Leak staffer ousted Frist aide forced out in an effort to assuage Dems By Alexander Bolton

The Hill ^ | 02-05-04

[MamaLucci]

Add in the media double standard, and his departure is mandated.

Why are you so willing to accept the "double standard" without
a fight....you MUST be a republican?! :)
Seriously, though, we really should not be accepting the
"old" media double standard..... we now have the internet, talk radio
and FoxNews to combat that BS.
IMHO, "double standard" is an unacceptable excuse for the GOP's
pathetic performance as the majority party.

[hchutch]

But how many people watch Fox News vs. ABC, CBS, and NBC's BROADCAST news programs? How many newspapers do they have vs. the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Times, and the New York Post?

Yeah, we have talk radio and the internet, but they have the edge, particularly how the broadcast networks spin things for them. If Fox had a broadcast news outlet similar to the ones that put Jennings, Brokaw, and Rather out there every weeknight, you might have a point. Given how the 24-hour news network has done, it would probably be rated #1 if it was fair and balanced.

The problem is, Brit Hume is NOT up against Rather, Jennings, and Brokaw. And most people tune in to Rather, Jennings, and Brokaw for their nightly news, NOT Fox News Channel. As such, they get the biased spin and the Republicans are held to a double standard that has to be dealt with.

It stinks, it's not fair, but it's how things are. And complaining won't change it.

[conservativegadfly1]

I am so greatful to God that these folks who are dripping with holier-than-thou sanctimony were not in charge of the OSS during WWII.

These people clearly know nothing of the situation and make me physically ill. Anytime they'd like to get their sideline butts on the front line then I'll be happy to discuss this or any other situation about the nominations fight with them. Until then, they can push the button on the remote control, pop some popcorn and shut the hell up.

[piasa]

United States Code, Title 18, Part I, Chapter 119, also known as the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986.

Is that the one McDermott violated when he accepted those tapes of Newt Gingrich's conference calls?

[piasa]

Good point.

[Poohbah]

Is that the one McDermott violated when he accepted those tapes of Newt Gingrich's conference calls?

Yes.

Sorry, I don't give "friends" a break.

[piasa]

No, because my minor children are under my parental guardianship. The computer logs are not "theirs" in that sense.

On the other hand, that computer network isn't the republicans' nor the democrats.' It's ours, it belongs to the people of the US. Its use was granted to them by the people for the purposes of conducting the honest business of the United States, for judicial oversight, etc, not for conducting strategy sessions to thwart the opposite party politically, plan campaigns or what not.

So I'm naive. Hang em all for abuse of privilege.

[piasa]

I wouldn't ask you to, LOL, I was just wondering if that was the one.

[sport]

The republicans surrender faster that the french do.

With fighters such as frist, "We can't indict a sitting first lady" hatch, and trent lott, the '04 Presidental election is going to be a walk in the park.

[piasa]

Leaking the info to the papers instead of directing his discovery to his boss- is a definite clue to his ethical standards. In that respect, he reminds me of the former ambassador Wilson and his tea-drinking noninvestigation of the Niger yellowcake thing.

What if a DOD employee did that and essentially told the whole world we have a big gaping hole in our networks? (Without informing those responsible for fixing it?)

It isn't a wise thing to reveal your country's weakness to the universe without fixing the problem- even if that weakness is that of your political opponents.

[skip2myloo]

I think Miranda knew Frist and Hatch wouldn't act on the info, and felt his only recourse was leaks to the media.