Posted on 10/26/2004 1:40:25 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
(CNSNews.com) - A media watchdog group Tuesday said "what amounted to an 'October surprise'" by the New York Times and CBS News blew up in their faces.
The Times was first to report Monday what it considered to be new information that 380 tons of explosives were missing from an Iraqi military facility that was supposed to be under U.S. military control. But an NBC News report later noted the explosives were already gone before troops arrived at the Al-Qaqaa installation in April 2003.
CBS News' "60 Minutes" was planning to hold the story until Halloween, two days before Election Day, according to the Drudge Report Tuesday. "Our plan was to run the story on October 31, but it became clear that it wouldn't hold..." Jeff Fager, executive producer of the Sunday "60 Minutes," reportedly said in a statement.
"Both the New York Times and CBS have repeatedly shown they have chosen sides against President Bush in this election and, once again, they have been caught with Halloween eggs on their faces," said Media Research Center President Brent Bozell in a statement.
"Once again it's the Times, once again it's CBS, once again it's 60 Minutes, and once again they have proven that they cannot be believed when it comes to election coverage or anything else," Bozell said.
"The Times, CBS News, and 60 Minutes especially, have proven beyond all doubt that they are nothing more than extensions of the Democratic National Committee and they have no credibility whatsoever. In fact, episodes such as this and the Rathergate fiasco prove they may be even more partisan than the Democratic Party itself," he added.
There must be a bi-polar ping list that's enacted every time a glitch occurs. You'll learn to recognize the symptons. They go from "We're kicking ass!!!" to "We are DOOMED"...on the same thread. It's amazing to watch. Scary, but amazing.
Now I know why the mainstream media and the Left are afraid of the internet...and want to have control over it.
And thats why they call it a SURPRISE.
Bush must tell the truth to the American people; get it out there. . .special announcement from the President!' . . .and everyday until this frickin election!
He has the 'bully pulpit'; he has every reason to use it. IMHO!
If that's the October surprise, it's pretty weak IMO.
You could fault the field generals, but not President Bush.
Pray for W and The Election
Right. And the minute he takes you up on that suggestion people will rightly assume he is on defense and Kerry must have the momentum in this race. Ergo, fence jumpers switch their votes to kerry.
The Lord is W's sheild; protecting him from the wolves.
Fascinating to watch the Lord frustrate the plans of his domestic enemies.
Well, my gut feeling is that the sKerry campaign screwed the pooch on this one. First, the press let it out too soon (I am still not sure WHY the NYT trumped CBS on this) and the campaign comes out the day after with a full blown commercial? People are NOT stupid. .. ok, so MOST people are not stupid.... and will notice this as strange.
Also, they didn't bother to check to make sure no one had already done a story on this (duh!) that would debunk it. Add to that the fact that a UN organization relesed the "breaking" news and most folks will see this for what it is.
One other factoid the dims probably didn't count on is what this will do to energize the Republican base. I for one don't care if I have to stand in line all day to vote, I will bere there and a lot of folks I know feel the same way. I think that the base (FINALLY) has seen the light and realizes that this crap MUST be stopped at the ballot box. We far outnumber all of the dead union guys and illegal immigrants they can scrape up.
I think this one will bite not only the dims in the arse, but the MSM as well. CBS might as well scrap the whole operation and start over, 'cause Danny boy and company are TOAST!
I know this much is True: good wins.
I ain't worryin'.
"i just saw video of the embedded reporter saying that it's all true. now what?"
Post a link, oh newbie one.
I smell ozone.
YYYYeeeessss!!!! Hehehehehe!
Indeed it does, no checks and balances by the elites just lies.
Someone here referred to the MSM as "the media arm of the DNC." I like that.
Dan
This is the best point! Your right. Who was supposed to be watching these weapons? The UN? Sadaam? The media is making Bush's case for going in even better by hyping this story. I hope they all implode on themselves.
Let's watch See_BS tonight to see if Dan is sporting any powder burns.
I know this much is True: good wins.
I ain't worryin'.
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