Richard Engell up next on Reliable Sources, Barbara Starr, and some foreign reporter on to discuss the 4th anniversary of the war.
WOW, Kurtz opens with how the media is NOT reporting on how the surge is working, why is that? Engell saying the violence is down because they bad guys have gone to ground waiting for us to get out.
The Bagdad guy (Pizzi?) says we shouldn't give an assessment about the surge at this point. He does says that the troops are all telling the media, PATIENCE (you idiots; -- that is my commentary no one on air said that).
Barbara Starr talks about Gates and says he is more reasoned that Rummy. Calls Gates warm and fuzzy. Starr says he makes no difference who is in charge, the press needs to be sceptical and we should keep that up. There is no enduring change, but it will be a long time before the surge could be judged.
Kurtz actually says that the media needs to be more fair (WOW AGAIN). No talking about how the media is using insurgent video, and why should they show it, if they themselves say the terrorist video is propaganda.
Engell says the "real civil war" may be going away. There never was a civil war, only in NBCs mind.
Starr thinks there is a big time credibility gap with this administration. Again she reiterates that we the media have to be sceptical.
Enough, switching to MTP...Schmuckie should be gone by now.
That's what jon carry says too.
Oh, Kerry just accused Wallace of being "on the right."
"Starr thinks there is a big time credibility gap with this administration. Again she reiterates that we the media have to be sceptical."
Actually what Starr doesn't realize is that the "credibility gap" is between the people and her fellow travellers in the DBM.
And I've seen the DBM's version of "sceptical"...in Somalia and again in Iraq...it's called toss out everything the DoD or militray tells you about what is going on and believe EVERYTHING being told to you by the bad guys.