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LA TIMES: No Disputing It: Blogs Are Major Players (FreeRepublic.Com & Buckhead Mentioned!)
The LA Times ^
| Sept. 12, 2004
| Peter Wallsten
Posted on 09/12/2004 2:43:11 AM PDT by West Coast Conservative
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To: vbmoneyspender; All
"All hail 'Buckhead,' " wrote one posting to Free Republic. "Here, here," wrote another. "But how do we know Buckhead is really not Karl Rove…. " Did this exchange actually occur on FreeRepublic, or is the LATimes making things up again just so they can put their own talking points into someone else's mouth?
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posted on
09/12/2004 5:15:17 AM PDT
by
Ichneumon
("...she might as well have been a space alien." - Bill Clinton, on Hillary, "My Life", p. 182)
To: Glenn
Read "The Wisdom of Crowds" by
John James Surowiecki.
Sorry.
142
posted on
09/12/2004 5:17:24 AM PDT
by
Glenn
(The two keys to character: 1) Learn how to keep a secret. 2) ...)
To: beyond the sea; Howlin; Mo1; NYCVirago; TankerKC; Buckhead
Cake for everyone! :o)
143
posted on
09/12/2004 5:19:34 AM PDT
by
theophilusscribe
("America is too great for small dreams." —Ronald Wilson Reagan)
To: snooker; IndyTiger
"When people collaborate on subjects you simply get the most reasoning power that can be brought to bear on a subject. A varied audience like FR is ideal because of the diversity of participants"Too true!
no doubt the MSM would make a similar claim...but what they can't hope to claim is the fact that here in cyberland we get to see for ourselves just how the reasoning goes,warts and all!
FR goes a long way on sharpening 'how to think' skills.
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posted on
09/12/2004 5:20:22 AM PDT
by
mitch5501
(by the grace of God,I am what I am)
To: West Coast Conservative
Typical MSM garbage: even though there is absoultely no evidence Karl Rove is involved, that's the RAT's talking point, and that's the spin of the article.
Great FR comments. though!!!
To: AnnaZ; Bob J; diotima; feinswinesuksass
146
posted on
09/12/2004 5:23:02 AM PDT
by
HangFire
(Imagine a world with no hypothetical situations.)
To: West Coast Conservative
This is my favorite line!:P
"It was amazing Thursday to watch the documents story go from FreeRepublic.com, a bastion of right-wing lunacy, to Drudge to the mainstream media in less than 12 hours," said Jim Jordan
147
posted on
09/12/2004 5:23:14 AM PDT
by
BunnySlippers
("F" Stands for FLIP-FLOP ...)
To: Sal
Also, when the mailbox bomber was running around in the Midwest/plains states, a FReeper suggested the bomber was making a giant smiley face even before the perp completed the second eye---which the perp admitted to be true after he was caught.
148
posted on
09/12/2004 5:24:16 AM PDT
by
TomGuy
(His VN crumbling, he says 'move on'. So now, John Kerry is running on Bob KerrEy's Senate record.)
To: norwaypinesavage
From today's New York Times...
An Ex-Officer Now Believes Guard Memo Isn't Genuine
By RALPH BLUMENTHAL and JIM RUTENBERG
Published: September 12, 2004
OUSTON, Sept. 11 - A former National Guard commander who CBS News said had helped convince it of the authenticity of documents raising new questions about President Bush's military service said on Saturday that he did not believe they were genuine.
Freepers (sorry for the obligatory)rock.
149
posted on
09/12/2004 5:24:32 AM PDT
by
andyandval
(I actually thought my tagline was clever before I didn't think so.)
To: All
One thing I've noticed....these phony documents have sure taken the Swift Vets off of the front page.....
Let's not forget that the Swifties have a meeting today...Sunday the 12th...on the Washington Memorial.
To: mitch5501
It also helps if we've been working on a similar problem, namely the forgeries the French pushed off on the Italians about the Niger uranium.
Then there was Ambassador Wilson's trophy wife's involvement in this skulduggery, and to what degree she might have coordinated it with John Kerry.
Of course, there were even more bits of analysis we were into, but the wits were certainly sharpened!
No way CBS could peddle garbage past us; at least not this time!
To: mitch5501
It's the warts that make the best pudding. Censoring posts is a sure way to fall into the MSM template land. Post readers need to decide for themselves if a post is worthy or should be tossed in the bit bucket. Diversity is the strength of FR, I HOPE WE NEVER FORGET THAT.
152
posted on
09/12/2004 5:28:40 AM PDT
by
snooker
To: Howlin
Bump your timeline to the top
153
posted on
09/12/2004 5:29:58 AM PDT
by
Rightly Biased
(I'm mad as Zell and I'm not gonna take it anymore!)
To: WestVirginiaRebel
But it's still nice to see Buckhead given credit where credit is due. We have arrived, MSM! You will be assimilated! Reistance is futile! 8-)
154
posted on
09/12/2004 5:31:54 AM PDT
by
Aquinasfan
(Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
To: dawn53
They failed to point out that it was Free Republic that scooped the MSM on the Shuttle breakup. There ought to be a "Threads of Fame" area where we can maintain them for posterity. Some are historic.
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posted on
09/12/2004 5:32:04 AM PDT
by
BunnySlippers
("F" Stands for FLIP-FLOP ...)
To: West Coast Conservative
It now appears FR watches the watchmen.
To: dawn53
President Bush arriving in Baghdad for a turkey dinner?
You heard it here, first.
To: Jonathan
You're right!
Forgot about that, you've got a better memory than me!
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posted on
09/12/2004 5:37:12 AM PDT
by
dawn53
To: West Coast Conservative
A BLOG STAR IS BORN! ALL HAIL , BUCKHEAD!:=) MODESTLY, AFTER BEING THRUST INTO GREATNESS AND HISTORY...BUCKHEAD EXCLAIMS
"But once I posted the comment to Free Republic I was no longer working alone, and that is the real point of the story about the story about the story."
Tis True...Buckhead...we are right behind you,LEAD ON!
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posted on
09/12/2004 5:39:01 AM PDT
by
AmericanMade1776
((John Kerry is now in full retreat))
To: mhking
Even in talking us up, they still have to get a slam in.The more they run our name down the more our price goes up!!!
(Celebrity by Brad Paisley)
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posted on
09/12/2004 5:39:30 AM PDT
by
Eaker
(Deer Camp North Gives a Whole New Meaning to Labor Day Weekend!!!)
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