Thanks, miaca. I hope you are able to find it. In the meantime, I found this bizarre statement in Steve Case's article in the Post-Intelligencer: "With all the missteps of the Bush administration, it shouldn't be hard for the Democrats to come up with a viable alternative for November's midterm election." Does Mr. Case think we are replacing the Bush Administration in the midterm elections? LOL. What a dumb statement.
Case might be a technology or marketing whiz, but he's not very good at observing reality.
Here is the article:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/08/taking_on_the_527_media.html
August 25, 2006
Taking on the '527 Media'
By Jed Babbin
Dear Mr. Mehlman:
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The second truth is that the media are more than just the Dems' think tank. In fact, some of the biggest media outlets are the source of thinly veiled attack ads aimed at your candidates just like the so-called "527 Groups," those huge soft-money peddlers supposedly independent of the candidates they support. Think of what George Soros could do if he had a global news network that could produce multi-million dollar attack ads every day, and then you'll know what some mainstream media outlets have become. Rightly or wrongly, given their history with CBS, ABC, NBC, the New York Times, the Washington Post and lately, AP, some conservatives classify them among the worst offenders.
The "527 Media" -- and that's what you should be calling them -- are essentially political activists. They are in the campaign business nearly as much as they are in the business of reporting the news these days. They will be tossing October surprises at Republicans all day every day from September 5, when Katie Couric takes over at CBS, until the election returns are certified.