Open Dissent Is 'Bad Form' on MSNBC

01/22/2009 by Gabriel Voiles

Unable to simply air the reality of George W. Bush's immense unpopularity manifesting in a chorus of boos for his last public appearance as U.S. "president," MSBNC newscasters (YouTube.com, 1/20/08) chide inauguration attendees for "bad form"--before eventually finding a camera shot to cut to instead showing the crowd cheering... for Obama.

Hardly a new phenomenon; read about corporate media censorship at the 2000 Bush inauguration in the FAIR magazine Extra!: "Protesters Rain on ABC's Parade" (3-4/01) by Jim Naureckas

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