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McCullough: New York Times - The Paper of Mis-Record!
Crosswalk Editorial ^ | 6.18.2004 | Kevin McCullough

Posted on 06/18/2004 5:43:48 AM PDT by KMC1

NEW YORK - Across America on Thursday the headline rang out on Broadcast Networks, CNN, and the front pages of some newspapers. It was the most glaring attempt I have ever seen to deliberately manipulate the information the public has the right to know.

I am talking of course about the findings of the 9/11 commission staff as they reported to the commission on the different investigative efforts that they had undertaken. And there in the first sentence of the first paragraph on the front page of the supposed "Paper of Record" the great lie was told.

The headline flatly said - No Qaeda-Iraq tie. The headline did not read - panels finds no collaboration on 9/11. (Which is what the President has said repeatedly.) The first sentence infact said that the findings contradicted Bush's reasons for war in Iraq.

(Excerpt) Read more at crosswalk.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Politics/Elections; US: California; US: Connecticut; US: District of Columbia; US: Florida; US: Illinois; US: New Jersey; US: New York; US: Ohio; US: Pennsylvania; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; iraq; newyorkslime; newyorktimes; nyt; saddam

(To hear the audio version of this editorial in its entirety: click here)

1 posted on 06/18/2004 5:43:49 AM PDT by KMC1
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To: KMC1
Unfortunately liberals have reached a point where they couldn't care less about the facts. I wish I knew how to combat it.
2 posted on 06/18/2004 5:47:16 AM PDT by cripplecreek (you tell em i'm commin.... and hells commin with me.)
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To: KMC1

Even the Washington Post complained


3 posted on 06/18/2004 5:50:34 AM PDT by Mikey_1962
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To: cripplecreek
Unfortunately liberals have reached a point where they couldn't care less about the facts. I wish I knew how to combat it.

Email stories like this to everyone in your address book.

4 posted on 06/18/2004 5:53:14 AM PDT by ez (TERRORISTS FOR KERRY!!!)
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To: cripplecreek

The Times have never let facts impede their reports. I'm surprised they haven't brought Jayson Blair in as lead Editor (yet).


5 posted on 06/18/2004 5:54:01 AM PDT by theDentist (I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell !)
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To: KMC1

New York Times. One of the main reasons why campaign finance reform should have been defeated.


6 posted on 06/18/2004 5:55:19 AM PDT by mict42
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To: KMC1
I think some in the media have gone from misleading to actual lies. I thought at first they were just seeing what they wanted to see, but that argument is rapidly losing steam. This is no longer just media bias.
As some of these 9/11 commissioners go around trying to set the record straight, it should get interesting.
7 posted on 06/18/2004 5:58:23 AM PDT by BallyBill
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To: Mikey_1962

So did John Lehman this morning on FNC.


8 posted on 06/18/2004 5:59:22 AM PDT by mewzilla
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To: theDentist
I'm surprised they haven't brought Jayson Blair in as lead Editor (yet).

Give it time. Give it time. But, you already knew that.

9 posted on 06/18/2004 6:00:36 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,Election '04...It's going to be a bumpy ride,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø)
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To: BallyBill
As some of these 9/11 commissioners go around trying to set the record straight, it should get interesting.

Don't hold your breath. It ain't a gonna happen.

10 posted on 06/18/2004 6:01:38 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,Election '04...It's going to be a bumpy ride,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø)
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To: KMC1

Details, details. It's ALL in the details.


11 posted on 06/18/2004 6:18:21 AM PDT by DustyMoment (Repeal CFR NOW!!)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
I don't know what to do about the liberal (?) press either. It appears that liberal may not be the term that we want to use anymore. Some of the press appears to be pushing agenda's which puts them in the position of propaganda organs instead of news organizations. They are approaching Baghdad Bob's position in believability.

What to do about them? Who knows? Write to their advertisers -perhaps. Definitely, don't buy their rags.

12 posted on 06/18/2004 6:21:15 AM PDT by Citizen Tom Paine (You can fool some of the people all of the time ...)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
How about this:

Vice Chairman of the 9/11 Commission Lee Hamilton blasted the mainstream press yesterday for distorting the Commission's findings on links between Iraq and al Qaida before the Sept. 11 attacks, saying those findings actually support Bush administration contentions. "The sharp differences that the press has drawn [between the White House and the Commission] are not that apparent to me," Hamilton told the Associated Press, a day after insisting that his probe uncovered "all kinds" of connections between Osama bin Laden's terror network and Iraq.

13 posted on 06/18/2004 7:23:11 AM PDT by expatpat
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To: theDentist

NY Times editorial fraud complaints can be sent to:

retrace@nytimes.com


14 posted on 06/18/2004 8:48:44 AM PDT by jimbo123
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To: KMC1
This whole thing regarding the 9-11 commission and how its reports has been handled by the main stream media shows you how desperately the established media wants to defeat Bush. That the media would lie and distort facts is an example of their desperation to replace Bush. It is amazing that Bush is up 4 points in the latest Polls considering all the bad news for Bush over the last few months. That shows you how weak a candidate Kerry is and how the people can see through the media's lies.
15 posted on 06/18/2004 10:57:43 AM PDT by Uncle Hal
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To: cripplecreek
Unfortunately liberals have reached a point where they couldn't care less about the facts. I wish I knew how to combat it.

What do you mean by "reached a point"... LOL

16 posted on 06/18/2004 11:55:05 AM PDT by SunStar (Democrats piss me off!)
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