Brucie: Democrats are only happy when everybody agrees with them. All you do is snipe and never contribute. Is that the limit of your abilities? Al Qaeda could use you in Baghdad. Here is their training manual in case you want to read it.

ABC NEWS Political Director Mark Halperin Internal Memo Dated Friday October 8, 2004:

It goes without saying that the stakes are getting very high for the country and the campaigns - and our responsibilities become quite grave.
I do not want to set off (sp?) and endless colloquy that none of us have time for today - nor do I want to stifle one. Please respond if you feel you can advance the discussion.

The New York Times (Nagourney/Stevenson) and Howard Fineman on the web both make the same point today: the current Bush attacks on Kerry involve distortions and taking things out of context in a way that goes beyond what Kerry has done.

Kerry distorts, takes out of context, and mistakes all the time, but these are not central to his efforts to win.

We have a responsibility to hold both sides accountable to the public interest, but that doesn't mean we reflexively and artificially hold both sides "equally" accountable when the facts don't warrant that.

I'm sure many of you have this week felt the stepped up Bush efforts to complain about our coverage. This is all part of their efforts to get away with as much as possible with the stepped up, renewed efforts to win the election by destroying Senator Kerry at least partly through distortions.

It's up to Kerry to defend himself, of course. But as one of the few news organizations with the skill and strength to help voters evaluate what the candidates are saying to serve the public interest. Now is the time for all of us to step up and do that right.

What the hell does this memo mean? I don't need any "help" evaluating what the candidates are saying. It looks to me like an ABC bias against Bush and for Kerry when they say they don't have to hold both side "equally" accountable. Of corse I can't see through the superior eyes of a liberal or a Democrat

CBS has already demonstrated a bias against Bush. They backed off of their big scoop on Bush and will not say who told them about the forged documents about Bush's ANG record.

I agree with everybody so they won't beat me up.

Old Guy