A Classic Pre$$titution Technique

[Presstitutes]

One of the most ubiquitous and effective forms of Pre$$titution is to create news then comment on it, or to create public impressions then report on those impressions as though they occurred in a vacuum. And what's especially irritating is how Pre$$titutes do it with a sheepish, feigned innocence. It's like a kid who makes a mess and looks at the parent with a stupid 'why-you-lookin'-at-me' expression.

Newsweek's Evan Thomas shows us how it's done: "The two years of legal maneuvering over the question of who leaked the identity of Valerie Plame, CIA undercover operative, has left most Americans thoroughly confused, if occasionally entertained by a colorful cast that included an undercover spy who posed (in dark glasses and a scarf around her blond hair) in the pages of Vanity Fair magazine. But as usual, the real story is the behind-the-scenes or "backstory"—in this case, a drawn-out, toxic and at times nonsensical tug of war between the CIA and the so-called neocons, the neoconservatives who have played such an important role in the administration of George W. Bush."

Umm, maybe the public is confused about the story because the press, with its hand deep in this cookie jar, has obfuscated from day one.

And notice how Thomas does exactly that, throwing in terminology like "entertained by a colorful cast," and "nonsensical tug of war" to describe a matter of grave importance. And he wonders why "most Americans are thoroughly confused?"

http://www.presstitutes.com/presstitutes/2005/11/newsweeks_evan_.html

[ewagner]

1. I suspect Evan Thomas

is trying to hold onto his place on Washington DC's coveted "A-List". He can't do it if he's out of favor with the powers that be....