Ovedya Posted July 14, 2005 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 375 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 11,400 Content Per Day: 1.44 Reputation: 125 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/30/2002 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/14/1971 Share Posted July 14, 2005 Hellooooo? Anybody reading? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted July 14, 2005 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted July 14, 2005 Yes - just didn't have anything brilliant to say. I agree that the press issue is a problem, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted July 14, 2005 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 599 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,254 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,983 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted July 14, 2005 Ovedya, there is little to say that will not start the usual hate republican bashers and hate democrat bashers........ maybe just maybe we are all tiring of it. This whole subject is of such great importance that I personally don't want to take the chance of having people make decisions before we know all the details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovedya Posted July 14, 2005 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 375 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 11,400 Content Per Day: 1.44 Reputation: 125 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/30/2002 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/14/1971 Author Share Posted July 14, 2005 Good points, other one. I completely agree. Which is why I try to find articles that strike a "happy medium" if I can. I think that the media is at least half the problem here, however. I personally do not believe that the Rove issue would have been as great during a Democratic presidency. Perhaps the Republican party itself would have been screaming from the pinnacles of Washington for Rove's head, as the Dems are now; and I have no doubt that they would, but that's expected. Who's looking at the liberal press as the culprits of most of the controversy, however? The sad state of the whole affair is that the rhetoric spun by the press is repeated ad-nauseum without the intervention of critical thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serotta Posted July 14, 2005 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 496 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 7 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/18/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/20/1959 Share Posted July 14, 2005 The sad state of the whole affair is that the rhetoric spun by the press is repeated ad-nauseum without the intervention of critical thought. this needed more emphasis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerran Posted July 14, 2005 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 22 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 335 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 10 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/13/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/27/1975 Share Posted July 14, 2005 The intense grilling that White House reporters inflicted on presidential spokesman Scott McClellan Monday over whether political guru Karl Rove leaked the name of a CIA operative was no ordinary give-and-take. It was a hostile hectoring that revealed much of the mainstream press for what it has become: the opposition party. While I don't think the press really does its job this is hardly partisan. If a senior whitehouse official did leak the name of an oprative people want to know. The press should always question the administrations actions no matter who is in office. They certainly did with Clinton although nopt loud enough IMO. The press's job should be to report on the truth, which in 99% of cases they do. Whether someone is a democrat or republican has no bearing on the story if it's the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovedya Posted July 14, 2005 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 375 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 11,400 Content Per Day: 1.44 Reputation: 125 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/30/2002 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/14/1971 Author Share Posted July 14, 2005 Karl Rove did not leak a name! And I would hardly grant the liberal press that much leeway as to reporting the truth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abigailwc Posted July 14, 2005 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 51 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 499 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/29/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/08/1964 Share Posted July 14, 2005 The press's job should be to report on the truth, which in 99% of cases they do. That big a percentage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerran Posted July 14, 2005 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 22 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 335 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 10 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/13/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/27/1975 Share Posted July 14, 2005 Karl Rove did not leak a name! And I would hardly grant the liberal press that much leeway as to reporting the truth! You certainly don't know whether he did or not, and neither do most people until there has been an investigation. The real question is will there be an investigation. Last I looked a member of the liberal press was in jail for protecting her source. That big a percentage? Can you name any major stories with the exception of tabloids and the Dan Rather bit which were published and were false? Not to mention CBS apologised after finding their story was false. That's more than I can say for Fox News. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovedya Posted July 14, 2005 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 375 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 11,400 Content Per Day: 1.44 Reputation: 125 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/30/2002 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/14/1971 Author Share Posted July 14, 2005 You certainly don't know whether he did or not, and neither do most people until there has been an investigation. Have you read the Newsweek article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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