Anyone want to write a fake news story? It doesn't seem to that big a deal anymore.

Fiction, Parody, Humorous?

All of the above!

(Faux AP) After days of closed door meetings with his Cabinet and GOP officials, President Bush announced today he would resign the presidency of the United States of America. VP Cheney, already under indictment, will not ascend to the position -- Secretary Rice is expected to be sworn in on Monday making her not only the first female POTUS, but also the first African-American.

In his statement expected to be released this afternoon, Bush cites numerous decisions he now recognizes and admits were incompetent.

Still developing ....

March 17, 2006

http://www.bushgivestaxcutstopoor.com

Mars (AP). At a WH press conference today, President Bush announced that he was halting the tax cuts on the rich and expects all Americans making $300,000 or less to be exempt from all taxes in the future. Bush appeared very emotional when he admitted that he had abused his power as President to please his wealthy buddies by offering them outrageous cut in taxes. In what appeared to be a genuine gesture, Bush said his tax cuts were a " stupid idea" and he was placing the entire tax burden of the US on the shoulders of those making over $300,000, effective immediately.
Bush also surprised reporters when he said that he was donating his ranch in Crawford to Planned Parenthood of Texas and promised to be a spokesperson for the compassionate organization.

WASHINGTON (BS) _ President Bush, with a tearful but supportive first lady at his side, declared Thursday, "I'm proud to be a gay American."

Bush admitted a long-running relationship with longtime adviser Karl Rove and said Rove was angry for him for a recent fling with former Talon News reporter Jeff Gannon/Jim Guckert/"Bulldog," whose partisan questions at White House press briefings caused a controversy that was an Internet sensation but largely ignored by the major media.

The president said his relationship with his wife, Laura, is shaken but remains strong. "She's always known about it,'' Bush said. "But she long ago told me that if it ever came out I was in the doghouse.''

Bush admitted that "several" gay people serve in high positions in his administration, but he declined to name them, other than Rove. "I'm not into outing people,'' the president said.

The Federal Marriage Amendment remains a priority of his administration, Bush said. "If people like me want to get married,'' he said, "we can marry a rich woman.''

You can laugh.... this was on ABC news yesterday evening: the news are mostly pre-packaged from the government!!!!!
Did somebody see it, beside me?

Yes, that's what we are busting on.

I don't think the news is mostly prepackaged. What the government is doing is producing promotional spots that are done to look like news. Some smaller, less ethical TV stations are actually running them. They're not likely to turn up on network news, or any major local station.

Oh really?

Fox's Brian Wilson covered for DeLay
http://mediamatters.org/items/leftsidefront/200503170006

Wash. Times' Lambro misled in comparison of Social Security and private retirement accounts
http://mediamatters.org/items/leftsidefront/200503170005

Limbaugh on ANWR: "The wildlife that lives there wishes it didn't, but it's too stupid to figure out how to move anywhere"
http://mediamatters.org/items/leftsidefront/200503170004

How could we miss it--been going on since 2000.

Dear Media for Democracy Member,

Earlier this week, the New York Times reported that at least 20 federal agencies have made and distributed pre-packaged, ready-to-serve television news segments to promote President Bush's policies and initiatives.

Congress' Government Accountability Office determined that these "video news releases" were illegal "covert propaganda" and told federal agencies to stop. But last Friday, the White House ordered all agencies to disregard Congress' directive. Wednesday at a press conference, President Bush shrugged off responsibility for the deceptive nature of the releases, which are designed to look like television news segments. "Local stations ought to -- since there's a deep concern about that -- ought to tell their viewers what they're watching," Bush told reporters.

The Bush administration, in other words, is planning to continue using hundreds of millions of your tax dollars to manipulate public opinion.

If you agree that this is an illegal, undemocratic and propagandistic effort by the government to advance a partisan political agenda, join MediaChannel and other concerned groups in our effort to stop fake news. Write Congress, the Federal Communications Commission, and local television stations to express your opposition. Remember to tell them that you are not alone, but are writing as a member of the 75,000-strong Media For Democracy movement.


Sign petitions that will also tell Congress and the FCC to toughen and enforce laws against "covert propaganda" and demand that broadcasters come clean with viewers about using government-produced news.

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In the weeks to come, we will work with groups like Free Press, Common Cause and the Center for Media and Democracy to connect you with others in your area working to ensure local broadcasters identify the sources behind the "news." We will create "citizen agreements" with local TV stations in our communities to stop fake news broadcasts. These agreements are documents filed at the FCC that -- if broken -- can be used to help communities deny broadcaster license renewals.


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Unless we speak out now, the White House will continue to act with impunity -- taking advantage of understaffed and incautious local news operations to manipulate public opinion.

Remember that MfD members were able to make significant impact during the last election (download our annual report) through similar simple actions. Within a week of our letters to presidential candidates demanding to know where they stood on media consolidation, Senator John Kerry made the first of what turned into a series of comments against the loosening of ownership regulations: "I think that too much media in the hands of one powerful entity or one individual is a mistake," Kerry told CSPAN. "I think it runs counter to the foundation of our country. I think it runs counter to the need for Americans to know that they are getting news and information from multiple sources that are not singularly controlled."

Thanks for standing up for a better media.

Doug George
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Media for Democracy

Which reinforces the previous post of "less ethical TV stations are actually running them.".

I suppose it technically is, but I don't really consider Fox News when I say "network news." In fact, to call Fox news is actually stretching it