Special Report
In the Tank for President Kerry
The New York Times and the 2004 media narrative designed to defeat George W. Bush.
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Message: Bush stinks as a Commander in Chief and Kerry, a real war
hero, knows what he’s doing. Kerry is taking the offensive on the
Iraq issue, showing he’s stronger than Bush.
/p>
p>Headline: POLICE TACTICS MUTE PROTESTORS AND MESSAGES
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Reporter: Michael Slackman and Diane Cardwell
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Message: New York City has been turned into a police state by the
thug Republicans to hide dissent about Bush from the media and the
world.
/p>
p>Headline: FAST, FRISKY AND CAFFEINATED, FOX NEWS LOOKED RIGHT AT
HOME ALL WEEK
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Reporter: Alessandra Stanley
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Message: Fox News is a right-wing hate fest “that envelops loyal
viewers in a warm, cozy duvet of rage.”
/p>
September 3, 2004
p>Headline: FEEL THE HATE br> Columnist: Paul Krugman br> Message: Republicans and conservatives, well, you know, hate all things good and true. They are nothing but a group of haters. /p>
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Jeffrey Lord is a former Reagan White House political director and author. He writes from Pennsylvania at jlpa1@aol.com.
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