Tuesday, October 16, 2007
The Media - Just some of the facts
Some things just need to be said.
Unfortunately, the media isn't honest enough to report criticism of themselves...
Unfortunately, the media isn't honest enough to report criticism of themselves...
I found this post by John on the PowerLine Blog:
"If the Bush administration gets attacked, the press will report it. But what if someone attacks the press? If the attack goes unreported, did it ever really happen? Today General Ricardo Sanchez gave a speech to the Military Reporters and Editors' annual conference, in which he criticized just about everyone associated with our effort in Iraq. The Washington Post's headline was typical: 'Former Iraq Commander Faults Bush.' Actually, I don't believe Sanchez ever mentioned Bush by name, although, as I say, he was critical of just about everybody. But it would be hard to tell from press accounts of Sanchez's speech that he was mostly critical of...the press. Here is the first half of Sanchez's speech, verbatim: GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN... "
