Showing posts with label propaganda. Show all posts
Showing posts with label propaganda. Show all posts

Friday, August 8, 2008

HITLER'S CHILDREN


This Walt Disney cartoon was made during World War II as part of the war effort, and shows the indoctrination of German youth into Nazi racism and antisemitism. Interesting propaganda film, it also deals in stereotypes. At one time Disney said this would never be re-released. Here's a chance to watch a rare cartoon.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

RATS LEAVING THE SINKING SHIP


Keith Olbermann covers the Scott McClellan revelations on MSNBC.

Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan writes in a new memoir that the Iraq war was sold to the American people with a sophisticated "political propaganda campaign" led by President Bush and aimed at "manipulating sources of public opinion" and "downplaying the major reason for going to war." - Washington Post, May 28, '08

"Over that summer of 2002," he writes, "top Bush aides had outlined a strategy for carefully orchestrating the coming campaign to aggressively sell the war. . . . In the permanent campaign era, it was all about manipulating sources of public opinion to the president's advantage." - Ibid.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

FAIR AND BALANCED ELECTION COVERAGE

Here are some great FOX moments.

Here's FOX News on Obama and Hillary...and Fidel Castro!


FOX News on Barack Obama:


We all know FOX News is a right-wing propaganda machine, but this is ridiculous. Critical thinkers, take note. These are classic examples of what these moth-eaten wolverines do best. For extra credit, define "fair and balanced."

If FOX had covered the Civil War, it might have looked something like this:

thanks to democraticunderground.com