The MSM received their talking points and stick to them as best they can despite a public record that refuted much of Wilson's ravings from the get-go. He finally was kicked out of Kamp Kerry only after the 9/11 commission report said his wife did refer him and his trips had actually found evidence of Iraq seeking to purchase yellow-cake.
Anyway, I'm just tossing it out there as an example of what you're talking about. It is left to sane and rational people to drag the facts forward, fully documented seven ways to Sunday in order to refute the talking points which dems/MSM always seem to stick to with remarkable steadfastness.
The Joe Wilson deal is another obvious situation where the strategy of the demcrats was multi pronged, but with the same goal. They're not stupid. They're intelligent, but they're devious in the worst way. And, I do mean they act un-American when they plan and plot only for political gain all the while talking about principle.
If you haven't seen FREEPER Wolfstar's analysis on the Joe Wilson situation, I implore you to read it. It is a complete deconstruction of the foundations behind the Joe Wilson story being the cornerstone of the Bush Lied mantra that John Kerry himself is parroting.
Link: Set up? Anatomy of the contrived Wilson "scandal"
Ironically, and in light of the recent revelations that so-called "stockpiles of WMDs" haven't been found, the comment that President Bush made in his SOTU address (that Saddam was trying to obtain yellowcake Uranium from an African country) turns out to be not only factually correct, but consistent with the concessions that Joe Wilson himself made. regarding the contact between an Iraqi representative (which turned out to be none other than "Baghdad Bob") and representatives of Niger's government. Since Niger has 2 main exports --goats and uranium-- it is only fair to consider that, given the plans that we now know Saddam had, the Iraq/Niger discussion was not about goats, but uranium.
Have we ever heard the MSM admit this? No. And, they won't because it completely removes the "Bush Lied" mantra. And, given that Dan Rather is ABSOLUTELY dead wrong and there is visible proof of it and yet he still is holding the line shows just how far the MSM will go to protect their liberal friends in government.
Anyway, good post. Make sure to check out FREEPER Wolfstar's analysis.