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Monday, July 23, 2007

Who is more important? The American Idol or the American President?



The importance of the dissemination of accurate information throughout our country has been compromised more and more in the last 100 years due the continued proliferation of the profitable media. The media's very intention was originally intended as a public service.

Here is a short clip from "The President & The Press", recorded at the Astoria Hotel, NYC Aprli 27, 1961

JFK describes the importance of public involvement and the problems of "Secrecy" and public distraction through the media.


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