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The Washington Establishment lies most brazenly when they want to claim that their own insulated, fringe views are shared by majorities of "the American people." To achieve that goal, there's just no limit on their willingness to go on television and make up facts.

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hyperbola2 months ago

Ever since the 1980s (Iran-Contra), Rupert Murdoch has been a partner in government domestic propaganda programs run by the CIA and the Pentagon. The author of the article claims the "wingers" are lying. In fact they are simply part of government-funded "propaganda for Americans" schemes.
Iran-Contra's 'Lost Chapter'
June 30, 2008

As historians ponder George W. Bush's disastrous presidency, they may wonder how Republicans perfected a propaganda system that could fool tens of millions of Americans, intimidate Democrats, and transform the vaunted Washington press corps from watchdogs to lapdogs.

To understand this extraordinary development, historians might want to look back at the 1980s and examine the Iran-Contra scandal's "lost chapter," a narrative describing how Ronald Reagan's administration brought CIA tactics to bear domestically to reshape the way Americans perceived the world...
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2008/062908.html

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