CRÉATIFS vs. LE POUVOIR / ON STRIKE !

As far as writers go, Gonzo certainly had a way with words ;)

"The TV business is uglier than most things. It is normally perceived as some kind of cruel and shallow money trench through the heart of the journalism industry, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There’s also a negative side. " - Hunter S. Thompson

"A democratic civilization will save itself only if it makes the language of the image into a stimulus for critical reflection ; not an invitation for hypnosis.” - Umberto Eco

AMERICA’S REAL OPPOSITION SHACKLED ! With Jon Stewart’s “Daily Show”, “The Colbert Report” and Bill Maher’s “Real Time” out of the way, the 2008 presidential campaign can go on without being questioned outside the script. There is no more popular political education going on, this side of Moyers and Olbermann.

The joke is on America & we ain’t laughing.

“The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country."-Edward Bernays, Propaganda

Parts of the reasons why this is the case and why this strike plays well in The Man’s hands…

Highest Bidder http://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=MmhL8bjL9vc

“A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself” : Joseph Pulitzer

Meanwhile…

“We are watching a poorly staged rendition of Wag the Dog , interpreted for the morbidly stupid and performed by the criminally insane.” - Jules Carlysle

For indeed…

“Politics is the entertainment branch of industry” - Frank Zappa