Greenwald nails it down in his column and book excerpt, placing one Karl Rove at the center, but noting that the genesis can be traced back to at least Lee Atwater-may-he-rot-eternally (and that's still not punishment enough).
They--the skank alliance and revolving door system of various political factions, elite media, and various 'consultants,' really do hold the American public in a remarkable degree of contempt. What they foist upon us is really the worst sort of political junk food/empty calories...which they insist is "what we want" (see more of Greenwald, particularly his smack-down of someone named Megan McArdle, who, as best as I can tell, is such an air head that she'd probably float up to the stratosphere if not firmly tethered)...you know, one thing's for sure: the perverse media circus that defines the modern political process sure has made them a hell of a lot of money, and, provided you've got no qualms about the fate of your soul, I guess it makes sense to praise the system that allows you to rake in so much...although the literal demise of civil society sure is a hell of a price to pay, particularly when you consider that said demise WILL one day affect us all...and at that point, all the dollars you've got stashed away won't be worth the paper they're printed on...
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