[DouglasKC]

I think not. More likely that the Times or the Post said that they were going to go live with the story and NBC and NPR did damage control.

And so? What different now...I'm sure there have been plenty of times when people have threatened to go to the press. And the press usually doesn't report them because after all they're just accusations. What is it that makes an accusation now of leftists firing offenses?

[DoodleDawg]

I'm sure there have been plenty of times when people have threatened to go to the press.

When was the last time you heard the Justice Department going to a company and saying, "We're about to indict your boy. You might want to fire them first?"

What is it that makes an accusation now of leftists firing offenses?

They take the accusations seriously? Worried about publicity?