Archive for September, 2004
Dan Rather Answers
Allen September 21st, 2004
Cassandra asks RatherGate vs SwiftVets: Can You Say “Double Standard”?.
Quoting heavily from an OpinionJournal editorial entitled Modified Limited Hangout, she asks:
When writing a balanced story, you actively seek out sources from both sides. How to explain CBS’s mysterious omission of pro-Bush sources from the 60 Minutes broadcast? Would it not have made sense to ask Killian’s wife and son about the memo? They were, after all, the sources closest to the dead man - the person who supposedly wrote the memo. They could have given the best insight into his opinion of the young Bush and his habits. Would that not have been “due diligence”? Didn’t it seem strange to CBS to get a memo purportedly from “private files” that didn’t come from the dead man’s family? Did they ever try to verify whether it in fact came from his private files?
I have tapped into Dan Rather’s inner-mind and respond to these questions:
Got Emrooz?
Allen September 21st, 2004
Bloggers protest against crackdown describes how Iranian bloggers are changing the name of their weblogs to “Emrooz” — a website now banned by Iranian authorities.
This is what real “squashing of dissent” looks like.
Do You Get a Discount if You Pay 4 Months In Advance?
Allen September 20th, 2004
Right Thinking Girl reports that You Too Can Be John Kerry.
A downloadable video game allows you become John Kerry and lead a swift boat campaign. The game is free for 7 days and then incurs a monthly $9.99 subscription fee.
So Funny, It Made Old Granny Swallow Her Dip
Allen September 20th, 2004
And she’s been dead for a week now.
In The Road Less Graveled, Russ speaks to Dan Rather using idioms that Dan seems to use so often. It’s a heart-to-heart talk with phrases like:
Why, we bet you got yourself wired so tight right now that if we stuck a chunk a coal up your butt it’d come out a diamond in about five minutes.
I have some good news and some bad news.
Allen September 17th, 2004
The good news is that we have finally secured all nuclear/biological/chemical agents in the US under lock and key.
The bad news is that we are using Kryptonite locks.
Just remember Timmy, a little bit of Action Item lives in all of us.
For Those of You Worrying About the EU Becoming An Economic Powerhouse
Allen September 17th, 2004
A family has a 6th generation receipe for goat cheese, but…
Unable to afford the £80,000 to meet the legal standards Hajek has now decided to market his cheese as animal feed.
To avoid misunderstanding, he has posted a large notice on his dairy door stating “Goats’ cheese. Home-made to a family recipe handed down through six generations. Completely in violation of EU regulations, should be used as animal food. Tested on humans.”
Brilliant idea, but…
Now they have to comply with 71 Directives and Regulations concerning animal feed.
Now if the EU regulators would just butt…
Shiner Bock is My Choice
Allen September 17th, 2004
Bigwig has seen the light regarding Clinton’s success and shares it with us. Contained therein also the reason for Kerry’s demise.
[Via dusbury.com]
Demos Sliming Coburn
Allen September 16th, 2004
The Democrats in Oklahoma (of which I am one) are dredging up a 13-year old malpractice lawsuit against Coburn.
You would think they would choose a lawsuit that wasn’t dismissed, though.
From the New York Times:
The claim, which stems from a 13-year-old malpractice lawsuit that was dismissed when the patient failed to show up for court, was first reported Monday by Salon.com. Dr. Coburn said he did sterilize the woman and accused Mr. Carson of using an old lawsuit to try to smear him.
A spokesman for Mr. Carson denied that the campaign had anything to do with the Salon article. But shortly after the article appeared, the campaign circulated it by e-mail to reporters.
Then this a local TV channel:
There is a new twist to an already ugly race for the U.S. senate. It involves a former medical malpractice case against Republican candidate Dr. Tom Coburn.
It is only in the last paragraph that KFOR notes the case was dismissed.
As a note, KFOR is owned by the NY Times.