Posted on 09/13/2004 2:40:35 PM PDT by geneboy
In case it's has escaped your attention, Dan Rather and the MSM, at least based on my review of it, has marched on. The forged documents have become yesterday's news.
What sould have been a defining moment in this year's presidential election is being ignored by the MSM, and by default, the general population.
We know, beyond a reasonable doubt, that CBS news used forged documents in its politically driven attempt to discredit President Bush's Air National Guard service. And we know that, to their credit, bloggers not only identified those documents as forgeries, but exposed them as forgeries. Initially it seemed as the the MSM would sieze upon this as a story. But, as of today, 13SEP94, the story has all but dissappeared from the mainstream media.
Dan Rather, after having given a pathetic defence of the documents, marches on, while the bloggers continue to preach to the choir.
The forged documents represented an opportunity to attack the MSM, DNC and Kerry/Edwards ticket on a number of levels. Specifically, their general incompetence and fundemental dishonesty. How can you trust the Kerry/Edwards ticket to succeed in the War on Terror when they can't even orchestrate the distribution of forged documents that fail to eclispe the abilities of most 7th graders. And how can we trust you someone who sinks to such desperate and dishonest measures in an effort to save a philosophically failed campaign.
Yet, the issues surrounding the memos have gone largely unreported. Why? Because the few media outlets conservatives have dropped the ball on this one.
Matt Drudge has decided to focus his attentions on Ivan. Hey Matt, I can get all the weather information I need from my second rate, network affiliate weatherman. Why don't you play to your strengths, emphasize politically charged charged stories that the MSM avoid.
And then there is Fox News, grade F. As a network news organization you never, EVER, miss an opportunity to increase your ratings at the expense of your competitiors. Fox should have put together an hour special on CBS's report for broadcast of Sunday night. For god's sake, the bloggers had done 90% of your research for you. And, you should have advertised it during the Sunday football games. Instead, Fox News seemed to content itself having dimwits like Shepard Smith, et al, repeat the AP wire story that, "CBS stands behind its sources."
So, my friends, Dan Rather will continue espouse his view of the world despite all your efforts.
Well, I gotta go. I have a BioChem exam this afternoon. And BioChem is a lot harder than politics.
Regards, and keep up the struggle.
Geneboy
I was mistaken. Please accept my apologies and welcome to FR.
I change my vote: welcome to FR and ignore my original post, gb.
In this case, you didn't. The thread made valid points and you are chasing ghosts.
You can believe 7.62x51mm... he know's of what he speaks! :)
We're sick and tired of the mis-leading media being total sychophants to the Demonicrat leftists, so we gits kinda touchy and suffer from toleration fatigue most of the time. Specially when it looks like we finally made some headway!!!
Welcome to FR and as a good ol boy conservative talk host on KGO in San Franpsycho always used to say... "Do whatchew can, but behave yourself!" (grin)
Thats awesome!
It's cool, there have just been a lot of trolls flooding the site lately ttrying to silence this story. you just got caught in the crossfire :D
Sorry.
maybe they'll come up with another document since they won this one.
You were correct in the thesis of your piece, and it is a good idea. It's very true that some of the conservative news networks and sites are underreporting the truth of the Rather matter.
I just looked. On Matt's site, Ivan looms huge. At the Fox News site, the obvious news on the front page is Scott Peterson, of course, Ivan and Iraq.
Your grammar and spelling aren't much worse than a lot of what I see in the work of journalism grads who've been working in their field for a long time.
Get a copy of _Rules for Writers_ (paperback that should be in your campus bookstore) or a similar handbook for quick reference, and I think you'll do better than most who are in it for a living.
Dearly Be-Zotted,
You are forthwith commanded to enter the fires of D.U. May you wallow in the mire's of its threads. We truly hope that someday you will grow a brain and come back to us enlightened.
In the mean time you must stop accepting, at face value, the Lamestream media, yet dig fot the Truth that will keep us all FREE!
But for now - BEGONE!
(P.S. This is my first in a series of: Ordained FReep Troll Chaplin. Whadaya think?)
I most certainly did.
You're comment is completely off the mark.
Why are you posting without reading what I wrote?
I made very thoughtful and valid points.
Actually they've been reporting on it. Which is one reason I disagreed with yon newbie and thoughtfully pointed out the error of his ways.
Wait, Wait, STOP the presses!
I just jumped in without reading further, I apologize.
Ordained FReep Troll Chaplin: ON HOLD!!
Welcome Gene!
You're not even aware of how the media is handling it, yet you can say he was "correct"?
~rolling my eyes~
Count me in the not-so-bright pool too. He sounds to me like he's pi$$ed that Rather & CBS are going to get away with this.
Are you my wife?
Are you a fly on my wall?
How do you know what I research? Look, you screwed up. Your emotion is running ahead of your thinking ability. I have followed this fake memo issue as closely as anybody.
This thread was started by a member who made right on the money valid points. Some, like you, jumped on him without realizing that he not only made valid pints, but he came across as a conservative who is demanding that the conservative press step up to the plate and do more.
Now please stop wasting bandwidth on this banter, apologize to the member who started the thread, then all three of us can get back to the business of exposing John Kerry (and Dan RATher) for the corrupt scum that they are.
A point here for everybody: The people who should be applauded the loudest are those who demand that the conservative press rise up and swing for the fences when a key issue confronts us. This member did that. He should be applauded and praised for demanding more out of the conservative press.
Hi Genetics:
It looks that you joined TODAY!
Please tell us how did you find us???
On tonight's news? I watched CBS and saw RATher's lame attempt to address the doubts. I have not seen a thread showing how ABC and NBC are following this, especially any news today. Would appreciate a ping and pointer if you find one.
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