Posted on 08/12/2006 4:25:49 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
If Davie Rossie's ramblings were simply those of one more angry liberal pundit, they'd hardly be worth a comment. But what makes his utterances noteworthy is that when Rossie isn't churning out his once-a-week column, he is editing the news for the Gannett chain. Rossie is Associate Editor of Gannett's Binghamton paper, the Press & Sun Bulletin.
In today's column, 'Once There Were Giants in Television News', Rossie laments that they aren't making TV newsmen like Edgar R. Murrow any more. With what might be condemned as sexism, nay, misogyny, had it been suggested by a conservative critic, Rossie grumps that "it's mostly ex-fashion models and Playboy Playmates pretending to understand the news they read to us on cable TV."
But Rossie does discern a few points of light in the gathering gloom, and they are - ready? - Dan Rather, Bill Moyers and Christiane Amanpour.
Here's how Rossie puts it:
"Dan Rather tried from time to time before he self-destructed on the Bush National Guard story, as did Bill Moyers, another newsman in the Murrow mold, before the Nervous Nellies at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting pushed him offstage. The only 'newsman' keeping the Murrow tradition alive today is a newswoman, Christiane Amanpour."
Remember, Rossie is a guy who, the other five days a week, is deciding what news his readers will see.
http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060812/COLUMNISTS28/608120310/1014/OPINION
Gannett-Rossie ping to Today show list.
More like in a mold of slime.
Morrow did untold damage to the cause of anticommunism with his hit piece on McCarthy. This bunch would fit right in with him.
Well, I sure hope Rosie is an old fart and that he'll not be around much longer.
It figures one would have to go to the ITHICA journal to find this...
True - this is conventional wisdom here. But he's probably syndicated in a few other Gannett papers.
Good morning, glgb! Thanks for the great job you do uncovering the incredible bias of these Drive-By Media types.
Many thanks, Rob - this was an easy one, since it was in my hometown paper!
Amanpour was on CNN last night, Anderson Cooper licking her boots. Enough to make you sick.
Another dying dinosaur, ass deep in the tarpits - bellowing - moaning - the death rattle not too far in the future. These type columns are appearing a couple of times a week now...
I try to watch cnn during the 11pm hour, because they are the only ones who are on live. But cooper is horrible. He is constantly uttering his ummm, uhhh, ahhh, ummm, and stuttering. It is impossible to watch him.
Murrow was an evil, conniving muzzie ho/b!tch spreading lies from and the disease of islamofacism, while parading around the camera spewing anti-American/Israeli propaganda? Who would have ever guessed it?!
LLS
Oh sure we are, much to our detriment.. Just look at Mike Wallace's comments re: the President of Iran. We're making them just like they used to: Liberal idiots who gush over America's enemies, tryants and traitors.
History will regard these guys as far more effective staelth Tokyo Rose's.......
And Amanpour is the Muslim mouthpiece on CNN, as amply demonstrated last night on the Larry King Show when she blamed the Bush foreign policy for the Islamofascist terrorists in Britain. This man is, of course, unbiased when he edits his rag every day.
I have noticed that too. Its really annoying.
Bring back Aaron Brown!
And by her previous lies about the Serbs.
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