I'm still caught up in the euphoria generated by the Iraqi election so I'm going to finish reading through the posts on the election by the big four.
Roger L. Simon live blogged during the early hours of the election; very good. Best post during the live blogging:
9:02 - Geraldo admits he is only at one community (Western outskirts of Baghdad) so doesn't speak for all of Iraq... but what I like about this man is he wants the world to be a good place. Sounds stupid, doesn't it, but in our media it is unfortunately a rare thing. Way to go, guy. All your exs will now excuse you.
I almost felt bad that I missed seeing the coverage. Almost. Watching the news is like eating. If you don't eat, your stomach shrinks reducing the amount of food your body can handle. Similarily, if you don't watch the news, your news filter also shrinks making it difficult to watch even five minutes of coverage. The last time I sat down to watch the news was when the troops liberated Iraq. Therefore, it wouldn't be healthy for me to watch Peter Jennings or Dan Rather today. The bias and condescension would make me very ill.
There's a great post on why the media can't keep calling the terrorists insurgents now that Iraq has had legit elections. He links to Austin Bay's article about why the terrorists are reactionaries.
Roger L. Simon also jumps the gun on the quagmirists in the media who are sure to see the dark side of the election numbers by comparing the just over 50% who voted here in November vs. the 72% who voted in Iraq. He links to an article that shows the highs and lows (maybe 1%) of voter turnout in our history.
Tied but not directly related to the election posts:
Roger L. Simon saying democracy is spreading links to an article Haaretzdaily talking about how well things are going in the transfer of power. But according to Yoni, I believe, on Hugh Hewitt's radio show, I heard that there is not a decrease in violence against the Israelis in the settlements. The Israeli government is just being very quiet about it to keep the transfer of power moving forward. Maybe Mr. Simon was being sarcastic.
His post on Al-Jazeera is much more encouraging. He links to a New York Times article saying that the Qatar government is trying to sell the station listing pressure from the US government and it's lack of profitability as reasons. The antiAmerican coverage of the station has strained relations between Qatar and the United States, and despite it's 30 to 50 million audience, the station is not profitable and without the large subsidy from the Qatar government it could not continue to broadcast. Big government is great; somehow it always manages to extend the shelf life of junk. I'm going to pray especially for the sake of our newest democracy in the world that all potential buyers will recognize it for the lemon it is, and Al-Jazeera will die a quick death. I suppose it's too much to ask that the plug be pulled on ABC, NBC, CBS and CNN too.
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