What Liberal Media? (Deux)
I ask, What Liberal Media? If it exists, please point it out… I’m desperately seeking the liberal counterpart to F(au)x News and can’t find any trace of one.
Here’s a clear example of something that should’ve had more traction in the media (from the third presidential debate):
KERRY: Yes. When the president had an opportunity to capture or kill Osama bin Laden, he took his focus off of them, outsourced the job to Afghan warlords, and Osama bin Laden escaped.
Six months after he said Osama bin Laden must be caught dead or alive, this president was asked, “Where is Osama bin Laden? ” [Bush] said, “I don’t know. I don’t really think about him very much. I’m not that concerned.”
We need a president who stays deadly focused on the real war on terror.
SCHIEFFER: Mr. President?
BUSH: Gosh, I just don’t think I ever said I’m not worried about Osama bin Laden. It’s kind of one of those exaggerations.
HOWEVER!
We all know that, in fact, Mr. Bush was OUTRIGHT lying! (Surprise, surprise. Right!?) Well, let’s just think for one second what would have happened if Mr. Kerry had been the one caught in a BLATANT lie like Mr. Bush was.
- Rush and his clones in talk radio would’ve talked themselves to dehydration
- F(au)x News would’ve immediately gone into their SPECIAL ALERT mode
- We would’ve seen all the brand-loyal Republicans beating us all over the head with it
BUT NO! Mr. Bush is caught in a blatant lie and there’s hardly any mention of it. By the way, for those that are not familiar with Mr. Bush’s quote, here it is:
Question: But don’t you believe that the threat that Bin Laden posed won’t truly be eliminated until he is found either dead or alive?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, as I say, we haven’t heard much from him. And I wouldn’t necessarily say he’s at the center of any command structure. And, again, I don’t know where he is. I — I’ll repeat what I said. I truly am not that concerned about him. I know he is on the run. [President Bush, Press Conference, 3/13/02]
Of course, every time there’s an attack on our troops in Iraq we hear how the Iraqi insurgents are now increasingly linked to Al Queda and how their local leader, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, is affiliated with Bin Laden. The question must be asked, if Bin Landen had been captured in Afghanistan during the war, and if we had still gone into Iraq, would our troops be seen the same level of resistence that they’re witnessing in Iraq?
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K.I.A. in Iraq 1101 — regrettably, when I posted the figure about a month and a half ago the count was 932.
