Posted on 10/12/2005 4:45:14 AM PDT by texianyankee
Ping. Some folks in the media are starting to get it.
FYI - I dont know who else to ping this to.....
Jayna Davis knows this too well.
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Good morning, TexasCajun. Something went terribly wrong with the FBI in Oklahoma; you're right about that.
Jayna Davis's book is one of the most eye opening books I've ever read. I've lent it to some democrats and it has changed their mind about Iraq and the war!
Mark Davis is a nationally-syndicated conservative radio talk-show host.
While he's not exactly part of the MSM, it's good to see the Dallas Morning News published his editorial.
That THIS is good summary reporting and analysis, although none of it "new" to those of us who have followed the OK bombing from day one here at FreeeRepublic:
Wonder when the mainstream news will "get it"?
(When the OK bombing will benefit Hillary? Or when it will harm Bush?)
I'm not holding my breath for CNN or even FNC to get it.
It's movement in the right direction at least. Good for him for writing that editorial.
This story and the Able Danger story are the two biggest "media" disappointments of the year, for me.
Often I find myself defending at least some journalists (in part because two of my best friends are journalists), but I can't defend journalists with a straight face any more. How many thousands of man-hours have been spent by journalists over the past five years trying to find cover-ups and scandals coming from the upper levels of government? Well, here's two cover-ups of seeming enormous implications that are begging to be reported, and America's journalists have shied away like frightened puppies.
But the laud a moron for going to jail for a couple of months "on principle" who had already been released from confidentiality by the source she was "protecting." Give me a break. For $1.2 million I'd spend a couple months in jail - there's no overhead and you get three meals a day.
Agreed - Mark Davis didnt tell us anything new, but at least it is out there.
I heard Mark Davis' interview with the bomber's father. The poor misguided dad is in total denial. But the point of this piece is how this has not really been 'national' news. Sure the kid was misguided....by jihdist influences. I think Davis is convinced there is a jihadist effort to enlist willing non-arab participants in their cause in the USA. I don't think Davis is off the mark.
It's about time that this story saw the light of day. Of course, the media is more concerned with Tom DeLay and the Republican infighting over Miers.
FNC did about three minutes on this around lunchtime on Friday. They called in two talking heads. One guy said it smelled like a terrorist hit to him, the second guy (who IIRC was law enforcement though not directly related to this case) said it was just a kid looking to go out with a bang ... so to speak.
Thanks for the link! You do those things quite well. Much appreciated.
What if he used the same brand of backpack used by thousands of peaceful students? Would that make him okay?
There's a lot that might indicate the possibility of an intentional attack, but to use the explosives information in this way is silly.
I wish more stations near Chicago carried him. I used to listen to Mark when we lived in Granbury, Tx before we moved to near Chicago. My wife in particular really liked him.
The mainstream press is actually TALKING about this..
Interesting stuff.
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