“At the presidential news conference earlier this week, not a single reporter asked President Barack Obama about either war. This week there’s been a series of deadly bombings in Iraq, killing about 200 people—as US forces prepare to withdraw from Iraqi cities. This horrific violence has received little media attention in the United States. And when was the last time you saw a full report on the war in Afghanistan on television? There’s an important presidential campaign under way in Afghanistan. Its outcome could have a big impact on the US war effort there. Yet, it registers barely a blip on the US media landscape. (At Mother Jones, we post a daily “We’re Still at War Photo of the Day.”) So can Democrats score points by whacking Republicans in Rove-ian fashion for “not supporting the troops”? Unfortunately, I don’t have much time to ponder this; a report on Michael Jackson’s autopsy is coming up after the next commercial.”
David Corn | CQ Politics
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They don’t care about us
Timely. Michael Jackson as applied to Iran. Via @StaceRay on twitter.
