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'm with you. The post was undeserving of the ZOT.
Wow! I actually posted on this one BEFORE the headline change! LOL
Not to be nit-picky, but I think the bloggers should me 1,000,000s (millions). ;)
Man-O-Man! I love that picture!! The concussion on the water is AWSOME!!!
Brit is airing a segment on the "documents" as I type!
Not really sure a zot was appropriate. He's by and large right, the MSM has swept this off the front page over the weekend (just like all of Clinton's Friday scandals) and is hardly talking about it, and won't be talking about it again any time soon. The story is over.
Now I'm not sure about his original statement of bloggers 0, the blog world scored a big win, this attack on Bush could have gone very badly for Bush. Instead it was shown to be a fraud and winds up a push, maybe a slight lead for the bloggers since ANG attacks will now be seriously weakened. I think football scoring works best for this, I call is MSM 3 Bloggers 7, both teams scored once, our team scored better.
Brit Hume is reporting on it extensively as I type. Need a clue?
We'll see. Looks to me like nobody but CBS and DU are left supporting these fake documents.
Yeah.. Geneboy you made complete sentence and regurgitated everything that you professors have told you over the past 48 hours. So how does it feel to be a pawn of a liberal college professor? Oh my, my bad you have already been zotted for you Idiot screed. How disappointed you and your professors will be when Kerry loses in Nov.
Surely you're not this oblivious.
Some things leap out. "Your" efforts, not "our" efforts. Not one of us... one of them. Zotbait.
I agree with you ... IMO this post doesn't seem to warrant a ZOT ... unless it is a recognized troll IP.
Hey, geneboy scumbag: change your lib-dem litter box; it stinks, troll. ZOT!®
That's likely it. A few giveaways in his post that nailed him as a lib, but methinks he was a retread.
You know how I complain because the quality, but not the quantity has eroded in trolldom....I am heartened to see one who can spell!
Good luck on the exam, son. You're gonna need it.
That's the mod's call. It probably wasn't the post, it was likely the poster.
Bio Chem? Peyote more likely.
If this critter was a troll, he would be in their top 1% percent re intelligence and ability to post what he was thinking.
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