Peach: From yesterday's thread, freeper hole-n-one posted the following. I have found it most useful, as I sent an email to Fox News and to Meet the Press calling little Dim Russert on his blatant lies.
From yesterday:
(Videotape, May 16, 2004):
SEC'Y POWELL: But it turned out that the sourcing was inaccurate and wrong, and in some cases, deliberately misleading. And for that, I am disappointed, and I regret it.
(End videotape)
MR. RUSSERT: "Deliberately misleading." That's the secretary of state. So why can't Democrats now say that the administration deliberately misled the American people?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9967566/
Now, read what Secretary Powell really said:
Russert: Thank you very much, sir. In February of 2003, you put your enormous personal reputation on the line before the United Nations and said that you had solid sources for the case against Saddam Hussein. It now appears that an agent called Curveball had misled the CIA by suggesting that Saddam had trucks and trains that were delivering biological and chemical weapons. How concerned are you that some of the information you shared with the world is now inaccurate and discredited?
Powell: I'm very concerned. When I made that presentation in February 2003, it was based on the best information that the Central Intelligence Agency made available to me. We studied it carefully; we looked at the sourcing in the case of the mobile trucks and trains. There was multiple sourcing for that. Unfortunately, that multiple sourcing over time has turned out to be not accurate. And so I'm deeply disappointed. But I'm also comfortable that at the time that I made the presentation, it reflected the collective judgment, the sound judgment of the intelligence community. But it turned out that the sourcing was inaccurate and wrong and in some cases, deliberately misleading. And for that, I am disappointed and I regret it.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4992558
11 posted on 11/13/2005 2:46:15 PM EST by hole_n_one
Mr Russert should step down or be suspended. Misleading, quotes out of context, fake documents the effect is often the same. The lie creates a myth upon which additional attacks and half truths are spun.
Good job, catching that yesterday!
Let's send to Rush and demand an apology from Russert.
I also sent Russert's 'misleading' statement to Brit Hume, Fox and Friends. I emailed Russert to say HE misled his audience and I hope Mr. Fitzgerald was watching his performance.