The MSM still have a lot of power in setting the narrative.
During 2004, Vietnam vets encountered this first hand in attempting to get the truth about John Kerry into the national consciousness. If it were left to the MSM, it would never have happened. The MSM stonewalled, they lied, and they constructed fantasy narratives (e.g. the Swift Boat vets were Karl Rove operatives), and in general did their best to suppress any information that the Democrats had nominated a phony and a traitor; instead, they focused their energies on tracking down George Bush’s dentist. They totally discredited themselves by their blatant agenda-driven bias in this affair.
This struggle is now documented in a book by Scott Swett, who was at the core of the movement, available at the book’s web site: “To Set The Record Straight”. There, you will find almost incredible stories of MSM misdeeds, and the ultimately succesful grass-roots efforts to defeated this powerful malevolence.
