But the interesting part of this new stuff, is the deletions. Who caught on and WHO questioned and/or exposed this new stuff?
No, I missed the preceding drama somehow. I've been here since summer of 2001 but I've had some periods when I was AWOL...... especially during 2002-03 when I was battling a severe bout with cancer (now fortunately in remission, knocking on wood).
It has been pointed out to me that Doug Thompson is at it again!! Now he is claiming to have heard George Allen make racist remarks 15 - 20 years ago.... given Thompson's total lack of credibility and obvious tendency to fabricate, this is extremely suspicious to say the least:
http://www.capitolhillblue.com/content/2006/09/george_allens_r.html
Doug Thompson scumbag alert!
People who know far more than I do about Thompson's notorious history may want to look at what he's trying to do to George Allen now (see link in my previous post). I have no idea whether Thompson helped to originate any of the current controversy for George Allen, but good heavens, Thompson is definitely trying to pour gasoline on the flames with what is most likely a completely fabricated "personal history" with Allen. I don't doubt that Thompson may have met Allen on some occasions, but I sure do doubt whether Thompson is an honest and reliable source for anything that Allen supposedly said!
Adding to the thread- CHB turns out was under new ownership since March 2003 though they kept Thompson on. Bought by journalists to experiment with ‘new techniques’ for web journalism...maybe they meant new techniques for fake news.
Capitol Hill Blue Sold
CapitolHillBlue.Com ^ | 3/25/03 | CHB Staff
Posted... by TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!
Capitol Hill Blue, the oldest daily news site on the Internet, has been sold to a group of working Washington journalists.
Doug Thompson Media, owner and operator of the web site since its debut on the Web on October 1, 1994, announced today that it has agreed to sell the site to Capitol Hill Journalism Partnership.
“Capitol Hill Blue is a pioneer in web-based journalism,” said partnership spokesman William J. Lowrey. “We intend to honor that tradition and improve upon it.”
The partnership is composed of working, Washington-based journalists who work for print, broadcast and web-based media outlets.
“We intend to use Blue as a test bed for new techniques and concepts for web journalism,” Lowrey said.
Capitol Hill Blue first appeared on the web on October 1, 1994, as a one-page weekly newsletter published by veteran journalist Doug Thompson. He expanded publication to daily on January 1, 1995, and the site gained fame during the Whitewater and Monica Lewinsky scandals of the Clinton administration.
Thompson left the publication earlier this month to pursue new opportunities.
Terms of the sale were not disclosed. The new owners will take control of the web site on April 1, 2003.
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