Originally posted here by Tiger Shark
Hey sweetie:

Fear the media..... They are the controlling factor when they have the _only_ source of information to the masses. If you can control the information then you can control the thoughts.... The rest is pretty obvious.....

Yeps. There is a quote from Dan Rather (yuck) from many years ago...he actually said it was his duty to form public opinion!!! God forbid we should all get our opinions from Rather.