Bush Administration Media Collusion Memos Surface

April 5, 2006

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Wed, 5 Apr 2006 13:26:38 -0700 (PDT)

Monday, April 3, 2006

WASHINGTON — In a disturbing turn of events for an

administration already plagued by sagging poll numbers

and waning support for the Iraq war, Friday's

revelation that the Bush Administration issued direct

guidelines for programming to media outlets is

troubling even die-hard conservatives.

Late Friday a series of memos between senior Bush

Administration officials and management at Viacom,

Inc. were leaked calling for the media giant to focus

on stories and programming choices that " reinforce the

Administration's positions " and to " ignore and/or

discredit points of view in opposition to the Bush

Administration's foreign policy objectives for the

purposes of National Security. "

Democrats and key civil rights figures were quick to

comment on this latest chapter of alleged government

malfeasance. Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer issued a

statement calling for a congressional inquiry. " This

is it. This is a smoking gun. For years we've been

saying that liberal and moderate points of view aren't

being accurately reflected in the media and this

proves our point. The Bush Administration is clearly

out of touch with the American people, and Viacom

should be ashamed. "

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