BS: Bush in Iraq : The rest of the Story

Subject: BS: Bush in Iraq : The rest of the Story
From: Bobert
Date: 02 Dec 03 - 08:06 PM

Seems taht a reporter from the "Rocky Mountain News" has filled in some of the blanks about the secrecy of Bush's Thanksgiving trip to Baghdad...

According to a reporter from the "News", reporters were sworn to secrecy, told that if they broke the story before Bush go the heck out, either the trip would be cancelled or ct short, depending on when the breach occured. Furthermore the reporters were told they could not speak with any servicemen in Iraq...

Now, the Wes Ginny Slide Rule and I have been discussing this and have deducted that these reporters and the corporations for whom they work were acting as Bush's stooges.

Was this *news*? Well, where is the *new* in just being dragged accross the ocean to take picture and ask no questions and tell no one until BUsh's handlers said it was okay? Yeah, this ain't news, it's olds... and it stinks...

What has happened to journalism, anyway?

Bobert

Subject: RE: BS: Bush in Iraq : The rest of the Story
From: Amos
Date: 02 Dec 03 - 08:24 PM

Well see, Bobert, the large corporations bought the smaller organizations and then the large corporations got together and bought themselves 6 Supremes, 49 Congressmen, 1 President and so on so they could just carry on making the business bigger.

Bush being a power point for them, they cater to his requirements in exchange for serious political tradeoffs.

A

Subject: RE: BS: Bush in Iraq : The rest of the Story
From: Bobert
Date: 02 Dec 03 - 08:33 PM

Yeah, I undersatnd that, Amos... But what has happened to, ahhh, *journalism*?

Bobert

Subject: RE: BS: Bush in Iraq : The rest of the Story
From: Amos
Date: 02 Dec 03 - 08:41 PM

Seduced by the great dollar, pal. The deeper and more pressing question is what happened to integrity itself?

A

Subject: RE: BS: Bush in Iraq : The rest of the Story
From: Peace
Date: 02 Dec 03 - 09:58 PM

My ol' pappy used to say, "Son, there's no point talkin' morals in a whorehouse." When CNN stops covering the war, the war's over, right?

Subject: RE: BS: Bush in Iraq : The rest of the Story
From: GUEST
Date: 03 Dec 03 - 02:07 PM

Actually, Tim Russert asked the question of one of NBC (I think, or maybe it was Washington Post) reporters who was on the plane about whether the coverage should be considered reporting, or if they weren't just along to give political aid to Bush.

It was a good question the reporter then proceeded to gloss over, ignore, and left unanswered.

There has been a lot of buzz about this inside the beltway, it just isn't making it into the mainstream media.

The mainstream media is too busy defending themselves for calling Senator Clinton unAmerican for going on a fact finding tour of Afghanistan and Iraq.