Not surprisingly, the basics of how the infestation works still hold up today. The conservative think tanks are still out there ginning up their conspiracy theories and ideological justifications. There are still conservative newspapers that happily reprint this stuff. International conservative tabloids still try to spread stories, and members of congress like Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) still try to give the conspiracies legitimacy through show hearings. The difference, today, is that the Internet has replaced newspapers, and talk radio along with Fox News has replaced newsletters. Part of the purpose of Fox News is to take the right’s conspiracies and push them into the mainstream press. Advances in technology have made the process of smearing a Democratic president much faster, but the dynamic is basically the same.
Posted on: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 02:34:11 +0000
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