By Ray McGovern, Dec. 22, 2022
One has to put some context around the appearance of Saint Volodymyr Zelensky Wednesday evening before the U.S. Congress. Those with a modicum of accurate background information could smell a rat behind all the hugs, kisses, and stormy applause. The real record renders the smell a stench. Alas, neither the accurate record nor the stench can find its way into the corporate media.
Here’s the thing – in the words of humorist Will Rogers: “The problem ain’t what people know. It’s what people know that ain’t so; that’s the problem.”
A Help Desk
One can expect serious writers like Joe Lauria of Consortium News to post some thoughts apres-St. Zelensky-tour-de-force, in due course. But everyone is entitled to some time off for Christmas and something needs to be said – like now.
Happily, much has already been written and spoken that exposes the dominant (propaganda) narrative for what it is – drivel. For example, readers can find much helpful sustenance in an extremely detailed piece Lauria wrote on July 2, 2022 about what actually happened in Ukraine over the past several years.
https://consortiumnews.com/2022/06/02/us-state-affiliated-newsguard-targets-consortium-news/
Joe’s piece came in response to spurious charges by a Orwellian ‘rating’ group, led by the usual suspects, called “NewsGuard”. Consider Lauria’s piece required reading; you may find it on the final exam.
For those who prefer video, I gave a kind of kind of tutorial on July 7, 2022, with emphasis on how Russia views the stakes in Ukraine: “Ukraine: A Taste of The Truth”.
I have also done several other videos on the general subject. (See: Youtube or raymcgovern.com.)
Not-So-Much Journalists
Reading the two articles below confirms the truth of Will Rogers’s adage – in present circumstances a dangerous one – that THE problem is “what people know that ain’t so”. You may wish to tell your friends to read/watch Lauria and me (above), as a sort of inoculation against the rubbish below:
Volodymyr Zelensky Is the Leader of the Free World
By Marc Ash, Reader Supported News, December 22, 2022
https://www.rsn.org/001/volodymyr-zelensky-is-the-leader-of-the-free-world.html
When my stomach finally settled after reading this one, I tweeted:
https://twitter.com/raymcgovern/status/1605970720189726720
Zelensky’s message: Ukraine is fighting for good over evil
By Andrew E. Kramer, December 21, 2022
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/12/21/world/volodymyr-zelensky-russia-ukraine-news?campaign_id=51&emc=edit_mbe_20221222&instance_id=80825&nl=morning-briefing%3A-europe-edition®i_id=69540701&segment_id=120523&te=1&user_id=e69a6cb2bbba5cd47ffe27ec9fb45fbe#zelensky-ukraine-washington