As the networks die, taking their news divisions along with them, their function is now less bringing the news to you than blocking the news they’d prefer you not see and hear about. They’ve all become Baghdad Bob, fingers in their ears, oblivious to the carnage going on just outside their doors while humming “Happy Days Are Here Again,” because, after all, it fits the narrative.
Their blocking extends even to the ads they choose not to run, such as the one below. While it’s not a First Amendment issue — companies are free to accept or reject advertisements — the decision not to air a Republican ad opposing the mega-mosque at Ground Zero speaks volumes about the level of political correctness at the nets:
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After all, it’s so much easier to bare your throat to the knife than to fight back, isn’t it?
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