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Good research! Too bad the media can't even start to do the same kind of research before they quote somebody as an unbiased source.

I did that purely on a whim, just to see what would happen, and I was blown away with the results.

And don't think the press didn't know for a second who their go-to guy on this article would be. Modern jouralism operates by creating a story then finding facts and interviews to support their creation and downplaying those that don't.

I did that purely on a whim, just to see what would happen, and I was blown away with the results. And don't think the press didn't know for a second who their go-to guy on this article would be. Modern jouralism operates by creating a story then finding facts and interviews to support their creation and downplaying those that don't.

Good job! I pointed out in my letter to the reporter (I also cced a few editors as well!) that even though he works for a Chicago paper and quoted an Illinois senator in the article, the only military family member he could find, who was of course "appalled" by the ads, lives thousands of miles away from Chicago! I asked why he didn't interview a local family member. I also pointed out that a 30-second Google or Lexis/Nexis search would show that this guy has an axe to grind against the war and against the president, but that the reporter left out this information, as well as the guy's involvement with Military Families Speak Out. We'll see what happens. But anyhow, you and StAnDeliver inspired *me* to speak out!