[Terrence DoGood]

Great piece...

[Diogenesis]

Halperin 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 (ed. ABC-supported) 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.

[Republic Rocker]

It just disgusts me to no end....the control by the left at the networks and in Hollywood...... If they painted an honest picture and investigated both sides of stories this Presidential race wouldn't be one.....

[woodb01]

bump for later read

see the new Anti-DNC portal

http://www.noDNC.com/

[EdReform]

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[Bernard Marx]

Thanks for posting this. The name Halperin rang a loud bell but searches didn't yield much.

[mabelkitty]

Yes, it is.
Glad you posted it.

[Dante3]

Interesting article. Sure explains Halperin's inability to be objective. It is people like him who pose a danger to freedom of speech. There must be quite a few skeleton's in his private and public life that have not yet been exposed. Who is responsible for hiring him?

[Helms]

Like father like son. Harvard men !

[ArmyBratCutie]

WHEN ARE WE GOING TO PUNISH ABC?? they are LAUGHING AT US and doing exactly what they said they would do....DOG our PRESIDENT and give Kerry a pass!!
WE NEED TO MAKE THEM SUFFER!!.....where is our OUTRAGE???

[ladyinred]

Mark Halperin Is just as Kerry is, a communist isn't he? Reading this very well done article explains everything.

[Fiddlstix]

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