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PJS, is too trusting of the media. NPR and PBS may be better than the complete drivel of the networks and cable TV but this is not much of a compliment. The self-satisfaction of the 'Beltway' media (which Ifill cynically pretends doesn't exist) is obscene with rote lines trotted out in self -defense, "I get attacked from both sides so I must be doing something right", "We cover more than we miss", "It's not our fault, we merely report the news ".etc BTW the source of the Condi/shoe-shopping reference can be found here; http://www.dailyhowler.com/dh080103.shtml PJS I'd suggest you become a regular reader of Somerby at http://www.dailyhowler.com as well as Glenn Greenwald http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald to gain a fuller understanding of the machinations of our media.