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In Reply to: Current "conservative" media narrative posted by Steve O on April 2, 2024 at 15:36:36:
A number of congress critters and right-wing groups have been lobbying against continued funding for Ukraine. But House Speaker Johnson, himself on the right wing, is now pushing to resume such funding. Which is weird, because previously he opposed this funding. It's still an open question whether Johnson will muster enough support to pass a Ukraine aid package.
What I don't get is how people (here in this forum and elsewhere) think there is some sort of political manipulation going on. As if releasing that 60 minutes report was a coordinated political move, a distribution designed to tip the scales of official government policy...
The facts? That 60 Minutes report was a collaboration with Der Spiegel and The Insider. Der Spiegel, based in Germany, is pretty far removed from any advocacy of US government policy. The Insider, based in Riga Latvia, does investigative journalism & fact-checking about Russia; equally distanced from any advocacy of US government policy. And that 60 Minutes report was 5 years in the making, not something concocted on short notice to influence current votes in Congress.
But the interesting thing here is the mere allegation that something inappropriate is going on. That the release of the 60 Minutes report is some kind of political manipulation under control by a hidden hand. Perhaps 60 Minutes is on secret payroll! Taking bribes! Busy concocting 'fake news'! And so forth an so on. That's what courses through some minds of our congress critters. Conspiracy theory. Whack-jobs as leading voices in our government.
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Follow Ups
- Lots of flip-flopping from conservatives on this issue. But how's that connected to a 60 Minutes program? - vacuous 18:27:22 04/02/24 (4)
- RE: Lots of flip-flopping from conservatives on this issue. But how's that connected to a 60 Minutes program? - beach cruiser 21:24:33 04/02/24 (0)
- It's not the flip flopping conservatives - Steve O 21:15:48 04/02/24 (1)
- Good clarification, thx! - vacuous 01:15:57 04/03/24 (0)
- Lots of flip-flopping from politicians on many issues. - Inmate51 19:27:07 04/02/24 (0)
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