That's what I think is the truly interesting part of this story: Terry Jones' PR coup. I can't for the life of me figure out why anyone is paying any attention to this guy, but he's got the whole media and several important leaders on a string. If he was a leader of a mega-church or a bishop or a congressman or major media figure, I'd understand why this story got so big, but his congregation is only 50 people.. We've been somewhat effective in marginalizing Fred Phelps by ignoring him and now this guy comes from nowhere and gets us all flustered.
In some ways in parallels the "mosque at ground zero" or more accurately, "the cultural center in the Burlington Coat Factory" story. It was a complete non-event that no one cared about until a few conservative talking heads whipped us into a lather about it. I want to investigate how certain key figures manipulated us into caring.
Studying how this event became a media sensation is the only useful thing to do here. Because I really want to know the secret into getting the press to pay any sort of attention to me (or alternatively, figure out a way to counter-act us worrying about morons).
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Date: 2010-09-10 01:05 pm (UTC)In some ways in parallels the "mosque at ground zero" or more accurately, "the cultural center in the Burlington Coat Factory" story. It was a complete non-event that no one cared about until a few conservative talking heads whipped us into a lather about it. I want to investigate how certain key figures manipulated us into caring.
Studying how this event became a media sensation is the only useful thing to do here. Because I really want to know the secret into getting the press to pay any sort of attention to me (or alternatively, figure out a way to counter-act us worrying about morons).