One of the problem with the American people is that they want every public program to be eliminated except the one they depend on. Recall the "keep your government hands off our Medicare!" idiocy from the 2008 campaign. In the media war, it's "whoever shouts loudest wins." Lies rule the day. As Murdoch buys up more and more of U.S. broadcasting, any other voice will be totally drowned out in the din.