Selective Editing - Tactic of Right Wing Media

Last year, there was a great uproar against the now-defunct human rights organization, "ACORN" after a fraudulent media trick involving a pimp and hoe.

The FOX News driven campaign, with the blind allegiance of lazy ass mass media outlets, used “highly selective editing of reality" to present ACORN in a negative light. Actually, the tape made it look like ACORN was a "pimp" consultant firm.

To illustrate a downright silly example of how "highly selective editing" can manipulate viewers perceptions of events, see the videos below.

This is me at Lake Merritt in Oakland, practicing one of a few balance exercises near the Boathouse.




This is the actual footage of my first attempt without editing:



As Malcolm warned us, "With skillful manipulating of the press, they're able to make the victim look like the criminal, and the criminal look like the victim."

Whether it is FOX, or the wolves in the "Liberal Media," think critically.

Note: This blog is in response California Attorney General Jerry Brown's announcement that he will not pursue criminal charges against ACORN.

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