Monday, April 11, 2011

Feeding the beast

Washington Monthly (and others): "Rush Limbaugh doesn't like the budget deal that Republicans seem to have won." America's reaction to this "breaking news" bulletin: Who cares? Yet the media keeps feeding life-giving oxygen to Limbaugh's fevered musings by treating it as news. With apologies to Rev. Jackson, the media motto seems to be: Keep despair alive -- for ratings and webpage visits.

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