Congressman Says Rove Planted CBS Memos (Maurice Hinchey (D-NY))

Little Green Footballs ^ | 2/20/2005 | Little Green Footballs

[MisterRepublican]

Yesterday Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) hosted a community forum in Ithaca, New York, on The Future Of Social Security.

An LGF operative was present in the audience and happened to be recording as Rep. Hinchey launched into a barking moonbat conspiracy rant worthy of Democratic Underground, telling the audience he believed the fake CBS memos were planted by Karl Rove to discredit Dan Rather, and divert attention from President Bush’s “draft dodging.”

When our operative asked Hinchey if he had evidence for these charges, he first said, “Yes, I do,” but when asked a second time he admitted he did not.

Our operative pressed the issue, “Don’t you think it’s irresponsible to make charges like that?” Hinchey replied, “No, I don’t, I think it’s very important to make charges like that ... I think it’s very important to combat this kind of activity in every way that you can, and I’m willing, as most people are not, to step forward in situations like this and take risks.”

And the crowd burst into applause and cheering.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

http://confederateyankee.blogspot.com/2005/02/partisan-ny-22nd-district-newspapers.html

Monday, February 21, 2005
Partisan NY 22nd District Newspapers Bury Hinchey Outburst
Not surprisingly, no one from Rep. Maurice Hinchey's office has so far replied to my email request to explain his outlandish claim that Dan Rather was duped by operatives of Karl Rove, even though I am a 22nd District constituent. I only mention that because Congressman reputedly like to use the dodge, "Well, you're not in my district so..."

Well Rep. Hinchey, I am in your district, you work for me and the other taxpayers of the 22nd District, and I think we have a right to know why you would make a comment, that if it did not involve a political figure, would likely constitute slander.

Not surprisingly, the local print news media, all with consistent liberal bias, have not felt this story warranted coverage. The Times Herald-Record whiffs, as do the three Gannett-owned papers in the District, the Poughkeepsie Journal, the Ithaca Journal, and the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin.

I am quite certain that if a New York Republican (say, Stephen Minarik) made a controversial statement about a nationally prominent Democrat, (say, Howard Dean) that even the national news media, such as the Associated Press would find it newsworthy, though it would take a blogger to prove the connection.

Should anyone desire to contact executives at these fine news organizations and ask them why they are ignoring this story, their names, titles, and email addresses are provided below.

Times Herald-Record
Mike Levine, Executive Editor: mlevine@th-record.com
Meg McGuire, Managing Editor: mmcguire@th-record.com
Joe Dowd: North Orange/Ulster Editor, jdowd@th-record.com
Bob Gaydos: Editorial Page Editor, rgaydos@th-record.com

Poughkeepsie Journal
Margaretta Downey, Executive Editor, newsroom@poughkee.gannett.com
Richard L.Kleban, Managing Editor, rkleban@poughkee.gannett.com
John Ferro, City Editor, jferro@poughkee.gannett.com
James Konrad, News Editor, jkonrad@poughkee.gannett.com

Ithaca Journal
Jim Fogler, President, jfogler@ithaca.gannett.com
Dave Bohrer, Asst. Managing Editor, dbohrer@ithaca.gannett.com
Bruce Estes, Managing Editor, bestes@ithaca.gannett.com
Joe Swartz, Editorial Page Editor, jschwartz@ithaca.gannett.com

Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
Rick Jensen, Executive Editor, rjensen@binghamt.gannett.com
Christopher Kocher, News Editor, ckocher@binghamt.gannett.com
Frank Roessner, Editorial Page Editor, froessne@binghamt.gannett.com

P.S.--Oliver Willis: Here is your media bias.

[Mobties]

Just ask how Jody Roselle missed the scoop of the week!

[Behind Liberal Lines]

FYI: The Local CBS affiliate, WBNG, has now picked up the story:

http://www.wbng.com/data/web_7431.shtml

I see that Hinchey is hiding behind the "everybody is entitled to his opinion" theory. Here's my take on that:

Hinchey did more than expess an opinion.

He stated, until pressed, that he had PROOF that a Senior White House official committed a felony (forging government documents) and did so knowing he had no proof. Not only did he essentially slander an entire administration, and a particular member thereof, but he did so for no other obvious reason than to pander to a friendly audience.

Furthermore, he chose to do this about a case that is still in the news, that led to several people probably losing their jobs at CBS and will probably end up in court.

That is the type of irresponsibility that no party should support in a Congress Member.

[Soaring Feather]

bump to the top.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

The local paper has picked up the story, but buys Hinchey's lie that he never said he had proof:

http://www.theithacajournal.com/news/stories/20050222/localnews/2014019.html

I guess it was too hard to click on the LGF link and listen to the audio.

[NativeNewYorker]

The nicest thing that can be said is that these folks are deeeply disturbed, and deserve our sympathy.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

The Daily Freeman, a paper from Hinchey's end of the district, has picked up the story:

http://www.dailyfreeman.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14007019&BRD=1769&PAG=461&dept_id=74969&rfi=6

[CPOSharky]

Loyal sailors keep bailing after the ship goes down.

Sailors are NOT that dumb.

[lilylangtree]

"Blame it on Bush" replay.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

FYI: the Wall St. Journal's "Best of the Web Today" has picked up the story and written its own piece on Hinchey's allegations, entitled "the Paranoid Left."

[Fixit]

Oldie but a goodie:

Check out the certified gerrymander required to keep this jackass in Congress:

[b4its2late]

FYI - He's going to be on Hannity and Puke tonight on FNC.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

Who? Hinchey?

[ntnychik]

Great article. Thanks for the ping!

[cricket]

This ball does not bounce - depsite Alan Colmes wanting to talk about it.

Yes, Karl Rove is a political genius; so why would he waste his time/talen/energy' on something this stupid. .

.NOoooooo; this is a 'demrat classic' - all the way. Karl Rove offers genuine leadership; not the fraudulent kind the Dems rely on.

[confederateyankee]

Hi folks,

This is my first post to Free Republic, but I see that one of my blog's threads proceeds me.

I'm going to continue staying on Hinchey's case as long as I have ammo in my proverbial gun. He is an embarrassment to my district, state, and country.

It irritates me, also, that libs are stuffing an online newspaper poll about Hinchey at http://recordonline.com/

Yesterday over 60% were against his comments, and now it is a dead heat, giving the impression that the district supports him.

I wonder if the listing over at http://daoureport.salon.com/entry.aspx and http://blog.democrats.com/node/3548 had anything to do with that.

I also wonder if so many of Hinchey's supporters would remain vocal if they knw he was the featured speaker for A.N.S.W.E.R. as someone else already mentioned.

[KS Flyover]

Hey confederateyankee, welcome to FR!

"I'm going to continue staying on Hinchey's case as long as I have ammo in my proverbial gun."

Excellent. Good work!

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Our operative pressed the issue, “Don’t you think it’s irresponsible to make charges like that?” Hinchey replied, “No, I don’t, I think it’s very important to make charges like that ... I think it’s very important to combat this kind of activity in every way that you can, and I’m willing, as most people are not, to step forward in situations like this and take risks.”

Okay, then has anyone seen the congressman and Jeff Gannon together? What's good for the goose is good for the gander...