Who's the Real Enemy? (America, of course!)

In the midst of the escalated mid-east conflict, mostly between Hezbollah in Lebanon and Israel, it was just a matter of time before the USA had to be considered at major fault for this turmoil -- and not by either side involved.

But by our own (and international) mass-marketed media.

As usual, AOL did its part for the Anti-Bush Administration Media Coalition, as today's "Welcome Menu" blasted images from Lebanon with the headline:

Angry Americans Flee Lebanon: Families Complain of Delays: Did U.S. Bungle Evacuation?

(And believe it or not, FEMA was not blamed by the press.)

Just in case that was NOT the biggest story from Lebanon at the moment, AOL added to its list.  In case online users mistakenly blamed all of America for the "bungled" evacuation, AOL clarified that political conservatives are the ones who should be ashamed today.  The headline directly below the one listed above read:

Conservative Star Loses Race: Ties to Scandal Sink Ambitions.

This Reuters story is about "Ralph Reed, a poster boy for the U.S. Christian right who helped promote the rise of Republican political power in the 1990s. . . ."  The actual Reuters headline read: "Reed Concedes in Georgia Primary: Conservative Darling Had Led Christian Coalition." 

Poster boy?  Darling?  It is difficult to read this article without the implicit roars and high fives of the Reuters news agency and AOL executives overshadowing the story itself.

And yet still, in case AOL users forgot that the Bush administration and political conservatives are incompetent, one more headline was added to the welcome menu.  This is also the first time in almost a week that AOL has posted any headline about Iraq.

Of course, it is negative: Civilian Deaths Soar in Iraq.

OK, so let's get this straight: (1) The U.S. is the country/group who is TRULY wronging innocent people in Lebanon; (2) political conservatives are scandalous losers; and (3) the war in Iraq is still going horribly wrong and is immoral.

Wow, and all that with a "Good Afternoon."  Thanks, AOL!

It is astounding how anyone can still defend the mass media, or even consider them "right-wing" simply because many are owned by corporations.  It evidences the ridiculous lack of logic and common sense by those who make such claims.

Need more evidence of the Anti-Bush Administration (and anti-Israel) Media Coalition (ABAMC)?  Here are some of the major headlines from past two New York Times Sunday Editions:

(7/9/2006)

*Surprising Jump in Tax Revenues Is Curbing Deficit
*Ally warned Bush on Keeping Spying from Congress
*The New Gender Divide: At Colleges, Women Are Leaving Men In the Dust
*Leftist Predicts Unrest Without Complete Recount of Mexican Election

(7/16/06)

*UN Demands End to North Korean Missile Program
*As Tensions Rise, U.S. and Moscow Falter on Trade
*Lieberman Hopes His Fate Isn't Sealed With a Kiss: President Bush's embrace of Senator Lieberman has become a symbol for some of an unforgivable alliance
*6 of more than 30 Iraqi Hostages Freed Unharmed
*Israel Widens Scope of Attacks Across Lebanon
*At Crossroads, Hezbollah Goes on the Attack
*War Gives Israeli Leader Political Capital
*Public Schools Perform Near Private Ones in Study
*Are There Enough [Home-]Buyers to Go Around?
*An Uprising on the Right in a World That Leans Left

Amazingly, Yahoo! News has the most balanced and objective set of headlines today. 

And that's all it takes, which is the secret to any "Coalition" news outlet worth its salt: not everyone reads the full stories, but almost everyone will read the headlines.

So bravo, AOL.  You have now actively taken part in trying to politicize the conflict in Israel to boost anti-conservative appeal.

And you did the rest of the Coalition proud.