A Tale of Dueling DeLay Headlines

Perception is reality so say the politicians, and headlines over DeLay's indictment stories elucidates. Reuters headlines their story thusly: "Delay Seeks Dismissal of Texas Charges" - a headline that is common to most of the MSM, but there's nothing new here. According to Law and Order TV, defendants always seek dismissal when they're guilty. Democrats are getting little spots on the front of their trousers reading this headline over and over.

In a recent e-mail exchange with my nephew-in-law. He asked , "Where would he find the truth "- a question that has been asked before, sometime ago and since. "Is it in the MSM or the Alternate media, and what is "main stream" and what is not," he asked. All I could tell him is that one man's truth is another man's lie in politics and the media.

Diogenes would have hellava time with today's MSM, blogs and alternate news.

But back to headlines: Texas media, perhaps more knowledgeable of DA Earle's proclivities, head the story so; "DeLay Attorney Accuses Earle of Jury Shopping." The not so flattering use of "jury shopping" puts the spots on the back of the Dem's trousers. Another Texas paper offers, "DeLay Lawyers Allege Misconduct by Earle"-- more moderate but still edgy, associating Earle with the word misconduct. Substitute "accuse" for "allege" and you have the fair and balanced Fox headline And lastly the KC Star chimes in with, "Indictment Called Illegal" -- my favorite.

One might say that analyzing headlines is an exercise in trivia pursuit, but in this dumb downed country of ours who reads boring stories about politics, and that's what the Democrats are counting on -- perception is reality.