repeating bloated crowd numbers (and little attention was paid to the amount of trash left behind). The Old Media even dazzled us with satellite photos. In contrast, we have perhaps the largest protest in the history of Washington D.C. last Saturday – with possibly even more in attendance than at the Inauguration of Barack Obama last January – being almost completely ignored by Old Media, and if mentioned, downplayed. Those interested in seeing video, must either turn to Fox News or watch grainy home video or captures from outdoor webcams.

 

In the case of the on-going ACORN scandal, the sin of omission is not just evidence for bias, it suggests support for a level of criminality far beyond the pale. It also is a confession of commission: the silent acknowledgement that Obama’s ties to ACORN are universally accepted as problematic. Of course, Old Media could correct this easily by simply reporting the story. In so doing they could at once avoid being cast as protectors of child-predators and other criminals and as those admitting to accepting the notion that ACORN and Obama are so closely tied that a strike against the one is a strike against the other.

 

In the very least, Old Media’s Baghdad Bob Syndrome is evidence for the truly sick notion that partisan politics should come before stopping some of the most heinous crimes known to man; at worst, such silence shamelessly condones it. As politically useful as such silence may seem at first to Old Media, they may wish to think again before following their first impulse: taking the bait and covering for ACORN puts them in some astoundingly bad company. If they think their credibility is on the steep decline now, they may find this makes  recovery impossible for some time. This game of chess ends only one way unless Old Media does their job: checkmate.

 

 

I’ve been fighting alongside ACORN on issues you care about my entire career. Even before I was an elected official, when I ran Project Vote voter registration drive in Illinois, ACORN was smack dab in the middle of it, and we appreciate your work.

 

– Barack Obama, during a speech to ACORN, November 2007.

 

Posted by Martin at September 14, 2009 04:43 PM

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