A beautiful example of the propaganda system in action: Meyer, Tasing, and the Today Show
Note the difference between the video linked in the article, the interview itself, and the fact that the actual content of the questions are literally not discussed at all by Matt Lauer. Big shock. As long as Andrew Meyer is "sorry" and "not a troublemaker" then everything is all right.
Not one question whatsoever about the Palast book, the charges, the 2004 election, or anything else. That's how you limit debate.
Update: Palast, of course, gets it: it's about the votes, not the volts, as he says.
Not one question whatsoever about the Palast book, the charges, the 2004 election, or anything else. That's how you limit debate.
Update: Palast, of course, gets it: it's about the votes, not the volts, as he says.