An Article by:

Robert T. Melaccio Sr.

Now this is a very profound question that all Americans who love this nation as it is or I should say was should be concerned about. As we see this ‘Immigration” Bill which is really not an immigration bill for those who care and know, and I will say that again care and know the real truths. You see these truths are “self evident” for all who wish to find them. They are right there to be found yet people prefer to be told.

We find out that these Grand Bargainers met in secret to forge this Bill. They have threatened to get it passed one way or another and all the while they say the things Americans want to hear while in their heart of hearts they know the truth about the real purpose of this Bill. It is in my opinion just ignored because it does not meat their criteria and if they spoke the truth Americans would be outraged.

Yes, it was born in secrecy and it will be birthed in secrecy.

Now we realize in full, which in my opinion is the ignorance of many of our college “educated’ as to just what this is all about and here is the key, how it impacts them! Wow, how it impacts them! We even get to throw in their loved ones, children and future children. You see education will be for the preferred, the wealthy and the chosen and of course non-Americans. They warned me years ago in college they would shape their minds and they have been successful beyond their wildest dreams.

Now what will be will be because America, as it was, was the last bastion of real freedom. As I say again, the last bastion of real freedom. People came for the American dream and yes even more people seek that dream. They just chose to do it unlawfully. To say otherwise and to cover it in nice is just not truth.

Sadly, in my opinion, a great darkness has descended over this land. A land where lies, omission, deceit, falsehood and covetousness and greed take the place of honor, character, morals and what is just the plain truth, right and justice.

They can say what they want, they can call people what they want, but they know in their heart of hearts where only God looks the sin they hide in secret.

Just yesterday I received a polling call. The girl was from India, by nature of her accent but she lied and said she was in upstate NY.. Now it could be that she was here in America. I don’t know but her strong accent was sure Indian. . Now she asked me what language would I like to take the poll in and get this ‘Spanish” or English. I said I’m American so I will use the language of our nation. Once again she asked me the same question. I finally said English. Now what is the purpose of this? Well it is for you old timers who don’t use the internet much to remember this when your children ask you for help. Remember when they are laid off and have no hope, remember when the only jobs are dead end ones and last 89 days.

Yes, they say this is good for America and yes they mean the new America of the world and they really mean their America. So get used to it you who wear your old uniforms and carry the Flag and sing the Anthem be prepared to say it in Spanish and be prepared for a different flag for it will be and you will be the ones who look bewildered.

America, the land of the free is in my opinion no more. Sadly or unfortunately, the word of this century, we do not even recognize it is lost. To those who scoff, laugh and do not believe, I would rather you are right. However, if if you are not, just what will you do?

Copyright ©2007 Robert T Melaccio Sr.

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I have been a member of an organization for several months now, which operates on a national basis and performs the task of assessing the accuracy of journalistic content delivered over sources of mass media, such as newspapers, television, and radio, called Media Matters, which can be found at the following URI:

http://mediamatters.org/

I suppose this organization does a valuable service by rendering those who distort information accountable for their dissimulations. However, more fundamentally, I wonder: Does traditionally mass media matter, in the sense that it is something that should be the target of activist resources implemented for the purpose of making these corporate institutions who monopolize, currently, sources of mass communications and the discourse they distribute more accurate and non-partisan?

As empirical research repeatedly demonstrates, the content distributed through mass media that pertains to sectors of American society is - more often than not - supportive of conservative views. This, of course, is at odds with the political ideologies possessed with the majority of journalists who - according to the survey research that is conducted - possess leftist political leanings. Nevertheless, the actual products of their work, that make it through the corporate establishments responsible for rendering the news, are often endorsements of conservative policies; especially with respect to the economy and the proffered descriptions concerning the health of the economy; reports of which often only integrate into the analyses indexes that reflect the state of the economy for investors while neglecting to include aspects of the economy relevant to laborers, such as wage growth; or, contrarily, wage stagnation, which happened to be an aspect of the economy stretching back to the 1990’s that was, more times than not, omitted from reports and analyses introduced by sources of journalism.

Conservative elements in society have for quite some time complained that journalism in this country was liberally biased. In their self proclaimed effort to counteract this ideological slant, they have created institutions serving as media outlets, which are decidedly conservative, despite their professed devotion to the dissemination of journalism that is, ‘fair and balanced.’ In fact, for many of us, who suffered through the prelude to the war with Iraq, the conservative slant to journalism prevalent in mass media has become a matter that is increasingly noticeable and, even, vexing to the point of agitation.

Consequently, advocates for more responsible journalism - which fails to bow down to those in power; or ceases to understand itself, and operate accordingly, in a modality that reflects a particular sociopolitical ideology’s interests by reverberating talking points and other forms of communications that qualify as propaganda; certainly not journalism. Subsequently, major national affiliations, such as Media Matters, have been created by the Left in opposition to the present state of journalism, which seems to be increasingly the conduits for press releases by conservative institutions in society.

However, returning to the question originally posed in this brief essay - does media matter? - I have to question whether these types of strategies oriented toward affecting the corporate institutions responsible for the dissimulation of conservatively slanted journalism - in some instances, blatant propaganda - is the best use of resources. We, here, at the Populist Party of America have taken a different route toward publicizing our cause - differing from other groups that attempt to reform and penetrate through corporate mass media - that effectively bypasses the traditional institutions that serve as clearing houses for descriptions of sociopolitical reality permitted to be distributed through devices of mass communications. In fact, we have been doing it to some degree of success, as our Internet based forms of content distribution are growing rapidly and now bordering upon the quantity of audience members and contributors - a role that we attempt to encourage among all of our audience members in a strategy that has embraced Web 2.0 and social media - that rivals more mainstream sources of information and editorial.

Therefore, reflecting upon the success that has been garnered by Populist America’s refusal to submit to the authority of the traditional brokers of media space - spaces which would never have offered any coverage for our political sentiments with which to begin - we have cultivated an audience, whom we hope to make contributors, through opportunities to publish and distribute their thoughts concerning social and political events and issues; (after all, in a democracy we should all see our selves as participants, not merely consumers).

So, I suppose, in response to the question; does media matter? the following answer is best suited: It only assumes significance if you make it matter by continuing to treat it as though it has legitimacy and supremacy over all other forms of communications. However, if you attempt to make your own media matter, then - in this age of limitless potential for publicity, ushered in by the expansion of the Internet - you can acquire an audience despite your refusal to submit to the old guard of communicative forms that are quickly becoming obsolescent, anyway.

Russell Cole [send him email]

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