If 55 Americans were killed by bombs today, would it be a big deal?

[trumad]

Oh yeah it would! Regular daytime television would be interrupted and it would be non-stop Tweety, Hume, Russert, etc..

BUT when it happens in Iraq, no big deal... We merry Americans go on with our daily lives as if we are the Bubble Boy's of humanity.

55 Dead in Eight Iraq Suicide Bombings

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Eight suicide bombers struck in quick succession Saturday in a wave of attacks that killed 55 people as Iraqi Shiites marched and lash themselves with chains in ritual mourning of the death of the founder of their Muslim sect 14 centuries ago. Ninety-one people have been killed in violence in the past two days.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&e=1&u=/ap/20050219/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

[Wright Patman]

1. But the election went okay

That was the only day on which the U.S. MSM was paying attention.

Since it went okay that day, we won! Again. Freedom is on the march. It was all worth it, after all. Blah, blah, blah.

[tridim]

2. Election day did NOT go okay..

That's a complete myth. I'll look for a link, but I saw something the other day that said there were many more attacks than reported. I wasn't at all surprised.

[Wright Patman]

3. That shows how the MSM

are in complete control of the message that gets out. I do not doubt that you are correct, but the meme that was established that day on the domestic media outlets of the U.S. was that it went remarkably well and "better than expected."

Furthermore, remember how they put out that 72 percent turnout figure just for the hell of it before any of the vote count had even begun?

[wadestock]

4. I see your point....BUT

At least 55 were killed today by guns, violence or some other form of gang violence. Maybe not bombs....but they have died nevertheless.

MS 13 is in 20 states...bringing terrorists over the border and about 3000 murders during the last year alone.

There is more violence and murder in this society than most civilized countries on the planet. You just here the STORIES OF INTEREST on TV.....the particular INDIVIDUAL stories that might sell in the news.

Meanwhile...we are under the grips of a VERY radical and dangerous hatred in this country....

Many people ARE dying.

The fact that Americans are obvious to this is EXACTLY why BU$HCO is able to manipulate the public the way they do.

[Disturbed]

5. Of course people would be upset if...

what was happening in Iraq was happening in the U.S. everyday. The fact is that it is not. Iraq deaths are attributed to "terrorists" killing their own people and fighting against freedom so the deaths and maimings are seen as unfortunate but not disturbing to most Americans.

[deutsey]

6. It would be HUGE deal if a Dem was in the WH.

When a corporatist like W is in power, these deaths are incidental.