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Vanity Unfair...did the "neocons" really question the war?
National Review Online ^
| November 5, 2006
Posted on 11/05/2006 10:07:29 AM PST by ilovew
Editor's Note: On Friday, Vanity Fair issued a press release highlighting excerpts of a piece in their January issue on neoconservative supporters of the war in Iraq who today, unsurprisingly, have some negative things to say about how the war is going and how the Bush administration has been handling it.
In the wake of the press release which has gotten considerable play on the Internet some of those neoconservatives highlighted in the article have responded to the excerpts and its misrepresentations, in some cases, of what they said. We collect some of those reactions including from Eliot Cohen, David Frum, Michael Ledeen, Richard Perle, and Michael Rubin below.
(Excerpt) Read more at article.nationalreview.com ...
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: davidfrum; neocons; richardperle; vanityfair
I didn't see that this was posted anywhere so I apologize if it was and I just couldn't find it. Is anyone surprised at all that Vanity Fair would twist the words of "neocons" to give the idea that they all hated the President and were turning against the war? I'm not.
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posted on
11/05/2006 10:07:31 AM PST
by
ilovew
To: ilovew
Nope.
Not surprised one bit.
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posted on
11/05/2006 10:10:54 AM PST
by
Bigh4u2
(Denial is the first requirement to be a liberal)
To: ilovew
This is news? The editor-in-chief at Vanity Fair is one of the most strident Lefties out there--even more so than most of the people on the Left.
To: ilovew
Russert never reveals that his wife is an editor at this magazine.
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posted on
11/05/2006 10:21:11 AM PST
by
Carolinamom
("I don't have time to be fingerpointing." ---President George W. Bush)
To: ilovew
Not only that, but the interviewees were promised that VF wouldn't release this until AFTER the election. VF lied, big surprise.
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posted on
11/05/2006 10:24:27 AM PST
by
savedbygrace
(SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
To: RayChuang88
True...which makes me wonder why any of these individuals agreed to speak with VF to begin with.
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posted on
11/05/2006 10:25:37 AM PST
by
ilovew
("I was born an American; I will live an American; I shall die an American." --Daniel Webster)
To: ohioWfan; Just A Nobody; BufordP; rzeznikj at stout; pcottraux; snugs; STARWISE; DollyCali; ...
This is the random "Hey, I know you people so come check out my thread" ping :)
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posted on
11/05/2006 10:30:44 AM PST
by
ilovew
("I was born an American; I will live an American; I shall die an American." --Daniel Webster)
To: ilovew
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posted on
11/05/2006 12:34:21 PM PST
by
STARWISE
(They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
To: STARWISE
Thanks for the post. If Vanity Fair wishes to be a liberal Democrat magazine, that's fine. But for them to claim any semblance of journalistic objectivity after this is a sham and a disservice to their readers.
To: ilovew
why even give an interview to the press...especially the print media. they are so manipulative...
I think O'Reilly has it right when he says he doesn't do written press interviews because of just this type of manipulation. At least in video, there's a copy for the record.
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posted on
11/05/2006 2:50:06 PM PST
by
Dick Vomer
(liberals suck......... but it depends on what your definition of the word "suck" is.)
To: Dick Vomer
"I think O'Reilly has it right when he says he doesn't do written press interviews because of just this type of manipulation. At least in video, there's a copy for the record."
Exactly! And even then, you have to make sure the video interview is not edited.
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posted on
11/06/2006 6:29:14 AM PST
by
kellynla
(Freedom of speech makes it easier to spot the idiots! Semper Fi!)
To: ilovew
Whine, whine. So unfair, it was supposed to be after the election. David Rose lied to David Frum. And David Frum thought David Rose was a nice guy from the old Manhattan neighborhood, an urbanite, goes to the same restaurants, is an intellectual.
The magazine is called "Vanity" for a reason. These neos are careerists, and couldn't resist the lure.
Ann Coulter wouldn't have been fooled by the blandishments...
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posted on
11/06/2006 6:50:43 AM PST
by
Mamzelle
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