As I read the Union-Tribune's abridged version of the New York Times John Kerry/Swift Boat Vets story, something occurred to me. As a story works its way through the process of actually appearing on the printed page -- from the reporter to the line editor(s) to the section editor(s) to the copy editor to the […]
Sen. John Kerry finally forced The New York Times' hand. America's alleged "newspaper of record" finally acknowledged the existence of a substantial number of John Kerry's fellow veterans who believe that he is unfit to serve as commander in chief. But the Times hasn't spent the last two weeks investigating the claims of these 200+ […]
I haven't made much mention of the developments of the last week-plus when it comes to Sen. John Kerry's service half a world away more than three decades ago. I blame John Kerry for making his Vietnam service the centerpiece of his campaign for president, rather than his nearly two decades in the Senate and […]
The left-wing Democrat surrogate MoveOn.org has come out with an advertisement attacking President Bush for his service in the National Guard. This is no surprise. What is a surprise is MoveOn.org's demand that Bush should somehow censor Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. "George Bush used his father to get into the National Guard, and -- […]
We already know The New York Times is a liberal newspaper -- the paper's public editor, Daniel Okrent, admitted it just a few short weeks ago. But Okrent also said that he would have to wait until this year's election is over before passing judgment on the paper's political coverage. Well, look no further: Note […]
So, Vice President Dick Cheney slams Sen. John Kerry for saying that he would fight a "more sensitive" war on terror. Says Cheney: "America has been in too many wars for any of our wishes, but not a one of them was won by being sensitive ... A sensitive war will not destroy the evil […]
So I went trolling around the left side of the Internet and came across this from the liberal Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The title of the document tells you all you really need to know about it. ADMINISTRATION'S LATEST 2004 DEFICIT PROJECTION APPEARS OVERSTATED; Will Final Deficit Figure Be Presented As Progress In […]
Maybe it will improve over the next few days and weeks as reporters have the opportunity to really do some serious digging into the claims made by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, but thus far the reporting has been abysmal. Last night's highly touted "Nightline" episode was perhaps the very epitome of shallow reporting. […]
I'm watching Fox's media criticism show -- one that should be an hour long, but is only half that -- when pundit Jim Pinkerton makes mention of the Swift Boat Veterans for truth and refers to them as Sen. John Kerry's "fellow officers." Neal Gabler jumps in and claims: "Not fellow officers." Jim, rightly, disputes: […]
Today's big news was the unveiling of a one-minute ad that's being run in a very small number of broadcast markets. I've got issues with John Kerry's positions on an entire slew of issues. My first instinct when it comes to Kerry's service in Vietnam is that it is largely irrelevant to the 2004 election, […]