Has CBS verified this memo as 'unimpeachable?'
Posted on 10/08/2004 4:57:36 PM PDT by KStorm
CONTROVERSY HITS ABC NEWS POLITICAL DIRECTOR MARK HALPERIN... EXCLUSIVE DEVELOPING... An internal memo written by ABCNEWS Political Director Mark Halperin admonishes ABC staff during coverage of Democrat Kerry and Republican Bush -- not to 'reflexively and artificially hold both sides 'equally' accountable'...
More of the same.
Loks like the President is about to have more cr@p flung his way. Sigh! :(
MSM Translation: Don't you dare be fair to Bush this close to the election..
I'm not sure as to the exact message here - does it imply that Helperin is admonishing them for not holding Kerry more accountable?? Or Bush?
I just saw this.
What do you think it means?
Sounds like he has ordered biased hits on Bush.
Sickening!
Yep!
what the heck???
are they saying they are for or against which one or what?
accountable for what?
Halperin claims that Bush is using "distortions" to capture victory.
"The current Bush attacks on Kerry involve distortions and taking things out of context in a way that goes beyond what Kerry has done," Halperin writes.
Halperin's claim that ABCNEWS will not "reflexively and artificially hold both sides 'equally' accountable" set off a sparks in St. Louis where media players gathered to cover the second presidential debate.
The way Drudge has it worded it is difficult to tell what the context is, but since this is ABC it's probably meant as a Liberal hit job against Bush. I'll be plesantly surprised if otherwise.
Has CBS verified this memo as 'unimpeachable?'
I am gonna go to the ABC news site and see if they have a comment box.
Let them know that folks are on to them.
The press and the judges run this country now.
Nope - more Bush bashing - Bush's distortions are worser than Kerrys so go after Bush.
An internal memo written by ABCNEWS Political Director Mark Halperin admonishes ABC staff: During coverage of Democrat Kerry and Republican Bush not to "reflexively and artificially hold both sides 'equally' accountable."
The controversial internal memo, obtained by DRUDGE, captures Halperin stating how "Kerry distorts, takes out of context, and mistakes all the time, but these are not central to his efforts to win."
Halperin claims that Bush is using "distortions" to capture victory.
Here is the rest on Drudge.
"The current Bush attacks on Kerry involve distortions and taking things out of context in a way that goes beyond what Kerry has done," Halperin writes.
Halperin's claim that ABCNEWS will not "reflexively and artificially hold both sides 'equally' accountable" set off a sparks in St. Louis where media players gathered to cover the second presidential debate.
The national press is nothing other than the propaganda wing of the Democratic Party.
ping
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