Old Weird Ward
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Sunday, December 12, 2004
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Mr. J.H. Ricketson has what appears to be, at first glance, a dandy idea: A Department of Information. See the idea HERE. In fact, it's a Noble Purpose, to counter lies and disinformation.
I offer a rather novel proposal: That America establish a Department of Information, or at least a major Division devoted to Information within another Department. Its Mission: to counter the lies, misinformation, and disinformation with which America is assaulted, 24/7/365, by its enemies from within and without.
We already have the beginnings of such, operating in a random, haphazard, undirected, and unrewarded manner: the so-called "Pajamahadeem" – the vast right-wing conspiracy network of bloggers and other non-professionals dedicated to ferreting out the truth of controversial issues and letting the chips fall where they may. The Pajamahadeem are very effective. Their combined efforts exposed Dan [I’d] Rather [not!] for the liar he is, put paid to his long and dubious career, and destroyed any credibility his sponsors may have enjoyed. Well Done!
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A noble purpose indeed!
There's just one little problem - A "Department of Information" implies a governmental function, and I hate to remind you of this, Mr. Ricketson, but that means Politicians!
I put my faith in the dis-organized and rowdy bunch known as the Pajamahadeen, who aren't too durned likely to be swayed or intimidated by advertisers, Senators, or even the ACLU.
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