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CBS News producers blasts Paul Krugman for lies.
Poynter ^ | 07/30/04 | Jim Murphy

Posted on 07/30/2004 11:57:05 AM PDT by Pikamax

7/30/2004 1:46:16 PM

From JIM MURPHY, executive producer, "CBS Evening News with Dan Rather": The entire staff of the "CBS Evening News with Dan Rather" was pretty miffed after reading Paul Krugman's column today that claimed not a SINGLE issues piece has aired on the big newscasts in the past two months. He must have missed the SIXTEEN different "issues" pieces we did over a four week period during that time, part of a series that will continue until the election. With the resources of the New York Times you would think that would be kind of difficult to miss. The Washington Post's media critic found the series so intriguing amid all the debate over campaign coverage he actually wrote an article about it. How can anyone take an editorialist's arguments seriously when he ignores some FACTS completely?


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1 posted on 07/30/2004 11:57:09 AM PDT by Pikamax
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To: Pikamax
The truth of the claim doesn't matter. What matters is that he "raised awareness" of the issue. At least that's what leftists keep saying when they get caught making things up.
2 posted on 07/30/2004 11:59:00 AM PDT by Question_Assumptions
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To: Timesink; Grampa Dave; Liz; weegie; an amused spectator

Krugmanfreude.


3 posted on 07/30/2004 11:59:20 AM PDT by martin_fierro (Go balloons. GO BALLOONS! Standby, confetti.)
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To: Pikamax; Truth_Squad; martin_fierro
Krugman makes me ill.

Literally.

4 posted on 07/30/2004 12:01:00 PM PDT by The Scourge of Yazid (Paid for by the Palestinian National Authority. Actually paid for by those infidel devils. Shush!)
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To: Pikamax

I read somewhere that Slate magazine was keeping a running tally of Krugman's blown economic predictions. I think that at this point he's pretty much been outed as angry partisan hack who starts with a conclusion and selects the evidence to fit it.


5 posted on 07/30/2004 12:04:54 PM PDT by Yardstick
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To: Pikamax

they were pretty po'd about Bernie Goldberg's book "Bias",too.


6 posted on 07/30/2004 12:07:18 PM PDT by Rakkasan1 (Justice of the Piece- "HOPE" : Hand Over Paycheck Envelope)
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To: martin_fierro

Krugmanfreude.


Krugman is a complete waste of oxygen, skin and hair and the food he inhales.


7 posted on 07/30/2004 12:08:00 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (al Kerry was AWOL for 38 Of 49 Senate Intelligence Committee Hearings, 1993-2000!)
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To: martin_fierro

Krugmanfreude.


Krugman is a complete waste of oxygen, skin and hair and the food he inhales.


8 posted on 07/30/2004 12:08:05 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (al Kerry was AWOL for 38 Of 49 Senate Intelligence Committee Hearings, 1993-2000!)
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To: Pikamax

Krugman's a liar and Rather's a liar. Pretty funny that Rather calls Krugman a liar. I guess Krugman figured he could get away with it since people would easily pick up the irony of Rather accusing anyone of lying.


9 posted on 07/30/2004 12:19:19 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Pikamax

"How can anyone take an editorialist's arguments seriously when he ignores some FACTS completely?"

CBS News has the same problem.


11 posted on 07/30/2004 12:32:44 PM PDT by Spok
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To: martin_fierro

(Gasp) Krugman lied? Who woulda ever guessed? (snort)


12 posted on 07/30/2004 12:53:10 PM PDT by Liz
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To: Pikamax
The entire staff of the "CBS Evening News with Dan Rather" was pretty miffed after reading Paul Krugman's column today that claimed not a SINGLE issues piece has aired on the big newscasts in the past two months. He must have missed the SIXTEEN different "issues" pieces we did over a four week period during that time, part of a series that will continue until the election.

Too bad they can't be bothered to expose all of Krugman's Bush-bashing lies.

Oh, that's right, they LIKE those. It's only when their own ox is gored that they suddenly get all concerned about Krugman playing loose with the truth.

13 posted on 07/30/2004 12:58:22 PM PDT by dirtboy (Forget Berger's socks - has ANYONE searched his skin folds for classified documents?)
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To: Pikamax
The Washington Post's media critic found the series so intriguing amid all the debate over campaign coverage he actually wrote an article about it. How can anyone take an editorialist's arguments seriously when he ignores some FACTS completely?

The Washington Post is in no position to cast stones here.

14 posted on 07/30/2004 12:59:18 PM PDT by dirtboy (Forget Berger's socks - has ANYONE searched his skin folds for classified documents?)
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To: Pikamax; All
Gee, I've been harping on this for years:

-The lies of Paul Krugman-( BLAIR, BRAGG, DOWD ... KRUGMAN? ) --

15 posted on 07/30/2004 1:12:36 PM PDT by backhoe (2 Americas- Producers, and the Parasites that feed on them...)
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To: The Scourge of Yazid

>>Krugman makes me ill.
Literally.<<

Have you tried switching to a tomato based sauce?


16 posted on 07/30/2004 1:26:33 PM PDT by RobRoy (You only "know" what you experience. Everything else is mere belief.)
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To: Spok
CBS News has the same problem.

No, well, yes, but not on this issue.

They (Jim Murphy and CBS) are under the impression that the statement on the big newscasts still applies to Dan Blather.

17 posted on 07/30/2004 1:37:50 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: RobRoy
Good advice.

My answer is more Steyn.

MARK STEYN RULES!

18 posted on 07/31/2004 10:41:57 AM PDT by The Scourge of Yazid (Paid for by the Palestinian National Authority. Actually paid for by those infidel devils. Shush!)
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To: Pikamax

Krugman stikes me as one of those "guys" who suffers from rectal tearing.


19 posted on 07/31/2004 10:45:50 AM PDT by Bluntpoint
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To: Pikamax

Paul lies like a krug? ;-)


20 posted on 08/01/2004 6:13:13 PM PDT by an amused spectator (FOXNews: Because We Already Know What Teddy Kennedy's Opinion Is)
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