Controlling The News Part 18: In-House Memos on Television And Print Media News Presentations
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(August 30, 2003) The media trends now are to adopt a more critical attitude towards the White House, especially concerning the Iraq disasters. The feeling in corporate is that Bush might well not get reelected if the downward trends continue…publication of less than favorable polls are indicated…
(September 1) Bolton is proving to be a major diplomatic disaster vis a vis N. Korea. Bush is being told to rein him in but we all know how he feels about being corrected…it is felt that if legitimate diplomacy, as opposed to far-right breast beating and threats, is not resorted to, the North might well feel it had no choice but to launch a pre-emptive strike…and the Japs are terrified but afraid to stand up to the Bush threats of economic sanctions…
(Sept. 3) …more coverage of US units feeding and caring for Iraqis. Suggested coverage also of GI engineers helping to rebuild a mosque (stress it was blown up by ‘crazed Saddam loyalists.’) Beltway rumor has it that the Powell forces in DoS are trying to undermine Rumsfeld’s goals….leaks about his German family connections, sure to enrage Jewish interests. See the comments about Rove elsewhere…Janklow might be forced to resign over his fatal accident…depict him as ‘grief stricken and remorseful’ and get some local color in the coverage. Show more supporters than detractors and stress his fine record as governor…
(Sept 5) give as much publicity as possible to the arrival and strong support by Polish contingents in Iraq…only more widows in Warsaw in the end…the Brits have lost too many troops to guerrillas and there is a strong movement in Britain to disengage. Blair is defending his political life and has to walk a real tightrope. If he goes and the Palestinians fall apart, the Administration is in real trouble…
(Sept 6) there is now far too much talk about the neocons and their goals. Kristol, Wolfowitz and others are being clearly identified as pro-Israel…if the White House keeps dropping in the polls, heads will roll and it will be the neocons and their people…this will lead to more anti-Semitic remarks and is not desirable… |
