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Smearing Joe Wilson's critics
The Washington Times ^
| 4-12-06
| Editorial
Posted on 04/12/2006 9:05:43 AM PDT by smoothsailing
The Washington Times
Smearing Joe Wilson's critics
Published April 12, 2006
Some old canards just never die. New information from special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald's investigation about whether former CIA agent Valerie Plame's identity was leaked by the White House as part of a campaign to "discredit" her husband has spurred new efforts to depict him as an innocent victim targeted by a Bush administration smear campaign for telling the truth.
Joseph Wilson, a retired Foreign Service officer, was dispatched to Iraq in February 2002 by the CIA, at his wife's suggestion, to investigate whether Saddam Hussein had tried to purchase "yellowcake" uranium from Niger. In July 2003, Mr. Wilson accused the Bush administration of manipulating intelligence in order to make a case for war with Iraq. He claimed that his investigation 17 months earlier should have debunked the notion that Iraq had attempted to purchase uranium from Niger.
But the case against the White House, as represented by some in the mainstream media, is based on sloppy, tendentious reporting...
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bushlied; joewilson; josephwilson; mediabias
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To: smoothsailing
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posted on
04/12/2006 9:07:34 AM PDT
by
RightWingAtheist
(Creationism is to conservatism what Howard Dean is to liberalism)
To: smoothsailing
Whoops, wrong thread. That's what I get for keeping several windows open at once.
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posted on
04/12/2006 9:08:59 AM PDT
by
RightWingAtheist
(Creationism is to conservatism what Howard Dean is to liberalism)
To: smoothsailing
4
posted on
04/12/2006 9:11:56 AM PDT
by
TBP
To: smoothsailing; Mo1; onyx; PhiKapMom; Southack; Miss Marple; Dog; StarCMC; Corin Stormhands; ...
I've got a cut-out here, that I've had for years now. Sources are Howard Kurtz and captainquartersblog.com:
Number of stories done on ex. Amb. Joe Wilson's charge "Bush lied" about Iraq nukes vs. those done after debunking his claim.
| |
Charges first reported |
Charges questioned |
| Wash. Post |
96
|
2
|
| NY Times |
70
|
3
|
| LA Times |
48
|
2
|
| CBS |
30
|
Zero
|
| NBC |
40
|
1
|
| ABC |
18
|
1
|
What bias?
5
posted on
04/12/2006 9:19:34 AM PDT
by
Coop
(Proud founding member of GCA - Gruntled Conservatives of America)
To: Alamo-Girl; jveritas; Justanobody; IGOTMINE
6
posted on
04/12/2006 9:21:25 AM PDT
by
Coop
(Proud founding member of GCA - Gruntled Conservatives of America)
To: RightWingAtheist
It applies to Joe Wilson, too. Not to worry.
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posted on
04/12/2006 9:21:43 AM PDT
by
formercalifornian
(One nation, under whatever popular fad comes to mind at the moment, indivisible...)
To: Coop
Indeed! What bias.
Excellent post!
8
posted on
04/12/2006 9:23:28 AM PDT
by
onyx
(It's easier to indict a ham sandwich or Tom DeLay than it is to indict a Democrat.)
To: onyx; dighton
It makes me laugh when I hear talking heads saying that media bias is subjective and cannot be measured. I think Brent Bozell and the Media Research Center, and the table up above, show otherwise.
9
posted on
04/12/2006 9:25:50 AM PDT
by
Coop
(Proud founding member of GCA - Gruntled Conservatives of America)
To: Coop
That is a real eyeopener chart.
10
posted on
04/12/2006 9:32:20 AM PDT
by
Grampa Dave
(Donate to Free Republic now, not tomorrow: [https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate]))
To: Coop
O'Reilly shreds the NYT for its full-out biased reporting, never mind the editorials.
11
posted on
04/12/2006 9:32:25 AM PDT
by
onyx
(It's easier to indict a ham sandwich or Tom DeLay than it is to indict a Democrat.)
To: Coop; onyx
I saw Joe Wilson on Keith Olbermann's show the other night; he actually said that Fitzgerald had said at least 3 times that Valerie Plame WAS undercover.
I yelled at the TV so hard...
12
posted on
04/12/2006 9:32:29 AM PDT
by
Howlin
To: Howlin; Coop
You really must stop watching Keith and Cooper. :)
13
posted on
04/12/2006 9:35:02 AM PDT
by
onyx
(It's easier to indict a ham sandwich or Tom DeLay than it is to indict a Democrat.)
To: onyx
Hey, anyone named Cooper can't be all bad!
14
posted on
04/12/2006 9:37:06 AM PDT
by
Coop
(Proud founding member of GCA - Gruntled Conservatives of America)
To: Coop
It makes me laugh when I hear talking heads saying that media bias is subjective and cannot be measured.
I like it when the media tries to prove how unbiased they are by discussing the stories they ran. What they don't run speaks volumes.
15
posted on
04/12/2006 9:37:43 AM PDT
by
P-40
(http://www.590klbj.com/forum/index.php?referrerid=1854)
To: onyx
I actually didn't watch the show; they showed it on MSNBC yesterday.
16
posted on
04/12/2006 9:38:00 AM PDT
by
Howlin
To: Howlin
WHEW!
You had me going...
17
posted on
04/12/2006 9:39:52 AM PDT
by
onyx
(It's easier to indict a ham sandwich or Tom DeLay than it is to indict a Democrat.)
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To: Coop
19
posted on
04/12/2006 9:51:04 AM PDT
by
onyx
(It's easier to indict a ham sandwich or Tom DeLay than it is to indict a Democrat.)
To: smoothsailing
Anyone know of a well sourced article (referencing primary source materials) about Wilson/Plame which cover ALL the ground?
I want to send it to a diehard tinfoil hatter.
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posted on
04/12/2006 9:52:49 AM PDT
by
adam_az
(It's the border, stupid!)
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