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Yes.  And, really, this isn't a "western media" thing.  The western media immediately went along with the Interior Ministry's stated result.  It's the blogosphere, working off on-the-ground reports from regular Iranians, along with reports by some reporters like Christiane Amanpour, that's kept this story alive in the western media.

Unless by "western media" we mean Andrew Sullivan and the Washington Note blog.

Look at CNN: Almost no coverage.  Then look at Daily Kos: Non-stop coverage.  Regardless of the actual result, it's absolutely embarrassing, and b is right to get chewed out.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sun Jun 14th, 2009 at 09:02:10 AM EST
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It seems the "western media" thing comes from Bernard of Moon of Alabama.

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by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Jun 14th, 2009 at 09:15:05 AM EST
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Bernhard. (= "b")
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sun Jun 14th, 2009 at 09:49:11 AM EST
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Yeah. Mind you, if I was running a news org the story would be "truth hidden under giant steaming pile of propaganda".
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Sun Jun 14th, 2009 at 10:03:47 AM EST
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Oh, no doubt about it.  I'm just saying that the only powerful figures in The West(TM) who seem to not accept Ammadinnerjacket's reelection are the Canadian Foreign Minister and the Obama administration.  The press here has completely bought the idea that the Iranian wingers have won in a landslide.

Which should shock no one.  The neocons made quite clear they were rooting for Shithead, and their dogs in the press went to fetch as soon as the stick was thrown.

Obviously folks like Olbermann and Maddow view it with suspicion, but they're of course not an accurate representation of the media.

Even supposedly respectable news orgs like the Gaurniad, the Indie and the Beeb have eaten up Khamenei's bullshit.

I think Bernard at MoA is, by any reasonable viewer's eye, completely full of shit.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sun Jun 14th, 2009 at 10:29:39 AM EST
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I can't tell who's full of shit on this one: who's neutral?
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Sun Jun 14th, 2009 at 10:54:41 AM EST
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