Friday, August 20, 2004

The Condescending News Media

Polls are overly simplistic things. They take complicated issues and try to break them down into overly simplistic categories. Take, for example, the question "do you believe Iraq had WMD?" When they find that over 50% of Americans still do believe this, they write condescending articles that are amazed that any Americans can possibly believe this.

I'm an intelligent, well read American. I believe Iraq had WMD. I do not believe this because of any feality to George Bush. I believe it because it is illogical to me that Iraq did not have WMD. Every major intelligence service believed this to be true. Saddam put his position of cozy power at risk over obstructing weapons inspectors. There is evidence that the weapons could have been transported to the heavily fortified Bekka Valley in Syria. And we have found small numbers of WMD. Guess what, AP, Reuters, ABC, NBC, CBS, NYT, etc? Your habit of looking down your nose at Americans who do not agree with your high almighty views is going to cost you on your bottom lines, if it hasn't already.

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