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By: The Mahablog » Dear Media, Part I: Diagnosis

The Mahablog » Dear Media, Part I: Diagnosis — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 15:54:10 +0000

[…] To be a liberal in America today is to look at news media and despair. Sometime between the Watergate Era and today, the whole bleeping profession of journalism turned into the Right’s Pet Goat. The much compromised New York Times is Exhibit A. You’d think the Bush Administration would be grateful to the Times for its help with the WMDs scam. But no; the Times is now the ur-Goat. […]

By: Curious Jim

Curious Jim — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 09:59:31 +0000

There’s only one thing wrong with that picture: the pixellation of Rove’s tiny schmeckel.

By: Mitchel Schapira

Mitchel Schapira — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 07:42:45 +0000

You want sophmoric manipulations of WWII propaganda flyers?

Check out An Obscene Gesture on the Schapira blog, What we know so far …

“and tell ‘em Big Mitch sent ya!”

By: Sashland

Sashland — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:29:28 +0000

Additional link found at same site from a direct source.

http://counterterrorismblog.or.....financ.php

By: Sashland

Sashland — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:12:52 +0000

Thanks for the darts - but how is being a life-long Dem a bad thing (ok, misleading, the first 14 years weren’t actually, really, official). Unless you imply that I am a liar about it? It was mentioned because someone was questioning my perspective, it seemed relevant, and I is what I is.

Here is the direct link to the SWIFT reporting from Vitor Comras. Always like to read the real thing rather than the snipet.
http://counterterrorismblog.or....._of_sw.php

Please note the conclusion of the report: “The Group recommends the adoption of similar mechanisms by other countries.” So, the name SWIFT has been publicly linked to spying - seems NO criminal act involved. But it begs the question - if previously public, not illegal, and effective in catching terrorists, why run the story when asking not to in order to protect national security? What is gained in “the public interest” by advertising the use of such a good and UN ‘approved’ program? Just Gotcha journalism points?

I think this is actually a good example of how a hyperbolic charge that missed contradictory evidence makes the twisters look bad and undermines the rational part of the case. To the extent that Judy Miller twisted, the same came back to her, and in my view also dicsredited some very real threats (check out the rest of the CT blog). It happens to twisters of any political color. Similarly, anyone who claims the program was evil, illegal, unsurpervised or part of some larger invasion of privacy conspiracy undermines the Dems credibility.

By: Ed Deevy

Ed Deevy — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:44:53 +0000

This may have been stated already…but someone who has the contact information should email this post to all members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

By: mjh

mjh — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:34:30 +0000

Well said. I feel relief after reading your article. Thanks!!

By: DrGail

DrGail — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:03:52 +0000

Especially after watching Olbermann’s take-down last night (and I’ve heard his general point about this not being “secret” information on the MSM), I told my husband this morning that this effort to condemn the NYTimes was another “Schiavo moment” for Congress — they’re getting all shrill and sanctimonious, while the population of non-wingnuts roll their eyes.

By: calvinthecat

calvinthecat — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:03:11 +0000

calvin is wondering whether or not the administration’s pointing of fingers at the NY Times is a smokescreen for Wayne Madsen’s reporting on WMDs in Iraq that were furnished by Bush I and the Carlyle Group?

Look at the bright, shiny object. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

By: meta

meta — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:02:13 +0000

Good morning everyone. I took a broom to the lobby just to tidy up from the evening’s supercills. That lovely scent you detect is a mixture of rosemary, humility, and lavendar.
I’m thinking the White House is super freaked about the third or fourth story down the line. It might involve money. God, I’m psych!
BTW, blueberries are really fantastic right now, straight out of the box.