Peter Arnett, Cretinous Liar

Media Research Center ^ | April 2, 2003 | Brent Bozell III

[Mr. Mulliner]

You know you're over the line when your anti-Americanism causes any sign of embarrassment among America's media elite.

[Mr. Mulliner]

This is a ping. This is only a ping.

[William McKinley]

Your hero, in all his glory.

[js1138]

Rush has never called himself a journalist.

[William McKinley]

Hey, part of this begs a question

"I’m a company guy. You want me to read a script, I’ll read it."

Did Iraq pay him to do that interview?

[martin_fierro]

"I?m a company guy. You want me to read a script, I?ll read it."

Yeah, that's the one Arnett line that I'll never forget. Some libel defense he had there.

Along the same lines, I'm disappointed to not hear FOX News make any mention today of Whorealdo's expulsion from Iraq (although Britt Hume was absent from his show today -- I'm hoping there was a conference call with Roger Ailes & Rivera concerning Rivera's continued employment there).

[Clemenza]

Arnett was half-right: Rush is the king of all media.

Would you like to weigh in?

[Bullish]

I'd sure love to do a little "interview" with comrade Arnett.

[VRWC_minion]

If you think he is my hero from my comments then your half as smart as he is.

[ez]

Rush has never called himself a journalist.

Right. A tactic typical of leftist arguments. (ie "Why does the President want to bomb the Iraqi people?")

[William McKinley]

I am sorry, I could not resist throwing some sarcastic needling your direction. After all, you were the one arguing that he was so truthful.

[Joe Bonforte]

Bozell did not point this out (surprisingly), but Arnett was nailed for his "I only read the script" position on Tailwind. Investigation proved he had a very active role in writing the script.

[VRWC_minion]

After all, you were the one arguing that he was so truthful.

Yes, I argued that his statements in the Iraq interview were true and that his opinions were the same as those mouthed by many liberals on our local news. I never argued that he hadn't lied before or that his opinion's were rational.

[William McKinley]

Clearly he lied at least once in his report. Support for the war is increasing, not decreasing.

[Peacerose]

It's in the next to the last paragraph.

[Howlin]

From the LA SLIMES:

NBC, he said, "was just grateful for anything I could give them" and used him up to 20 hours per day. "But in the end, I was thrown out on the street, and very casually, my reputation in shreds -- for what? For helping them out."

An NBC News spokeswoman said Tuesday: "Yesterday, on the 'Today' show, Peter Arnett said that he had made 'a stupid misjudgment.' And he apologized to us and the American people. We'll leave it at that."

Asked about that sober apology, Arnett said: "What choice did I have? I followed a young woman who was crying over the loss of her husband in a suicide attack." He called the situation "bizarre," noting, "I was fired on the 'Today' show, the most popular morning program."

[Joe Bonforte]

Sorry, but I don't see anything about the Tailwind scandal in that paragraph. The third one from end repeats his defense ("You want me to read a script, I’ll read it."), but there's nothing I can see about the evidence that he actually helped write the script.

Perhaps I didn't make it clear. Bozell pointed out Arnett's defense on Tailwind, but failed to discuss the evidence that this defense on Tailwind was a pack of lies.

[Landru]

"It took Arnett just hours after his sacking to find another venue, and in no time at all, he was back at it, charging he lost his job because of a 'right wing media' conspiracy."

HA!!
ummmm Petahhh?
What worked for "the lady in pink" ain't gonna cut it for you, y'know.

Then, here's what's really got me in a quandry.

"But still there were no apologies from Arnett. Instead, there was pathetic excusifying: 'I was never informed that my face on the air gave me responsibility for a major story,' said the allegedly brave reporter. 'I’m a company guy. You want me to read a script, I’ll read it.'"

Ahhhh I see, Petahhh's a capitalist, eh?
I'm at a loss as to *how* I should deal with the whore who'll demand respect, after they've been paid for doing the *nasty*.
At first I wanna laugh aloud; but, I also feel a twinge of sympathy, too. {g}

Even so, I believe a pattern has been [well] established, here; concerning this particular Liberal-Socialist shill, his left wing media agenda, & to what [outrageous] extent(s) he'll go to see that agenda gets its time. (What devotion!)
A pattern The Mirror -- apparently -- *likes*.
(~how 'bout that Mirror, H1!! :o) )

Seriously, wouldn't y'all think it'd be the journalism community itself who'd wanna dump this freak the most?
The clown's an embarrassment whose brung only [more] shame, [more] suspicion, & [more] disrepute to an already deeply troubled "profession." {spit}

B.Bozell III, simply the best; glad he's on our side, the side of truth.

...thanks for the ping, Mr.M.

[VRWC_minion]

Support for the war is increasing, not decreasing

I believe he said that the protesting was increasing. That is a subjective judgement and not measurable, therefore its opinion.

[William McKinley]

He said opposition to the war was increasing, which was false when he said it, and is false still.