Woodward Book: Lauer Interprets For The Liberal Hearing-Impaired

Today Show/NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[LibLieSlayer]

Foley will hurt... but not Republicans. Many at ABC and at the DNC knew about this and did nothing (waiting until election time to spring their supposed trap).

The FBI is investigating, and ABC and dims are being questioned. Since we all know it was dims holding this until right before the election, they have far more to lose than a party that threw this animal out right away!

No evidence to date links any Republican to a cover-up... only media and dim innuendo. Pubs need to remind America that we have dims still in office that murdered, raped, embezzled, were members of the Klan, principles in the Abscam case, Keating Five etc.

LLS

[governsleastgovernsbest]

It was Casey: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Woodward

See next-to-last para of 'Style and Commentary' section.

Woolsey is still alive and appears on TV regularly.

[LibLieSlayer]

I thought it was Woolsey, so thanks for the heads-up.

LLS

[Tokra]

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Your underlying point remains very valid, regardless of the particular CIA chief in question.

[StarFan]

Couldn't pick a better title to summarize the exchange I witnessed today. It was truly mouth dropping.

[fhayek]

Bob Woodward... Bob Woodward... Oh yes, now I remember. Mark Felt's stenographer.

[Blind Eye Jones]

You forgot the Clinton tirade. All planned no doubt, but ultimately ineffective.

[Stegall Tx]

Isn't there something in law somewhere that says a free and fair press cannot collude with one of the parties? I don't know, just asking the question.

No, I don't think there is any law that would prevent a news organization from being biased. The Constitution doesn't outline a free and fair press. The founders believed they had the right to present their side of the argument, even if their press outlets were biased in their favor.

For that matter, what good would a law do? The conservatives would abide by the law (as they generally do now) and the liberals would skip over the law any time it was expedient (as they generally do now).

To be honest, I don't care whether a media outlet is biased ... so long as they admit their bias.

Not too long ago, media outlets were up front about which side they stood on. I located several examples with a quick search: the Fresno Republican, the Waterbury (CT) Republican-American, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the Rochester (NY) Democrat and Chronicle, the Quincy (IL) Herald-Whig, etc. You knew which party the management agreed with and could adjust your grain of salt accordingly.

[Stegall Tx]

You know, for the first time, I realized shorthand for NewsBusters would be NB. i.e., note bene - "take note". That might be a good byline (or double entrendre) for NewsBusters. Just a thought.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Hadn't thought of that - thanks for bringing to my attention!