Reply #17: Remember the book Bush Dyslexicon? [View All]

[RedSox02]

Well in that the author pointed out how the Right wing media establishment will start these rumors but make it sound as if they are just asking a question when they really are planting the seeds. He used great examples from the 2000 Presidential debates where Bob Novak, george Will and others in their post-debate analysis would simply float out descriptions of how Gore might have failed and then say "well we will have to wait to see what the polls say", when they really are just trying to influence the polls by raising the point.

Dean is a good example here. Someone simply asks the question "Is Dean too Liberal?" and then the viewer simply assumes if the question is asked, the answer must be true.