[dennisw]

I wonder if the liberal media realizes the extent of their subjectivity? On Fox yesterday they had a professor from Columbia's School of journalism speaking. When asked if most of the professors were liberal or from the left , he spent an inordinate amount of time making a huge distinction between the two. Then he went on to say he really does not know the political persuasions of his colleagues. Really? I guess their random hiring practices just happen to result in 100 percent liberal professors.

I believe there is a momemtum factor involve. The mainstream media is so liberal and intellectually dishonest they are now feeding on one another. A story which would have drawn wide spread criticism is now accepted, as everyone is doing it. The old rules are out the window lying under the shade of the ends justifying the means.

It appears to be some form of passive collusion (maybe I'm giving them to much credit). The collusion comes from the desire to impress their colleagues and not to be censured by their peers. To one-up their fellow media types and when they get away with their extreme subjectivity; they continue to push the envelope because they can.

I believe the same is rampant in Hollywood. They are so afraid of being ostracized they bite their collective tongues and keep their mouths shut. They only ones who make a peep in protest are those who very secure in their star status like Bruce Willis. Inversely, if you want to be accepted and noticed, just say something inane and negative about Bush and you're treated like a closet rebel, a member of the club.

There was a time when Hollywood was ruled by patriots and capitalist. Since the 70's that has changed dramatically.

Case in point: In the 70's they started making movies which were financed by tax shelter type entities. The whole idea was to lose money and create some sort of leveraged write-off. Never happened. The public was so starved for movies, even the worse ones could not lose money. How smart were they not to know this?

Now they make movies which will have an international appeal. However, Mel Gibson makes movie about the death of Jesus Christ and makes a ton of money. Do they pay attention? No.

How many war movies were made during WWII? A ton. How many movies or television shows have been made about the current conflict? I can name a few:

1) Jarhead - about the first war in Iraq - movie sucked. Virtually no combat and was not a positive movie vis a vis the military.

2) Over there - very popular cable show. Was pretty realistic - pulled by fox.

3) the unit - we all know the contraversy surrounding this, but I noticed none of the episodes deal with the middle east except for one.

4) I know George Clooney made some sort of movie about middle east, but it must have been a real dog because I cannot even think of it and well, it did star Clooney.

5) HBO is coming out with show that focuses on the wounded soldiers in Iraq- can you imagine how much they will use this to further their views?

So, why do they not make a good movie about this great adventure we are currently on? Why not focus on the great heroics which occur on a daily basis? Can it be an accident, an over sight? I beleive it is either active or passive collusion.

Like the news media, they want the Republicans out and they do not want to incur the wrath of their peers and become branded: conservative(reasonable).

So they continue to distort the truth and Hollywood continues to lose money. Most of us have to be content with watching Fox news and reruns on the military channel. Sorry for the rant.