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It has come to my attention that Dan Rather has initiated a lawsuit against CBS. The problem is not CBS or Dan Rather. The Problem is the US Mainstream Media and its culture of hypocrisy, racism, and intolerance [which is inherent in the USA].

The US Mainstream Media is a conglomerate that excluded minorities or placed them in a negative light. Who cannot forget when Polly Gonzalez [US Latin TV Reporter for CBS 8 in Las Vegas Nevada who lived from 1961 to 2005] confronted Dan Rather [during Dan Rather's visit to CBS 8 in Las Vegas] about the lack of Latin and US Latin representation in the US Mainstream Media. What about Maria Elena Salinas [US Latin born in California] being sidelined and marginalized by an ABC Affiliate in Los Angeles in the beginning of her career?

What about American Latino TV and its petition to be addressed as another alternative to the Spanish Language TV such as Univision and the mindless US Mainstream Media.

No wonder minorities have gone ahead to form Univision, BET, and other channels. It is also not surprising that a group of US Latinos have formed American Latino TV for the US Latino who prefers to speak English.

The US Mainstream Media calls itself the champion of democracy and human rights but excludes Libertarians, Greens, and other Alternative Groups from their broadcasts. It is not surprising that people have turned off the US Mainstream Media in favour of the BBC, Press TV, Al Jazeera, Kol Isreal, and CBC [Canada]. It is also not surprising that the Libertarians and Greens have formed their own networks on the World Wide Web.

The US Mainstream Media calls itself fair and balanced with regards to religion. What happens is that the US Mainstream Media derides all forms of belief in God or a Superior Deity. The result is that another population is alienated resulting in the formation of Christian TV, Islamic TV, and the rest its history.

My suggestion to the US Mainstream Media is to look yourself in the face and take a long examination. The US Mainstream Media paints itself as a beauty on the outside but the inside has the smell of raw sewage.

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