TURN OUT THE LIGHTS

In a rare editorial in the World Tribune, "Democrats will be known for Iraq surrender; Time now for homeland defense", they acknowledge that there still are journalists with integrity out there doing there jobs - jobs as real newsmen, but that "something has gone horribly wrong with the American newspaper profession, which has long served also as the brains behind the electronic media."

There used to be real competition and more than one newspaper in the cities with noticeably different viewpoints.

The rise of pack journalism has given way to a disease we call "consensual totalitarianism" which afflicts the media, the academe, and the federal bureaucracy.

They are not the first to notice that during this 2008 presidential campaign the press corps has "abandoned all pretense at objectivity, balance and aggressive reporting on both sides of the partisan divide."

It was evident to me in the 2004 Kerry vs Bush campaign as well, but this time around it is extraordinary and remarkable the degree to which they openly support Obama. They have lost all and any degree of credibility they had left. They have become one giant PR firm for the Democrat party.

All of this might not matter except for the fact that the world's most powerful nation, which has served as the "city on the hill" for the global community, is about to participate in an election in which its free press has willingly concealed information the American voters need to know.

Then the editorial mentions an article that says it all. They claim it to be a "must reading for any U.S. voter trying to find his/her way through the fog of dissemblance that passes for 21st century news reporting." It is written by columnist Orson Scott Card (a Democrat.....he will most likely need to go in hiding) and can be read here:

Would the last honest reporter please turn on the lights?