War-Mongering right-wing NPR/PBS

from:
General Media January 11, 2003
By David Barsamian

When the US marches to war, the media march with it. And within the media
the generals generally are heavily armed with microphones. The din of
collateral language is rising to cacophonous levels. The mobilization and
ubiquity of present and past brass on the airwaves is an essential
component of manufacturing consent for war. Perhaps we need no-air zones
for them. That's unlikely to happen when ABC/TV and NPR's Cokie Roberts
gushes, "I am, I will just confess to you, a total sucker for the guys
who stand up with all the ribbons on and stuff and they say it's true and
I'm ready to believe it."