Criticism of the press by the press is so common, but Bob Parry has made it one of his beats since Iran/Contra. Citing what Paul Krugman wrote in regard to faint praise for Al Gore's Nobel prize, Parry seems to have summed up the years since Gore lost to Bush at SCOTUS. It's like a history lesson in the current political climate. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.