[Pukin Dog]

Forgive the rant, please. Just venting.

[xzins]

Did you see that condescending main stream media puke on Tony Snow sits in for Oreilly last night?

He just kept up this grin throughout the words of a blog spokesperson.

His grin told me all I needed to know. He thought the world was stupid and he was the source of all knowledge.

Tony was weak last night, imho.

[mass55th]

Here's the letter I sent to Fox News tonight:

Eric:

On your program tonight, Neal Gabler suggested that perhaps Dan Rather & CBS were trying to be fair, and provide equal time to counter the coverage allowed for the Swift Vets. Would you please ask Neal, if Rather & CBS are trying to be fair, why then in 1997, they found it newsworthy to attack Colonel David Hackworth over the medals he had listed on his website, yet they've totally ignored the allegations from the Swift Boat Vets regarding the medals that John Kerry earned? Why is it that the media was so willing to believe the second and third-hand tales of war atrocities from John Kerry in April of 1971? They accepted those tales as truth, despite the fact that Kerry never served with any of the men whose stories he told. Yet the press has refused to even consider the possibility that the Swift Vets, many of whom served within feet and yards of John Kerry on a daily basis, might be telling the truth?

The main stream media creates the lies, spreads them as truths, and perpetuates those lies. Dan Rather & CBS are prime examples of this. The public is fed up with the hypocritical, biased coverage presented as news today. They're also tired of today's journalists arbitrarily deciding which stories will be investigated & reported, and whose record will and won't be scrutinized.

George W. Bush signed Form 180 to release all his military records to the public. John Kerry refuses to sign Form 180. You tell me which man has something to hide.

And here's Dan Rather crying on David Letterman after he learns he's been terminated:

[The Doctor]

"If you don’t wise up, we will kick your agenda-driven ass. "

Correction: asses

[zot]

Right ON ! Your excellent essay is the voice of the new media speaking truth to the old media. The old media is dying because it is locked into liberal lies. The new media is living and growing and flourishing because it is free to speak the truth.

[RJL]

Well said!

[ThreePuttinDude]

bump

[slimer]

Memo to CBS, 60 Minutes and Dan Rather:

You're doing a fantastic job! Keep up the good work. Don't give in to a bunch of Radicals. Igore all the opposition and throttle on full steam ahead. There are a lot of folks counting on you so hang in there. Move towards the light.

Watch out for that oncoming FReight train!

[microgood]

Persons with knowledge and experience are not only ignoring you, but replacing you as sources of information.

They just become one of many and their past and biases are exposed by all as they present an article. Instead of being the only source, they are marginalized and have to compete not only with the other two, but cable, the world media, the experts at FR, and the Net, all which can be reached with the click of a mouse. That is why FR is so addictive.

The era of three views of the world are over.

I do miss the kind of family part of gathering together at the end of the day and thinking: what happened today. Now its instantaneous and makes us all kind of neurotic.

Great post.

[Bahbah]

I loved this so much that it made me cry.

[Servant of the 9]

None of the great reporters of the past went to Journalism School. They were adventurers, hustlers, novelists and poets, just trying to make a buck and tell the truth.

With the inflation of reporting from a job to a profession, pomposity and hypocrisy became the most important talent.

With the blogosphere, we can find all the news ourselves, we no longer need anyone to bring it to us or interpret it for us.

Forget the talking points and practice "You want fries with that?" because your career is obsolete.

So9

[My2Cents]

I just emailed your rant to Hugh Hewitt, suggesting he read a portion of it on his show this coming week.

[The Wizard]

Good piece, and right,too

[Irish Eyes]

Wow...That was good. You have given the MSM fair warning.

[Republic]

I wanted to stand and cheer as I read your words.

If this beautifully written letter is a 'rant', then I want MORE!

How I wish this could be placed in front of Dan, Tom, Peter, Katie colic, Tim Russert, Chris Matthews, matt lauer, charley gibson, and on and on as required reading.

Your piece of work is a REAL PIECE OF ART! Signed, sealed and (sure hope it gets) delivered!

[SERKIT]

"Don’t you wish you could regulate us?"

McCain-Feingold sure is trying to regulate us. With the 60-day gag rule, the news media slides right into the driver's seat. Maybe there should be some additional "equal-time" rules:

1) For every piece of feces thrown at one candidate, and equal amount of feces must be thrown at the other candidate.

2) Media must practice due diligence to ensure that forged, false, or otherwise inaccurate feces is not used in "reporting".

3) "Fair and Balanced" must be practiced, and not just on Fox.

[Ann Archy]

The MSM MUST exist....there are a LOT of people with IQ's UNDER 90!! What else would they watch???

[Don Munn]

That's one of the best items written here in sometime.

Well done Dog!

[luckybutts]

You rock! I would love to see you take over for Dan RaTHer on the MSM.
Thank you !

[goodnesswins]

YOU speak for ME!!!! (Well, but, you said it better than I could have!) THANKS!!!! We needed this!!!!

[groanup]

Coming in late. Good post.