Proof of Propaganda
As a firm believer in Herman & Chomsky's "Propaganda Model," I'm always looking for the offhand, validating comment. (Chomsky's Web site has an article synopsizing this model.)
In that horrible rag, The New York Times, this weekend, they had two paragraphs that relate:
"Rick Wilson, a Republican consultant based in Florida who has worked for Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York mayor, and Katherine Harris, the former Florida congresswoman, among others, said that most states have their own expressions for the circumstances under which open secrets stay secret. In Florida, he said, it’s the 'Three County Rule' — no girlfriends within three counties of your home district. In New York, it’s the 'Bear Mountain Compact' — nobody talks about what politicians do with their free time once they’ve crossed the Bear Mountain Bridge en route to Albany from points south.
'There’s a similar phrase in every state I’ve worked in,' Mr. Wilson said. 'In a lot of cases it’s because the principals involved are powerful, and a lot of the people who know are aides or staff or lobbyists or even reporters who rely on these people for access. So you end up with this feeling of, ‘It’s just business, it’s not affecting their work.’ Once it starts affecting their work, then the rules change.'"
Source: Goodnough, A. (2007, September 2). Oh, everyone knows that (except you). The New York Times. Retrieved September 3, 2007, from http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/02/weekinreview/02goodnough.html?pagewanted=1
In that horrible rag, The New York Times, this weekend, they had two paragraphs that relate:
"Rick Wilson, a Republican consultant based in Florida who has worked for Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York mayor, and Katherine Harris, the former Florida congresswoman, among others, said that most states have their own expressions for the circumstances under which open secrets stay secret. In Florida, he said, it’s the 'Three County Rule' — no girlfriends within three counties of your home district. In New York, it’s the 'Bear Mountain Compact' — nobody talks about what politicians do with their free time once they’ve crossed the Bear Mountain Bridge en route to Albany from points south.
'There’s a similar phrase in every state I’ve worked in,' Mr. Wilson said. 'In a lot of cases it’s because the principals involved are powerful, and a lot of the people who know are aides or staff or lobbyists or even reporters who rely on these people for access. So you end up with this feeling of, ‘It’s just business, it’s not affecting their work.’ Once it starts affecting their work, then the rules change.'"
Source: Goodnough, A. (2007, September 2). Oh, everyone knows that (except you). The New York Times. Retrieved September 3, 2007, from http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/02/weekinreview/02goodnough.html?pagewanted=1
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