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Hurricane of media mendacity (Mark Steyn)
The Washington Times ^ | 10-03-05 | Mark Steyn

Posted on 10/02/2005 10:04:56 PM PDT by smoothsailing

Dan Rather was on "Larry King" the other night and was asked about the Katrina coverage. Say what you like about Dan, but he knows his meteorological phenomena. I've always thought there was something quintessentially American about Dan's hurricane editions of the CBS news -- not the part of the show where he's reporting on the actual hurricane, but the bit where he says "And today's other headlines," as if it's the most normal thing in the world to be reading "The Dow closed 19 points down today" while wrapped around a lamppost in your sou'wester with a rusting doublewide flying over your shoulder.

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TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: katrina; katrinafailures; marksteyn; mediabias

1 posted on 10/02/2005 10:04:56 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: smoothsailing

Nails it, he does!


2 posted on 10/02/2005 10:46:06 PM PDT by Taxman (So that the beautiful pressure does not diminish!)
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To: smoothsailing

Tahnks for the post, BTW. I purely enjoy reading Mark's essays!


3 posted on 10/02/2005 10:47:05 PM PDT by Taxman (So that the beautiful pressure does not diminish!)
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To: smoothsailing
Yes, future generations will give the present "Mainstream Newsmedia" all the credence of Pravda under the Soviets. The internet, of course, will be the newspaper of record.
4 posted on 10/02/2005 11:25:54 PM PDT by Savage Beast (Sin in the name of God is the ultimate blasphemy.)
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To: Taxman

I love his dry, sarcastic English wit. He's great! Mark Steyn in 2008! (I know. I know. He wasn't born in America!)


5 posted on 10/03/2005 12:27:57 AM PDT by bethtopaz (Even a fool is considered wise when he is silent.)
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