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Prince Of Darkness' Ousted (CBS news smears Free republic)
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Posted on 02/09/2005 7:29:16 AM PST by minus_273
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I know this has already been posted, but this is from out friends at CBS. Notice the multiple mention of Free Republic and associating that with internet rumors. I wonder if they are trying to get payback for memogate
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posted on
02/09/2005 7:29:19 AM PST
by
minus_273
To: minus_273
What was his screen name?
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posted on
02/09/2005 7:30:36 AM PST
by
Alouette
(Learned Mother of Zion)
To: minus_273
I hardly call it a smear. It said he posted the rumors on FR, which he admitted to.
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posted on
02/09/2005 7:30:52 AM PST
by
TheBigB
(Supporters of illegal immigrants are traitors to the United States of America.)
To: minus_273
What was this guy's screen name?
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posted on
02/09/2005 7:31:13 AM PST
by
drt1
To: minus_273; Jim Robinson; Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; ...
Did the guy actually have a screen name here, or is he full of used food?
Just damn.
If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...
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posted on
02/09/2005 7:32:28 AM PST
by
mhking
(Do not mess with dragons, for thou art crunchy & good with ketchup...)
To: Alouette; drt1
What was his screen name? NCPAC
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posted on
02/09/2005 7:32:28 AM PST
by
Phantom Lord
(Advantages are taken, not handed out)
To: drt1
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posted on
02/09/2005 7:32:33 AM PST
by
hobbes1
(Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
To: drt1
NCPAC, according to WashPost....
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posted on
02/09/2005 7:32:58 AM PST
by
dakine
To: TheBigB
I agree. A smear would require that FR was complicit in the rumour spreading. Every I-Net savvy person knows that anyone can post anything on a Blog, even DU.......
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posted on
02/09/2005 7:33:12 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(ANONYMOUS IRAQI VOTER: "I dipped it deep as if I was poking the eyes of all the world's tyrants.)
To: minus_273
Of course no in depth digging into DU posts will be done, and little will be made of the apparent admitted connection between Elizabeth Edwards, Democrat Underground, and the hate-filled rantings at
that web site.
Some of the MSM probably post over there.
To: minus_273
hmm. mebbe he thought he was karl rove planting rumors so that we'ed make them public . then he'd jump all over us for spreading them. point is that we have more class than that, an dhe got hoisted by his own petard.
(And I just KNOW he's lurking)
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posted on
02/09/2005 7:34:21 AM PST
by
camle
(keep your mind open and somebody will fill it with something for you))
To: minus_273
CBS sure is bitter. BTW, FOX really showed cbs how to put on a halftime show.
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posted on
02/09/2005 7:34:45 AM PST
by
1Old Pro
To: minus_273
Steffen has been fired. And you know what? AFAIK, FR didn't hire Marshall Dick Thornburgee to do a "no holds barred" six month detailed investigation. And Steffen wasn't an Anchor, wasn't a bwana poobah. Where is the Columbia Journalism Review? Haven't they written a blistering article scalding those who would impeach Steffen's actions?
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posted on
02/09/2005 7:35:17 AM PST
by
bvw
To: mhking; minus_273
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posted on
02/09/2005 7:35:43 AM PST
by
NonValueAdded
("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good" HRC 6/28/2004)
To: minus_273
If he worked for the Maryland Governor, he had no business coming on FR posting rumors about a potential opponent of his in the next election. That is just flat out stupid if you ask me.
It is totally different if you are not a paid staffer and post rumors. A paid staffer should NEVER be caught posting rumors. I would have fired him in a minute myself.
How can you defend this?
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posted on
02/09/2005 7:36:40 AM PST
by
PhiKapMom
(AOII Mom -- Increase Republicans in Congress in 2006!)
To: TheBigB
the rumors must not have been substantiated since I never saw the thread.
seems FR did its job, the manure fell off to the bottom.
a fact lost on CBS.
Even with this story, FR has far more credibility than any news program at CBS.
To: minus_273
There is no smear here. FR is associated with internet rumors. Some true, some not.
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posted on
02/09/2005 7:37:36 AM PST
by
Drango
(tag line under repair)
To: NCPAC
Another thread about you...
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posted on
02/09/2005 7:37:37 AM PST
by
xm177e2
(Stalinists, Maoists, Ba'athists, Pacifists: Why are they always on the same side?)
To: minus_273
They are giving us publicity. Even though they intend it to be negative, it gets our name out there. When people come to this site, they are hooked. CBS continues to dig its own grave.
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posted on
02/09/2005 7:37:39 AM PST
by
speedy
To: 1Old Pro
CBS sure is bitter. BTW, FOX really showed cbs how to put on a halftime show. LOL! (True, but LOL anyway)
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