# On the castration of the press and the pathetic coverage of Iraq

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [January 12, 2004, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-castration-of-the-press-and-the-pathetic-coverage-of-iraq/224132 "2004-01-12T05:59:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2004, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-castration-of-the-press-and-the-pathetic-coverage-of-iraq/224132/41 "2004-01-16T08:35:11Z")

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I should add:

My bet is that it’s a system of mutal reinforcement.

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**Author:** ![David\_Simmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2004, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-castration-of-the-press-and-the-pathetic-coverage-of-iraq/224132/42 "2004-01-16T08:40:27Z")

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[QUOTE=John Mace]  
I don’t think it necessarily buggers the question. Surveys consistently show that Americans hold all kinds of unsupportable beliefs: UFOs, ESP, Angels, etc. QUOTE]

True, but were people who held such unsupportable beliefs elected to positions of national leadership? Or thrust into such positions by a 1 vote marging in the Supreme Court?

This is off the OP, but having experienced the candidates produced by the primary system, I am liking the old smoke-filled room better all of the time.

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