The New York Times on a Swift Boat to Court
June 26th, 2006 9:21 AM
In today’s terror-stricken world, which is more vital to the public’s interest: being safe, or being informed?This very question has come before the management of the New York Times twice in the past six months. On both occasions, even though it went completely contrary to the national security requests of the White House, their conclusion was that ignorance is indeed not bliss.Sadly, it appears…
Troop Withdrawal: McCaffrey Muffs MSM Message
June 26th, 2006 7:52 AM
There could be an NBC intern out of work by lunch-time. Somebody failed to get the DNC/MSM talking points to Barry McCaffrey. A guest on this morning's Today show, the retired general obstinately refused to go along with the party line in reacting to the news that a drawdown of US troops in Iraq is in the works. Didn't Barry at least watch Carl Levin over the weekend? The Dem senator from…
All the Anti-Terror Disclosures That Fit: Specter Defends NY Times
June 25th, 2006 1:41 PM
As Brit Hume put it, "Senator Specter, who gets worked up over anything, doesn't seem bothered by the NY Times disclosure of [the anti-terror banking program]. He's going to 'look into it'."Indeed. Specter, who began his political career as a prosecutor, played defense lawyer for the Gray Lady on this morning's Fox News Sunday. Host Chris Wallace asked the senior senator from PA "do you think…
Cartoonist Compares U.S. to Al-Qaeda
June 23rd, 2006 7:18 AM
Readers of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution were met with a cartoon by Mike Luckovich that compared the U.S. to Al-Qaeda, both sides referring to a book on "torture etiquette."
