Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Oh those glass houses...
Yesterday I blogged about how the lust for Dan Rather's head is, in it's silliness, overshadowing the fact that dozens of "journalists" gave the Swift Boaters hours of play without bothering to check the facts of that story, or vet it's veracity. I mentioned that noone is asking for the heads of people like Judy Woodruff or Brit Hume, despite the fact that they've aired hours of material that have been debunked.
Today David Sirota of the Center for American Progress gives creedence to my argument, and wonders why noone is asking for the resignation of various individuals at the Fox News Network:
That's one of about five examples cited by Sirota regarding Fox News close ties with the Bush Administration.
And which news network is spending the most time on the Rather story? Fox, of course.
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Today David Sirota of the Center for American Progress gives creedence to my argument, and wonders why noone is asking for the resignation of various individuals at the Fox News Network:
ROGER AILES GIVES SECRET POLITICAL ADVICE TO THE BUSH WHITE HOUSE: According to Bob Woodward’s book Fox News executive Roger Ailes, who formerly served as a GOP political operative, gave White House political adviser Karl Rove a confidential memo after 9/11 that advised the President on how to consolidate his power. “[Ailes] back-channel message: The American public would tolerate waiting and would be patient, but only as long as they were convinced that Bush was using the harshest measures possible" in response to the terror attacks, Woodward writes. The move was so brazen, conservative commentator Tucker Carlson told PBS “Roger Ailes is the editorial chief of fox news, and this gives the appearance of partisanship. This is sucking up to power."
That's one of about five examples cited by Sirota regarding Fox News close ties with the Bush Administration.
And which news network is spending the most time on the Rather story? Fox, of course.
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