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Open letter to David Gergen You were at the Davos session where Eason Jordan reportedly made his inflammatory and false reports about the US military "targetting" journalists. The entire blogosphere knows that. (See, i.e. Hugh Hewitt.com). Jordan has back pedeled, CNN's p r campaign is now changing its story--first they denied it; now they say his explanation wasn't clear enough).. You have an obligation to speak out. And certainly will more publicly be called to do so soon. This story will not die. What are you waiting for? By your silence you are either abetting such conduct or refusing to...

Okay, sorry . . . Been waiting for someone else to post this . . . But since no one has, let me be the first to display my ignorance. Shep Smith just had Matthew Felling, media director for the Center for Media and Public Affairs, on half an hour ago talking about Rathergate. In the middle of the interview Felling suddenly blurts out that the person who originally found the font discrepancy "has ties to the KKK." WTF???!!! What is he talking about and when will the unfounded lefty smears end?

I just heard Matthew Felling (media analyst) on Studio B say that the memos where debunked by someone with ties to the KKK. What is up with that???! I hope Buckhead sues the pants off this jack@$$.

The heated exchange on Thursday took place at about 7:50pm EDT as the group sat in MSNBC's outdoor set up near Madison Square Garden. The MRC's Geoff Dickens took down the highlights: Chris Matthews: "You know the old question in every political campaign is do you go hard or do you go soft? David Gergen. That fella just went hard. Was that smart?" David Gergen: "He went hate, he didn't go hard. That was a speech, in contrast to Dick Cheney's speech which was well within the bounds of political discourse and it was a tough speech. And, and, and...

On Hardball right now, David Gergen suggesting that Zell Miller is a Southern racist and Laura taking him to task for that characterization. Crowd surrounding set is partisan all pro-Democrat, and they are booing her and cheering Gergen. Come on, aren't there any Republicans that can show up in Herald Square? Where are the Protest Warriors?

All three morning news shows gave prominent attention to the news that former National Security Advisor Sandy Berger is under investigation for alledegdly stealing classified information from the National Archives.Pierre Thomas handled Berger duties for 'Good Morning America,' Pete Williams for the 'Today Show, and Bill Plante's piece on CBS Early Show actually focused on the 9/11 Comission's report in general, not on the Berger news. David Gergen a former Clinton Democratic advisor vouched for Berger on NBC's Today program calling him a 'hero' in the war on terror, a man of 'utter integrity' and saying that is was 'suspicious'...