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You know you're over the line when your anti-Americanism causes any sign of embarrassment among America's media elite.
1 posted on 04/02/2003 4:12:06 PM PST by Mr. Mulliner
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To: bert; calypgin; Peacerose; ForGod'sSake; First_Salute; Landru; *CCRM
This is a ping. This is only a ping.
2 posted on 04/02/2003 4:12:55 PM PST by Mr. Mulliner ("If war is ever lawful, then peace is sometimes sinful." --C.S. Lewis)
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To: VRWC_minion
Your hero, in all his glory.
3 posted on 04/02/2003 4:15:41 PM PST by William McKinley (You're so vain, you probably think this tagline's about you)
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To: Mr. Mulliner
Rush has never called himself a journalist.
4 posted on 04/02/2003 4:15:46 PM PST by js1138
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To: PJ-Comix
Arnett was half-right: Rush is the king of all media.

Would you like to weigh in?

7 posted on 04/02/2003 4:24:03 PM PST by Clemenza (East side, West side, all around the town. Tripping the light fantastic on the sidewalks of New York)
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To: Mr. Mulliner
I'd sure love to do a little "interview" with comrade Arnett.
8 posted on 04/02/2003 4:25:03 PM PST by Bullish
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To: Mr. Mulliner
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.
12 posted on 04/02/2003 4:54:10 PM PST by Joe Bonforte
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To: Mr. Mulliner
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."

16 posted on 04/02/2003 5:19:06 PM PST by Howlin (Matt was robbed!)
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To: Mr. Mulliner; scholar; Happygal
"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.

18 posted on 04/02/2003 6:01:08 PM PST by Landru
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To: Mr. Mulliner
The Arnett mystique is now exposed as the closely protected fraud it always was.

Next up: Someone dig out the real, birth certificate name of that other fraud born of Gulf War I fame, WOLF BLITZER...I've got money on it being "Homer Lipschitz".

27 posted on 04/03/2003 7:15:27 AM PST by Wondervixen (Ask for her by name--Accept no substitutes!)
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