Eason Jordan - did he say it or didn't he?

Post #194,044 by marlowe 2/10/05 6:58:19 PM Reply	Eason Jordan - did he say it or didn't he? Well, the non-left-wing blogs all over the place have been on this Eason Jordan thing, to the point that even Kos has had to make a snarky remark about it, but I think I'd better help make sure there's no one left who can ignore this. So let's get this out of the way... At Davos, Eason Jordan alleged that US troops have been targetting journalists and killing them. He offered no evidence to back this up whatsoever. Since then he's denied that's what he meant, claiming his words were taken out of context or misunderstood or misquoted or something. But multiple witnesses maintain he said just that. Also, it seems there's a videotape, but they won't release it, for reasons that are a tad murky. Mr. Jordan has said a lot of crazy things, leftist conspiracy story things, over the past few years. This is just the latest. He's the Chief News Executive at CNN. That's the same CNN that admitted it [link\|http://www.honestreporting.com/articles/45884734/critiques/CNNs_Iraqi_Cover-Up.asp\|played down Saddam's atrocities] in order to maintain access to him. (Actually it was Eason Jordan who said so, but why would he lie about that?) The man's an embarrassment, and he's in charge. What does that tell us about CNN? I've been collecting stories about how untrustworthy mainstream news is [link\|http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/marlowe/news.html\|right here] (Angelfire, so turn off the Javascript.) After Rathergate I figured the point had been both made and proven beyond reasonable doubt. I didn't want to beat a dead horse. But for completeness' sake I'm adding this latest thing. Besides, I'm going to comment on the Jeff Gannon business soon in a coming post, and I intend to make the Bush bashers wish they'd never brought it up. The problems of mainstream news ("MSM") tie into that, so I'm posting this latest example as a prequel. Some links... [link\|http://www.windsofchange.net/archives/006248.php\|Winds of Change comments] [link\|http://www.blogherald.com/2005/02/04/bloggers-targeting-cnn/\|Blogherald has a roundup] [link\|http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6929903/#050208\|Glenn Reynolds on the videotape question] So much for that. [link\|http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/marlowe/news.html#20050210\|Angelfire link] (turn off Javascript to avoid popups) Freenet: /SSK@jbf~W~x49RjZfyJwplqwurpNmg0PAgM/marlowe/news.html#20050210 [link\|http://fnmarlowe.blogspot.com/2005/02/eason-jordan-did-he-say-it-or-didnt-he.html\|Comment at blogger.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Well, pardon us for winning the election. Memo to Democrats and to the Left: hatred is not a substitute for vision. "All the news you wish would go away" [link\|http://marlowe-essays.blogspot.com/2005/01/what-we-need-prescription-for-our.html\|http://marlowe-essay...tion-for-our.html] - What We Need - a prescription for our times [link\|http://marlowe-essays.blogspot.com/2005/01/where-i-stand-proverbs-and-axioms-for.html\|http://marlowe-essay...d-axioms-for.html] - Where I Stand - Proverbs and axioms for the real world
Post #194,052 by daemon 2/10/05 7:59:33 PM Reply	Put Jeff Gannon in the subject line Im interested in your take on that. regards, daemon I love her dearly, far beyond any creature I've ever known, and I can prove it, for never once in almost seventy years of married life have I taken her by the throat. Mind you, it's been a near thing once or twice. George Macdonald Frasier Clearwater highschool marching band [link\|http://www.chstornadoband.org/\|http://www.chstornadoband.org/]
Post #194,109 by Ashton 2/11/05 4:37:04 AM Reply	Re: Put Jeff Gannon in the subject line [link\|http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/02/11/gannon/\| Salon] Giving "Gannon" a pass Questions remain about how a fake reporter working for a fake news operation got White House press credentials without a background check. - - - - - - - - - - - - By Eric Boehlert Before abruptly quitting his post this week as White House correspondent for the GOP-friendly group Talon News, Jeff Gannon enjoyed unfettered access to White House briefings. He gained that access not by going through the normal full background check most journalists face when obtaining a "hard pass," the ultimate White House credential, but rather by getting day passes, which require only an abbreviated background check. According to one current member of the White House press corps, Gannon was the only reporter to skirt the rules that way, obtaining daily passes month after month for nearly two years. "Why did the White House circumvent the process for him?" asks the White House reporter. [More ...] ..But this is such a minor tempest compared with the whole surreal Faith-based anti-reality; each new one of these just dilutes Attention on the truly Disgusting and persistent 'Projects'. For this New Murican Century cha cha cha
Post #194,289 by daemon 2/11/05 10:07:39 PM Reply	sorry factually incorrect worldnetdaily was in the same position of using day passes because the prior admin wouldnt give them a regualr pass regards, daemon I love her dearly, far beyond any creature I've ever known, and I can prove it, for never once in almost seventy years of married life have I taken her by the throat. Mind you, it's been a near thing once or twice. George Macdonald Frasier Clearwater highschool marching band [link\|http://www.chstornadoband.org/\|http://www.chstornadoband.org/]
Post #194,084 by pwhysall 2/10/05 11:43:08 PM Reply	CNN aren't the only ones... ...who "played down" Saddam's atrocities. Your very own Rummy shook the fucker's hand. [link\|http://www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB82/\|http://www2.gwu.edu/.../NSAEBB/NSAEBB82/] What does that tell us about the current administration? Bad journalism is bad journalism, but you can't deal with things without this "left/right" thing (despite the lack of anything resembling a real left wing in American politics). OH NOES! TEH LEFT HAVE STOLED MY MEGAHURTZ! <-- you. Peter [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu Linux] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes!

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