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What if today's media covered World War II?
Opinion Journal.com ^ | Saturday, November 10, 2001 | CHRISTOPHER BUCKLEY

Posted on 11/10/2001 3:53:30 AM PST by Skooz

Edited on 04/23/2004 12:03:53 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Dec. 12, 1941: The City Council of Berkeley, Calif. approves, by 5-4, a resolution condemning as "warmongering" the recent U.S. declaration of war on Japan. In a statement, the council deplores "violence as a means of settling international disputes" and urges President Roosevelt to "sit down with the Japanese ambassador in Washington" and "enter into a meaningful, non-gender or race-based dialogue."


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: christopherbuckley; fifthcolumn; mediabias; wwii
This is similar to a vanity thread someone posted a day or so ago. I thought we may want to see Mr. Buckley's views on the subject.
1 posted on 11/10/2001 3:53:30 AM PST by Skooz
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To: Skooz
What if today's media covered World War II?

All of Europe and Russia would be under the Swastika.

2 posted on 11/10/2001 4:24:50 AM PST by ppaul
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To: Skooz
What a hoot! That's hilarious, and the sad part is it's true.
3 posted on 11/13/2001 6:56:01 AM PST by Reagan is King
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To: ratcat; freedomnews; commiesgohome; RonDog; t-shirt; backhoe; Idoc
Ping for a laugh!
4 posted on 11/13/2001 7:00:52 AM PST by Reagan is King
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To: Skooz
In the manner of the media preceeding the troops ashore in Somalia, I would have loved to see the media preceed the troops ashore at Normandy. Good way to clean slate, would you think?
5 posted on 11/13/2001 7:08:20 AM PST by skateman
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To: Reagan is King
Sadly, there is some truth to this!
6 posted on 11/13/2001 11:25:38 AM PST by backhoe
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