Does it seem like MSNBC is being most critical of Bush these days?

[RememberJohn]

[unfrigginreal]

1. Not At All

I have noticed a change in the CNN coverage but MSGOP seem to be just as biased as they have always been.

[Ksec]

2. not to me

they seem to have gone right

[arcane1]

3. maybe they are trying to make up for their complicity:

Maybe it's time for them to finally re-post this article?


http://www.thememoryhole.org/media/msnbc-iaea-report.htm

>>> While the fact that a big media outlet erased its own reporting to protect the powerful isn't a surprise (although it is still maddening), the big shock is that another tentacle of the corporate media called them on it. On 29 April 2003, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman wrote:

Did the news media feel that it was unpatriotic to question the administration's credibility? Some strange things certainly happened. For example, in September Mr. Bush cited an International Atomic Energy Agency report that he said showed that Saddam was only months from having nuclear weapons. "I don't know what more evidence we need," he said. In fact, the report said no such thing — and for a few hours the lead story on MSNBC's Web site bore the headline "White House: Bush Misstated Report on Iraq." Then the story vanished — not just from the top of the page, but from the site.

Say no more, Paulie. Below is the article that MSNBC buried, then yanked.



-snip-

Blair cited a newly released satellite photo of Iraq identifying new construction at several sites linked in the past to Baghdad's development of nuclear weapons. And both leaders mentioned a 1998 report by the U.N.-affiliated International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, that said Saddam could be six months away from developing nuclear weapons.

"I don't know what more evidence we need," Bush said as he greeted Blair for a brainstorming session on Iraq. "We owe it to future generations to deal with this problem."

-snip-

Contrary to Bush's claim, however, the 1998 IAEA report did not say that Iraq was six months away from developing nuclear capability, NBC News' Robert Windrem reported Saturday.

Instead, Windrem reported, the Vienna, Austria-based agency said in 1998 that Iraq had been six to 24 months away from such capability before the 1991 Persian Gulf War and the U.N.-monitored weapons inspections that followed.

-snip-

WHITE HOUSE ADMITS ERROR

A senior White House official acknowledged Saturday night that the 1998 report did not say what Bush claimed. "What happened was, we formed our own conclusions based on the report," the official told NBC News' Norah O'Donnell.

Meanwhile, Mark Gwozdecky, a spokesman for the U.N. agency, disputed Bush's and Blair's assessment of the satellite photograph, which was first publicized Friday. Contrary to news service reports, there was no specific photo or building that aroused suspicions, he told Windrem.

[Syrinx]

5. I wonder if Bill Gates is directly involved in any of the decision making

He's said that he leans Democratic.

[Riptide]

4. Well, on CNN, Paul Zahn was desperately spinning for Dubya...

She was saying to the polling guy, "Well, the president is so popular, should he even be worried about any of these democratic candidates?" Thankfully, the guy replied, "Yes!"

She was also talking about how "teflon" Bush was. Paula kept emphasizing how none of the democratic candidates were making any headway against Bush.

The guest did say that he was starting to feel a groundswell of unhappiness with Bush. However, he said it could all change, for example, if we found Sadaam one day, Osama the next or even the WMD. Hell, he should have thrown in Nicole Simpson's "real" killer while he was at it.

[diplomats]

7. Was the polling guy Bill Schneider?

He's from the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, so if he sees trouble, that's significant.

[DontBlameMe]

6. Yes and no...

Tweety has veered to the left, at least he was last night.

This morning, their female anchor (I forget her name. Her face kind of reminds me of anime...) actually brought up Clinton. She told a repug to let her finish, then reminded him that they blasted Clinton for lying so why not shrub.

I was shocked.

[phrenzy]

9. Anime Girl!

That's SO weird, I know exactly who you are talking about and think the same thing every time I see her!

Kind of has those big eyes, and small mouth with a little nose... With the kind of pouty look on her face all the time. Total real-life anime..

Heh.

[calmdown20]

8. trying to compete

how the hell else are they going to compete with fox? everyone knows they are the last in the ratings out of all the news channels...they will do anything it takes to get more people to watch, even if its taking fox's idea.