[Patriot from Philly]

One of the major issues in this whole sorry incident is the behavior of the media. Let's just take Cooper:

-he calls Rove and pulls a bait and switch
-he writes an article in Time Magazine that depicts White House officials in the worst possible light. His article referred to a war on Wilson; reading the e-mails shows the media initiated all contacts;
-he grandstands and pretends that Rove called him on the day he was to go to jail, that did not happen

The media won't, of course, report on their own slimy behavior, we should keep the spot light on.

[johnny7]

Cooper really comes out an a$$ in this... but what is Judy Miller hiding?

The MSM got away with trying to subvert an election in the Mapes/Rather memo scandal... and now they fail at a sting-operation using another DNC plant... Joe Wilson.

It's time we put the fear of God into these Goebbels 'wannabe's!

[Wolfstar]

The behavior you so aptly outline in your post #10 is standard operating procedure for the media. As a one-time journalist myself (early in my career), I wish there was some way to educate the American public about common journalistic "techniques." They'd never be so naive about journalists ever again.

The bait-and-switch technique you mention is so very common, the wonder is that anyone with even a modicum of knowledge about how reporters work ever bothers to talk to them.

I've written about it many times in my nearly eight years of participation on FR. Reporters pick up bits of information from various places, then weave a STORY, as in tale and yarn. Elite reporters, in particular, become quite skilled at the art of the sneak and the con.