An internal review later concluded the videos "feed the impression that Acorn believes it is above the law".
This had little bearing on the facts of the claim, but fed the impression that the case was fixed from the start.
Broader concerns about corporate corruption and the government's inability to rein in unreported income, known here as "Schwarzarbeit," have fed the impression that the government has lost control of its finances.
Reality television shows -- "The Bachelorette," "Average Joe" -- have fed the impression that finding the right mate is as simple as being presented with a room of 10 people and picking one.
As a result there was some suspicion that the government made the announcement about disbanding the agency now to feed the impression that change is happening, so the public will support the referendum.
More moderate party leaders, fearing the wrath of the radicals in their ranks, were timid in repudiating those positions and comments, and fed the impression that they were in agreement.
The fact that some policy makers are willing, even eager, to move ahead with changing the COLA without having developed a more reliable gauge only feeds the impression that they are trying to get away with an unjustified benefit cut.
In a country pressed for cash and distracted by the tabloid travails of its prime minister, the success of the emergency efforts has paradoxically fed the impression that L'Aquila no longer needs urgent help.
His ads, however, may also feed the impression among some Republicans that Mr. Schundler is a bit too enamored of himself, not only because of the pictures, but also because his mailings often open up to reveal page after page of small type hagiographic propaganda.
This kind of analysis feeds the impression that everything else on these particular programs was more or less true or uncontroversial.
