RE: Washinton Post issues mea culpa for prewar coverage

2004-08-17 Thread Angel Stewart
Geez. and here I thought that 'liberal' thinkers were supposed to be open minded and accepting of others points of views, and that 'Republicans' were the close minded ones. Some of you are really getting downright hostile to any pov but your own. -Gel [Todays Threads] [This Message] [

RE: Washinton Post issues mea culpa for prewar coverage

2004-08-17 Thread Jim Davis
I hope you can see the irony in suggesting there's something wrong with me for continuing a discussion in a message which continues that discussion. ;^) I won't get into attempting to default the situation as you are clearly going to take anything said as continued (but I'm sorry, I still feel ima

RE: Washinton Post issues mea culpa for prewar coverage

2004-08-17 Thread Jim Davis
, but pile up enough garbage and it's hard to ignore. Jim Davis From: Angus McFee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 3:19 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Washinton Post issues mea culpa for prewar coverage Sam Morris, teh most tragic casualty of teh right wing atta

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2004-08-17 Thread Angus McFee
Brak says... > Some 45% of Americans have very similar beliefs to Sam's, are they > also "tragic casualties of the right wing attack machine" ? > > Myopic statments like this one have little constructive valuenow i > fear i have to read an "-sm" rebuttal. [Todays Threads] [This Message]

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2004-08-17 Thread Larry C. Lyons
  From: Angus McFee >  To: CF-Community >  Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 2:18 PM >  Subject: Re: Washinton Post issues mea culpa for prewar coverage > >  Sam Morris, teh most tragic casualty of teh right wing attack machine. > >   > > [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings] [Donations and Support]

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2004-08-17 Thread G
Perfect rebuttal!   - Original Message -   From: Sam Morris   To: CF-Community   Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 2:29 PM   Subject: Re: Washinton Post issues mea culpa for prewar coverage   Thanks for your concern.   -sm    [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast

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2004-08-17 Thread G
  From: Angus McFee   To: CF-Community   Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 2:18 PM   Subject: Re: Washinton Post issues mea culpa for prewar coverage   Sam Morris, teh most tragic casualty of teh right wing attack machine.    [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsu

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2004-08-17 Thread Sam Morris
Thanks for your concern. -sm --- Angus McFee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sam Morris, teh most tragic casualty of teh right > wing attack machine. > > Anyone ever heard that Space Ghost song about > wanting Tardos to come to their senses? > > >--- Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >I

Re: Washinton Post issues mea culpa for prewar coverage

2004-08-17 Thread Angus McFee
Sam Morris, teh most tragic casualty of teh right wing attack machine. Anyone ever heard that Space Ghost song about wanting Tardos to come to their senses? >--- Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I don’t agree. First of all a back seat driver doesn’t >have hindsight, he’s just arrogant. >Th

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2004-08-17 Thread Sam Morris
I don’t know what’s wrong with you. I thought we were done here but you need to throw a few more punches. Whatever. First of all I don't know what kind of friendly conversations you have were you'd say to someone you don't know that his words make no sense. Then when that person explains to you wh

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2004-08-17 Thread Jim Davis
m: Sam Morris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 12:31 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Washinton Post issues mea culpa for prewar coverage Thank you for passing judgment doctor. I really didn't want to get into this but since you have so many opinions about me and you

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2004-08-16 Thread Sam Morris
Thank you for passing judgment doctor. I really didn’t want to get into this but since you have so many opinions about me and you needed to share them I guess I need to reply. > But, why do you - (you, Sam Morris, not "your kind") > need to?  Why do you > always seem to reply to criticism with b

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2004-08-16 Thread Jim Davis
ver are Kerry and Edwards liberal when compared to Bush and Cheney?  Yes, definitely. Jim Davis From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 9:41 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Washinton Post issues mea culpa for prewar coverage /me raises hand. As I said a

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2004-08-16 Thread Kevin Graeme
/me raises hand. As I said a while back, I don't actually know what, really, a "conservative" or a "liberal" or "left" or "right" is. I can read definitions of them, but the textbook definitions don't seem to have much to do with how the terms are actually used. Mostly, I see the words being used

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2004-08-16 Thread Jim Davis
I believe that I started challenging you for making glib, unsubstantiated statements (the same kind of statements that you have challenged others on several times).  I said "it doesn't sound like." (which was my opinion) and "I've no idea whatsoever how you can come to that conclusion from the stat

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2004-08-15 Thread Sam Morris
--- Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> In fact even the conclusion seemed flawed since > >> "Monday Morning Quarterback" > >> specifically refers to somebody that claims that > >> they could have done > >> something better than somebody else.   > > > >No wonder we can’t agree. > >Monday Mor

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2004-08-15 Thread Sam Morris
--- Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You make statements of opinion and I inquired how > you could possibly come to > them from the material at hand.  You attempted to > explain it, but I simply > can't see how the conclusions follow the facts.  I'm > actually pretty good, > usually, at unde

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2004-08-13 Thread Jim Davis
>From: Sam Morris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2004 12:51 AM >To: CF-Community >Subject: RE: Washinton Post issues mea culpa for prewar coverage > >--- Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I've no id

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2004-08-13 Thread Sam Morris
--- Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've no idea whatsoever how you can come to that > conclusion from the > statement. I guess I’ll have to explain it. And they say I have a reading comprehension problem :) > In fact even the conclusion seemed flawed since > "Monday Morning Quarterback"

