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To: gopwinsin04

Ya know, this is becoming a fascinating story. Although this is far from a seminal idea (it has been expressed by many others a lot sharper/brighter than I), what makes this story so interesting is less the facts of it than the environment.

This story began as a broadcast MSM smear against a sitting president during a time of war. It then moved into the cyber world of the blogsphere that gave it increasingly stronger and more solid legs as bloggers presented varied and unambiguous facts to support the claim that the memos had been forged. As the claims of forgeries increased and became more substantiated, the story was FORCED back into the MSM. Slowly, but surely, because of the power of the Internet, the MSM is being forced to cover this story and the questions raised about the authenticity of the memos.

Now, ironically enough, the MSM is having to choose sides - either the side of the blogosphere or the side of CBS/Rather. Interestingly, the MSM is trying to appear balanced by publishing the questions about the memos' authenticity, which actually places more pressure on Rather/CBS to come clean.

Oh, how the mighty have fallen!


10 posted on 09/13/2004 1:52:12 PM PDT by DustyMoment (Repeal CFR NOW!!)
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To: DustyMoment

Don't count on it, MSM is covering their ass, and refuse to publish the undesputable facts in their entirety.
Plus, they have completely skipped the Swift veteran rally,
and are pushing the DNC Bush bash stories, which are based on these very same fake docs.


11 posted on 09/13/2004 2:19:53 PM PDT by Nathan Zachary
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