MB Civic

Holy shit!! A blogger at Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) named Julie Hollar called out Time Magazine journalist Alex Perry on his misleading characterization of the history of the Congo. Perry wrote – “Congo is the sucking vortex where Africa’s heart should be. Independent Congo gave the world Mobutu Sese Seko..” Hollar correctly reminded Perry that “Independent Congo didn’t give the world Mobutu; that gift belongs to the U.S. and Belgium, who supported the overthrow and assassination of democratically-elected Patrice Lumumba and helped prop up the horror that was Mobutu for decades afterward”. Then! Who should show up in the comments section but Alex Perry himself, throwing insult after insult and doing one of the best clown acts I’ve seen/read in a long time (“Your cheap and half-arsed conspiracies are insulting and infantile … is this what you do for a living? Invent crap, and throw it around? You’re armchair crap-throwers? That’s no way to go through life”). This is a must read for anyone who wants to see the true face of the corporate media .. disturbing, weird, darkly amusing .. essentially the conscience of an institution placed in the uncomfortable position of defending the indefensible – mab .. read more