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I heard him on the radio today. It was a rebroadcast of the New Yorker magazine conference over the weekend. I understand CSPAN covered this event.
After Rather and Jennings admitted the media gave outright fabrications too much coverage, Brokaw chimed in. He said (1) one of the Smear Vets walked down the street with him at the RNC waving pages of papers at him supporting their claims, and (2) "What about the lies in F 911 -- that got a lot of coverage too."
OK, so about #1, I have questions and comments: Why does a Smear Vet have such incredible access to Brokaw? I wish I could walk down the street with Brokaw and tell him what I thought about the media and about current events. Also, doesn't Brokaw appreciate the allusion to McCarthyism he just described? Also, why does he feel the need to suggest that they weren't lying and that they honestly believe the smears? Thanks, Tom, for rehabilitating their credibility after Jennings and Rather just said they had none.
About #2, WHAT LIES IN F911? Furthermore, what the hell does Brokaw thing the role of the media is today? To offer RW balance to whatever there might be out there that is left wing? Does he think his job is to spread lies or be half-assed about reporting facts just because there might be some bit of info out there that he doesn't like?
What an outrageous asshole. I'm ashamed for the New Yorker readers in the audience who applauded these two points.
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