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2004-08-13 Thread Jim Davis
ty when it came to determining "top stories". Jim Davis From: Sam Morris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 7:47 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Washinton Post issues mea culpa for prewar coverage Assistant managing editor Bob Woodward told Mr. Kurtz that no journalis

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2004-08-13 Thread Doug White
If reporting the news is considered "The low road" then I think there should be more "Low Road" reporting! If the WH does not wish certain information published, then do not reveal it to a reporter. But going back to the beginning, I still believe the rationale for the invasion was wrong, full of

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2004-08-13 Thread Andy Ousterhout
Somehow this just doesn't sound plausible coming from Bob.   -Original Message-   From: Sam Morris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]   Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 6:47 PM   To: CF-Community   Subject: RE: Washinton Post issues mea culpa for prewar coverage   Assistant managing edito

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2004-08-13 Thread William Bowen
If it is true that the Times agreed not to publish, then I tend to agree ( 0_0 ) that the NYTimes did do something they shouldn't have. HOWEVER! there are some simple rules: 1. There is no such thing as off the record. 2. a scoop by any other name is still worthless if you're not the first to prin

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2004-08-13 Thread Sam Morris
I don't believe that's true. The NY Times was trashing the White House for the terror alert. WH told them it's more recent then they think and here's who it is but keep it a secret. WH said it was givin to the Times as deep deep background for the story. Seems this is done a lot. NY Times should tu

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2004-08-13 Thread Sam Morris
> responsibility for their > actions. > >   > > Jim Davis > >   > >   > >   _   > > From: Sam Morris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 3:05 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Washinton Post issues mea culpa for >

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2004-08-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Nope that was an entirely different group. I think she was financing the Washington Opera at the time. larry On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 15:37:04 -0500, Doug White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wasn't the publisher of the Post the person financing all the anti-Clinton > skullduggery?  Hardly a liberal >  

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2004-08-13 Thread Doug White
I would have a hard time blaming a journalist for "leaking" secrets, because that is exactly what their job is.  I would blame the administration for providing the information in the first place. It would seem to be a no-brainer that if you do not want something published, then do not disclose it,

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2004-08-13 Thread Doug White
Wasn't the publisher of the Post the person financing all the anti-Clinton skullduggery?  Hardly a liberal   - Original Message -   From: Larry C. Lyons   The Post is a very liberal paper? What are you smoking? [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [Us

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2004-08-13 Thread William Bowen
Question, why would the Bush administration give intelligence information to a media outlet if they did not want it published? Intelligence is not handed out as "deep background" for "validity." Did the New York Times not honor the pinky swear clause? I'm glad that you have said that the Bush a

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2004-08-13 Thread mdinowit
I  think we agreed that the NPR was extremely liberal. I might have missed it with the papers. --- "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Post is a very liberal paper? What are you > smoking? Rolled up Washington Post, want a hit? Didn't we all agree this was an extremely liberal pa

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2004-08-13 Thread Jim Davis
pting responsibility for their actions. Jim Davis   _   From: Sam Morris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 3:05 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Washinton Post issues mea culpa for prewar coverage Yes I read it and it a very Liberal paper claiming that they were prote

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2004-08-13 Thread Sam Morris
--- "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Post is a very liberal paper? What are you > smoking? Rolled up Washington Post, want a hit? Didn't we all agree this was an extremely liberal paper last week? -sm __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more

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2004-08-13 Thread Sam Morris
I was being sarcastic. They are both far on the left. Funny how you refer to the NY Times as an authority, and then blame the administration for the leak. The White House gave that info to the NY Times in deep background just to give it validity. The NY Times published the name knowing damn well

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2004-08-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
that are now > > saying the same thing. > >   - Original Message - > >   From: Sam Morris > >   To: CF-Community > >   Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 2:03 PM > >   Subject: Re: Washinton Post issues mea culpa for > > prewar coverage > > > >

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2004-08-13 Thread Sam Morris
; balanced?) in their pre-war reporting.  They are > also one among many news organizations that are now > saying the same thing. >   - Original Message - >   From: Sam Morris >   To: CF-Community >   Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 2:03 PM >   Subject: Re: Washinto

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2004-08-13 Thread Doug White
Because many consider the NYTimes and the Post as authorities, that is why.  The main statement being that they were duped by believing the Administration's rationale. I can appreciate the fact they are doing a re-assessment of reporting policies, and conspicuous by their absence are the right win

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2004-08-13 Thread Howie Hamlin
  Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 2:03 PM   Subject: Re: Washinton Post issues mea culpa for prewar coverage   What a coincidence. I knew back then there were no   WMDs but didn't tell anyone.   I also know who's going to win the most gold medals   but I'm not going to tell you

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2004-08-13 Thread Sam Morris
What a coincidence. I knew back then there were no WMDs but didn't tell anyone. I also know who's going to win the most gold medals but I'm not going to tell you until it's over. Why would anyone read that right-wing rag anyway? -sm --- Howie Hamlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > NEW YORK -- Th

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2004-08-13 Thread brobborb
Hey I wonder how the Dixie chicks would do if they said what they said at this time, rather than during the time the war was really gettin everyone into the patriotism thing (which i thought, for the most part, was really superficial and people just trying to feel good about themselves)   - Or