An Accusation and a Bush Memo Coming at an Especially Bad Time (The Expected New York Times Smear)

The New York Times ^ | October 1, 2003 | Todd S. Purdum and David E. Sanger

[Timesink]

Gee, what a surprise that The New York Times would see this through its handy-dandy worst-case-scenario lenses.

[Timesink]

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[JustPiper]

I heard her hubby this am saying he contributed 2K to Kerry.

[Reb Raider]

The NYT writers and editors are rabid. All their leaky deaky dems are out of the White House and they are acting like a pack of wolves that haven't been able to find food for 3 yrs. They rather remind me of an ongoing cartoon. Brit Hume was showing all the headlines last week of the leading newspapers and the NYT was always contorted in it's thinking. Their headlines were completely different from other newspapers and I am hoping Brit keeps doing this and exposing how silly they are. I think perhaps we should send in a psychiatrist with samples of prozac for them and tell them not to feel bad that all their negative reporting didn't stop the war nor will it bring down Pres. Bush. The psy. could explain ideas might be a way to get the dems back in power. Lastly, give them permission to give Carville,Begala,and Hillary an office so they don't have to worry about getting the dem talking points before their deadline. That would be stressful for any reporter because it would mean having to investigate on their own--mon dieu--just wipe that thought out right now!!

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[David Isaac]

Anyone who would even consider that this story has enough significance to rate the level of coverage it has received from the mainstream press, needs to have their lenses cleaned. But, like the article says, the damage has already been done.

The fact that Novak was involved strikes me as strange, I would have thought he would have the sense not to publish the name of a CIA "operative". But then again, this whole screwed-up mess is nothing but a jumble of unanswered (unanswerable) questions.

How much genius would it take for someone to have manufactured the whole scenario. The Clifford May article from two days ago, points to a lot of the questions that should be asked.

One More question: How can the present administration expect to be one with integrity, when they refuse to pursue wrong-doers from the previous administration(many times leaving them in place) and do not gain control of departments that seem to operate outside of the bounds of even the most common sense?

[OpusatFR]

Husband and I use the local union hall to gauge reaction.

Their reaction is this: bunch of bull. Most of them are starting to lean to the right and President Bush. Even the diehard Larouchenuts over there are sick of the democrat garbage.

[JustPiper]

Ooooooo good find AR! BTTT!!!

[deedgirl]

Edy Hill ,I been maried 500 times, from Fox is really slanting left and making me sick!

[mewzilla]

Oh, this is rich! LOL. Todd Purdham. Remember Todd Purdham? Dick Morris mentioned dear Todd not long ago. The reporter who coughed up and dumbed down his questions to Toon beforehand in order to get an interview...

[mewzilla]

Here's an FR thread on the subject.

[WhiteGuy]

I'm trying to figure out what we're being distracted from.

Clearly all this leak business is a smoke screen.

[mtbopfuyn]

The fact that Novak was involved strikes me as strange, I would have thought he would have the sense not to publish the name of a CIA "operative".

Exactly, what was Novak's agenda to name her?

[RJCogburn]

How can the present administration expect to be one with integrity, when they refuse to pursue wrong-doers from the previous administration(many times leaving them in place)

A great question and the reason I do not trust Ashcroft to pursue any government corruption. That would require, as you suggest, "integrity".

[Safetgiver]

Try reading about the American MUSEUM Council guy that was arrested with the money for some planned future terrorist attack. Hillary is tied with him over campaign contributions.

[JudgemAll]

The NYT writers and editors are rabid. All their leaky deaky dems are out of the White House and they are acting like a pack of wolves that haven't been able to find food for 3 yrs.

Bush kept Clinton holdovers ... I would not be surprised at a dem inside job inside this divided government to set up the Prez...

[DarthVader]

Its time for the Pres to make like Arnold and terminate them all. Ashcroft's investigation may very well lead to Clintonistas still working in the Executive branch.

[ntnychik]

"But in this case, the accusation itself does political damage"

Right out of the playbook