Answering a pro-Arroyo supporter from another forum

why is there a cold reaction regarding these tapes?!

bakit parang walang pakialam ang taumbayan kahit medyo convincing ang nilalaman ng tapes na ito?!

I don't know re this "cold reaction" when most people haven't heard the tapes yet. Eh hindi pa nga pinaparinig ng major tv stations like GMA7 at ABS-CBN yung Gloria-Garci tapes eh, for chrissakes.

Unlike Erap's Juetengate or Panfilo Lacson's Narcopoliticsgate where major tv stations provided wall-to-wall live coverage of the events, yung Pidal expose ni Ping Lacson, yung expose ni Oscar Cruz on Juetengate 2 and the GLORIAGATE tapes are not getting the same treatment.

Kung si Joseph Estrada ang nasa tape na yan, discussing something re nakawan or dayaan, do you think GMA7 and ABS-CBN would bow to the wishes of Malacanang and not play those tapes on tv?

yeah, I know that the DOJ (using another law dating back to the Marcos era) has threatened anyone who has possession of the tapes with jail time. Bawal makinig at mag-possess ng mga tapes na yan. But why did ABS-CBN and GMA7 (including the INQ7) acted like sheep and meekly complied with the order?

Kung si erap ang nasa tape, do you think they'd follow the DOJ's order, lalo na kung potential evidence ito againsts erap's criminal activities?

do you think the NYT and the Washington Post in a similar situation would back down against Bush admin Attorney General Alberto Gonzales threatening them with jail time if they have the incriminating tapes vs. "Bushitler"?

Pagtatawanan lang yan ng NYT at WaPo.

My sense is that ABS and GMA7 doesn't really want to play the tapes, and the DOJ gave them a convenient excuse to self-censor themselves.

I mean, kung fake yung tapes, lalabas rin naman ang katotohanan diba? Katulad nang nangyari sa CBS Memogate on Bush's TANG record. CBS posted a photo of the document in their website and within hours nalaman kaagad na peke ito.

Why won't ABS-CBN, GMA7 and Inq7 do that, and let thousands of ordinary internet users and audio experts from around the world download the tapes and hear for themselves and determine if it's true or not?