George Meagher himself, on the left--naturally.
Posted on 02/25/2004 3:41:55 PM PST by Rokke
Tonight on the Grapevine, Foxnews discussed CBS News reporting on the "massive" conservative revolt against Bush, despite their own polling results which showed Bush with overwhelming Republican support. The question was then asked, "Where did CBS get the idea the conservatives were rebelling? The answer...from the New York Times." They then went on to discuss Ambrose's (they didn't credit him unfortunately) discovery that the NYT's used the same source calling him first a Republican and then two weeks later an independent to support their claim that conservatives were ditching Bush.
Nice job Ambrose. You didn't get the credit on Foxnews, but we know where the best investigative reporting comes from.
George Meagher himself, on the left--naturally.
I saw Jim Angle mention this, too.
You and me both. Congratulations on a REAL job of reporting, and outing, the criminal lamestream mediots.
Another Freeper triumph.
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More good news.
When did Taranto run it? I've been waiting to see his take on it, but I haven't seen it mentioned by him...
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