Posted on 06/11/2008 9:54:40 AM PDT by Mobile Vulgus
-By Warner Todd Huston
Congressional Democrats announced early in May that they wanted to make "military propaganda" illegal. To achieve this goal they passed new legislation that strengthened previous legislation that is supposed to ban the Pentagon from indulging in "propaganda" for the military.
This bill is supposed to stop the military from sending "any form of communication in support of national objectives designed to influence the opinions, emotions, attitudes or behavior of the people of the United States in order to benefit the sponsor, either directly or indirectly."
In other words, the military is not allowed to talk to the American people or Congress for fear of disseminating "propaganda."
The only way to fulfill this idiotic policy is to stop anyone in the military from ever speaking in public because, when you get right down to it, nearly any communication from the Pentagon, or any command staff in theater, will have the effect of "influencing" those who hear it. That is the nature of human communication, after all.
Of course this is a silly concept that the Democrat Party has come up with. Every single thing that man conceives of must be "sold" to everyone else to get implemented. The idea is born in the minds of one or a few and then those disciples of the idea go forth and begin a campaign to convince those who can put that idea into place that the idea is worthy of support. In essence, that is propaganda in its simplest form. The happy face is put on, the hands are shaken, and the plan is laid out for discussion. This is called being human! It's how we all get things done.
Besides, what level of information becomes propaganda and what just "information"? To a rabid, anti-military nut any words from the Pentagon is "propaganda." To the highest booster, none are. Who is to determine when what is being said becomes "propaganda"?
My guess is no one in the Democrat caucus is smart enough to know.
But, let's look at the real reason this simple-minded policy was created. The real reason the Democrats want such a policy in place is to silence the military entirely. Democrats aren't interested in keeping the tender ears of the people from being assaulted with "propaganda." No, they want to be able to shut the military off from being able to appear before the American people to defend themselves against Democrat attacks. THAT is the true goal.
If the Democrat Party can keep the Pentagon in the can, then Congress and the Democrat Party will be the conduit of information between the military and the people. And the Democrat Party finds an enemy in the American military. So, what better way to further their own propaganda then by making sure the enemy's will never be heard.
Stalin would be proud of Congressional democrats.
They know they can’t spit on them in this war because, unlike vietnam, we have internet, blogs, and talk radio to get the truth out. So they think they can muzzle the military and, by shutting them up, they can demonize them so bad the American people will think every soldier coming back from Iraq is worse than some SS Camp Guard.
Traitorous Scumbags.
I want any, and I mean ANY, liberal that stumbles across this thread to explain to me how, in light of this piece, if true, anyone can say that the Dems, or at least a large block of them, are not anti Military, and are not putting party interests above the best interests of the country.
More important, stop any good news on operations coming out of Iraq.
Can’t have that. It’s death announcements or radio silence.
I think that I am going to vomit.
-PJ
Oh, I don’t know. I think this might be a great idea for the military. This law would be a handy excuse for the military to keep reporters out of operational theatres lest the reporters accidentally obtain an opinion from a member of the military.
Never mind the fact that this is yet another removal of 1st amendment rights...... Maybe we ought to outlaw the Democrats. I liked them better back in the days of Hubert Humphrey - heck, I even like Sam Nunn (but I bet if he hasn’t switched party affiliation he’s certainly cringing over this wherever he is.....)
Someone please correct me if I am wrong, but, isn’t this censorship? I seem to remember something in our Constitution about freedom of speech. Or, does that only apply to some animals (the ones who are more equal than others)?
Blog on!!!
If you don't get it yet, the Democrat party is hell bent on converting the US to a Marxist country.
this happened in America?
...you sure this story isn’t out of NK?
His election as president would be the greatest coup any enemy has ever scored against this country and could easily lead to the worst, horrific disaster in our nation's history.
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VOTE NOBAMANATION 2008
That's the MSM's job. For the Democrats, "news" = Democrat talking points.
This proposed legislation is also wildly unconstitutional, so even if it passes we can hope that the Supreme Court will toss it out.
Our military, and both governments had pressers everyday, with reporters from all over the globe, asking very tough questions.
The military addressed our wins and loses, mistakes and successes, plans and strategies, as did the governments in both war theaters.
And we got nothing, ZERO, ZILCH NADA!
This was deliberate on the part of the networks and their DNC masters.
Well stated.
Expect nothing less from anti-truth, anti-freedom, anti-life Democrat Crime Syndicate and their enablers/co-conspirator TRAITOROUS, SCUMBAGS.
When we said “free speech” we didn’t mean for you. :D
Meanwhile Democrat/left wing propaganda being pumped out of our Colleges and Universities is A okay. :D
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