Posted on 03/23/2014 1:12:14 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Jeff Bezos, the multi-billionaire (via Amazon.com) new owner of the Washington Post has got a messy situation on his hands, and unless he steps in, it appears that his new property is in danger of losing the prestige that was its primary asset. After a false hit piece on the Koch Brothers claiming they were the largest holder of Canadian oil sands land rights was devastatingly debunked by John Hinderaker of Powerline (see also: Washington Post busted!), the authors of the incorrect article responded conceding nothing, not apologizing or retracting their falsehoods, but only made their situation worse. As Jonah Goldberg noted:
… they do a good case of laying out (some of) the reasons why they never should have written the piece in the first place. But then they close by claiming they were justified because the outrage their shoddy attack provoked proves the relevance of the Kochs.
Go to the original Washington Post story and search for the words "liberal," "left," or even "progressive." You will not find them. Nowhere is the group that supplied the Post with its bogus report described as anything other than "activist."
The dispute has now broken out beyond the confines of the conservative blogosphere. Brit Hume, a widely esteemed figure in the Beltway power structure, tweeted:
And Jonathon Adler of the Wapo’s new conservative blog also took issue:
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
What will be required is a front page retraction and apology, preceded by the firing of the two journalistic frauds. Thanks SeekAndFind.
> Jeff Bezos, the multi-billionaire (via Amazon.com) new owner of the Washington Post has got a messy situation on his hands, and unless he steps in, it appears that his new property is in danger of losing the prestige that was its primary asset. After a false hit piece on the Koch Brothers...
The Washington Post crowd are $20 whores.
Remove the zero.... : )
I remember back in ‘63 my 7th grade social studies teacher telling
the class that in the USSR that truth is whatever makes communism
look good regardless of facts. Today, when I ponder the evolution
of the Democrat party I recall what Mr Miller told the class that
day.
“I had a brother who was taking Zocor. His leg muscles became so weak that I had to grab his belt at his back and help him up his front steps into his house.”
That’s really bad. I hope that drug is no longer available. That really is a case where the drug is worse than what it’s being taken for. It’s a terrible thing when you can’t walk. Sorry that happened to your brother.
Several doctors have recommended that I take them.
They think I am nuts for refusing.
The Koch Brothers should sue. We’re all entitled to our own opinions - but NOT to our own ‘facts’. The story was a lie - not a mistake... they need to sue.
Actually that screenshot from “House of Cards” was from when Zoey left the Post and got a job at a dotcom blogging site. She left the Post because they tried to stick her in the White House press pool where she would be reduced to doing puff pieces and attending meaningless cocktail parties.
Unfortunately, these days we don’t have teachers like Mr. Miller who would teach youngsters that kind of knowledge. Hence, we have a generation who cannot discern the truth about these failed ideologies. They are easily swayed by any smooth talker who captures their imagination.
Pelosi and Reid throw out all these crazy comments on a daily basis with nobody in the media questioning them. It is a weird environment.
That, or buy the paper and put it to sleep.
You value them much too highly. They are so disease ridden, they have to give it away.
The Washington Post has prestige?
Truly a worthless assignment.
Are you predicting we get two thirds of the Senate next November?
Because that's what it takes to disappear Obama by 2015 (and give a needed stimulus to urban plate glass installers).
was a great news sourse when they were going after Nixon with great zeal.
As for going after this punk ass magic negro and his RICO buds?
Not so much?
How about not at all!
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