Numbers May Indicate Media Bias on Richard Clarke Story (SURPRISE!)

CNSNEWS.com ^ | 3/26/04 | Susan Jones

[Just mythoughts]

The Clarke Book was not published yet, needed more time!


U.S. Senate approves 9/11 commission extension (2 months)
Reuters ^ | 2/27/04


Posted on 02/27/2004 10:32:41 AM PST by areafiftyone


WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The Senate on Friday approved a two-month extension for a commission investigating the Sept. 11, attacks but the measure is still opposed by the top Republican leader in the House of Representatives.

The Senate approved a proposal passed by the intelligence committee on Thursday to give the commission an additional $1 million and extend its deadline to July 27 from May 27.

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States wants extra time to follow leads from its review of documents and its interviews about circumstances around the 2001 hijacked plane attacks that killed about 3,000 people.

House Speaker Dennis Hastert, an Illinois Republican, does not want an extension, saying it would delay recommendations and potentially politicize the findings as they would be released at a critical time in the presidential campaign.

The White House initially opposed the congressionally created commission and later resisted the two-month extension. But it has cooperated with the panel and says it favors giving it two months more time.

Al Felzenberg, the commission spokesman, welcomed the Senate vote."This is a very positive step. The commission is very appreciative of the Senate's action," he said. "We're very hopeful that the House of Representatives will see fit to do the same."

If the House does not pass the extension, the commission would complete its work by the late-May deadline, but it would hold fewer public hearings, he said. "We would probably not be able to pursue as many late-breaking leads as we would like."

The commission would explain in its report which areas it was unable to fully investigate because of time constraints, Felzenberg said.

He said commission staff continued to negotiate with White House staff about the parameters within which President George W. Bush would be interviewed about the Sept. 11 attacks.

Bush has agreed to meet privately with the commission's chairman and vice chairman for one hour, while the commission is asking that all 10 members be allowed in the meeting.

"We would hope that he would reconsider and be willing to meet with the entire commission," Felzenberg said.

Asked about the one-hour time limit, Felzenberg said that Kean has pointed out that "it's extremely unusual going back in history for a sitting president to meet with any investigative body such as ours."

Felzenberg noted that when the Warren Commission was investigating the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, then-President Lyndon Johnson submitted a brief statement but was not interviewed. (Additional reporting by Caren Bohan)

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[jwalsh07]

They don't care. It can be pointed out from now until doomsday that they are biases, they simply don't care.

Country is headed for a breakup. Sad.

[andy58-in-nh]

I am shocked - shocked - to discover that bias is taking place here!!

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Numbers May Indicate Media Bias on Richard Clarke Story

Complete and total absence of sunlight during evening hours may indicate night.

[Arrowhead1952]

No doubt the media is liberal and biased against Republicans.

(Proof of media bias)

[Clint Lippo]

I'm "very concerned" and "deeply saddened".

[truthandlife]

The interesting thing about the media is they have made the Conservative base very mad. The media thinks they are helping the Democrats but I truly believe they are helping the Republicans during this election. The more bias they show, the more riled up the conservative base will rally to GWB.
I was one of those who was luke warm on Bush with the bloated federal budget and not vetoing CFR. If the media played it fairly I would have been pretty cool to Bush. Now with the unfair attacks on the Bush admin., I am fired up and want to be a foot soldier again for Bush.

I don't think the media knows what they are doing to the Republican base. The key in this election will be who can get their base out. If conservative Republicans are mad in November like they are now, Bush will win a a landslide.

[PISANO]

Come on......is anyone on this board the LEAST bit surprised?

[StriperSniper]

Great link.

[jcb8199]

Sounds like something our local papers need to hear about...

[hoosiermama]

ANother good article on "news bias" against Bush.

[OXENinFLA]

OMG!! You guys, you guys, you gotta see this!

[catch]

Forget about Clarke and all the other distractions. The failure here is the Bush Administration's inability to communicate a simple, clear, concise messsage along the lines of:

Islamic militants have three stated goals:
1. Kill all Christians and Jews
2. Eliminate the state of Israel from the face of the earth
3. Establish an Islamic empire from Morocco to the Philippines

Establishment of a free and democratic Iraq is one of the most effective steps that can be taken to defeat the ambitions of Islamic militants.

QED

[Bahbah]

The media are on an all out push to get GW out of office. I am more and more certain he is doing something right for our country. GO GW.

[badmrbunny]

We should be congratulating the demos and the media for stirring up our base. These people think the American people can be manipulated ( see 1992 )once again. There is a voice of truth that didn't exist back in 1992, and lies don't go unchallenged anymore. We need to buck up, because I am sure this is just the tip of the iceberg in the sleaziest campaign ever run...

[Peach]

And Shays released a January 22, 2001 letter he wrote to National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, complaining that Clarke had not answered the subcommittee's questions. "During a briefing to this Subcommittee, Mr. Clarke stated that there is no need for a national strategy," Shays wrote to Rice. "This Subcommittee, and others, disagree with Mr. Clarke's assessment that U.S. government agencies do not require a planning and preparation document to respond to terrorist attacks," Shays wrote.

[Peach]

And Shays released a January 22, 2001 letter he wrote to National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, complaining that Clarke had not answered the subcommittee's questions. "During a briefing to this Subcommittee, Mr. Clarke stated that there is no need for a national strategy," Shays wrote to Rice. "This Subcommittee, and others, disagree with Mr. Clarke's assessment that U.S. government agencies do not require a planning and preparation document to respond to terrorist attacks," Shays wrote.

[FlipWilson]

No, not the least. But it does not make it any easier to take. The Clarke testimony was concocted from soup to nuts. From Daschle working the Dems on the 9/11 panel to leak information to stacking the audience at the hearings so applause would register on que, this has been entirely loathesome.

I don't know why I did, but I watched Chrs Matthews last nigt. I can honestly say that if I ever run into this guy on the street, it will be difficult to restrain myself from caving his face in with my fists. A 9/11 family member was on and expressed outrage that the panel had become politicized. Not happy with this answer, Matthews tries to put words in her mouth, i.e. "oh, you are angry at the Republicans?" She refused to bite, but Matthews was undettered.

Bush's campaign spokesman was on and Matthews did his famous, "You sit there, I'll ask the questions and then provide the answers" trick (O'Reilly uses this one as well). Chris had just come back from a visit to Walter Reed and was outraged that Bush had made jokes about WMD's. Whatever Chris, it just annoys the hell out of you that most Americans supported and still support that war. . .how stupid of us, don't why don't we get it like you do? Even worse, most of our troops in the field fully support Mr. Bush. . they are clearly stupid as well. . right?

[Peach]

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