Confidential memorandum outlines how one network will cover the Republican National Convention

Power Line ^ | August 5, 2008 | Paul

[Bahbah]

How long has Power Line been randomly throwing up satire without labeling it as such?

I have no idea, elizabetty, what the history of satire at Power Line might or might not be, but I assure you this IS satire. They have no obligation to label it. It's a "reader beware" situation :)Some people did not realize A Modest Proposal was satire.

[xjcsa]

It used to be that the Onion was featured prominently on a lot of FR threads. I’ve noticed that fewer and fewer posts quote from there, as more and more people will misunderstand and believe what is written is actually true.

That, and it's banned.

[TheWasteLand]

It’s got be satire, but why would Powerline put up satire and not label it as such? Strange.

[ltc8k6]

“I hear you, I hear you. A deaf man could hear you.”

[xjcsa]

How long has Power Line been randomly throwing up satire without labeling it as such?

I don't know, but this is satire. Maybe they're counting on the reading and critical thinking skills of their readers.

[xjcsa]

“I hear you, I hear you. A deaf man could hear you.”

LOL

[xjcsa]

Some people did not realize A Modest Proposal was satire.

Exactly.

[GunsareOK]

I know Paul from Powerline personally, and, although he DOES have a sense of humor, I think this is authentic and serious. That said, you call call BS on me if you wish.

[txhurl]

I think it’s a satirized actual MSM memo they got their hands on.

[cookcounty]

I’m weeping from the Onion juice.

[jveritas]

Is this real? If so they should name the news network and the person who sent this very malicious memo.

[jveritas]

OK after reading it more carefully it is obviously a satire.

[dandelion]

I SOOOOO want to say this is satire, but after this last two elections, NOTHING would seems too outrageous to be true.

Just this morning, I clicked on Yahoo News’ link labeled “John McCain”, expecting to see photos of his stint at Sturgis. Instead, the first photo was of Barack Obama at a podium.

I’ll just wait for Power Line to clarify this story before I’ll label it as satire - because nowadays, satire and truth are perilously alike...

[Skooz]

If they won’t reveal the name of the network then I refuse to accept this as authentic.

Ditto.

[Eleutheria5]

“Fake but accurate?”

Works for Dan Rather.

[elizabetty]

Paul posted a note stating this is satire.

I am shocked he did not do that before and now everything written on Powerline will have to be questioned before being taken seriously.

Too bad, they were the one site I never had to question right off the top before.

[ltc8k6]

UPDATE: For those of you who didn’t read all the way to the Major League Soccer reference, this is something I made up as a joke. It does have the ring of truth, though, doesn’t it?

[goldfinch]

LOL. That is almost up to Iowahawk’s standards!

[r9etb]

I've thus authorized two exclusive video presentations that will air prior to Bush's speech; (1) the history of the Iraq War: 2004-2006

And not 2007-2008, where we basically won it. How convenient. And how abysmally and predictably mendacious.

[Eepsy]

It’s pretty sad when something like this only reads like satire because of a reference to the importance of major league soccer....