Opening The Files: 9/04/06
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld gave a speech to the American Legion last week that elicited quite a few responses from the blogosphere, including an impassioned rebuttal by Countdown host Keith Olbermann.
Keith returned to the issue when the Secretary attempted (in an LA Times op-ed) to claim that the media had misinterpreted his words. Perhaps he should have chosen different language when trying to clarify his remarks, remarks which John Dean called "text book authoritarianism."
Check out the headline of his AP article (go ahead, I'll wait). Back yet? Ok, so the title makes you think that Rummy is trying to mend some fences with the Democrats don't it? Too bad when you read what the article has to say you realize how utterly misleading the lede really is. I agree with Jill, it's definitely a "head-combusting headline".
Steve M. notes that the press no longer seems to ascribe to the "If it bleeds, it leads" law of journalism.
Frank Rich, from behind the Times' firewall, reminds us how chummy Rummy use to be with a certain would-be Hilter. Just who are the appeasers again?
And finally, Anonymous Liberal and Joe Gandelman notice the one thing we desperately need has been sorely lacking in the political discourse of late: unity.
Lest we forget, a famous American once said "A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand." I and many others fear the foundation may now be crumbling. Can we stop the coming collapse?
Keith returned to the issue when the Secretary attempted (in an LA Times op-ed) to claim that the media had misinterpreted his words. Perhaps he should have chosen different language when trying to clarify his remarks, remarks which John Dean called "text book authoritarianism."
Check out the headline of his AP article (go ahead, I'll wait). Back yet? Ok, so the title makes you think that Rummy is trying to mend some fences with the Democrats don't it? Too bad when you read what the article has to say you realize how utterly misleading the lede really is. I agree with Jill, it's definitely a "head-combusting headline".
Steve M. notes that the press no longer seems to ascribe to the "If it bleeds, it leads" law of journalism.
Frank Rich, from behind the Times' firewall, reminds us how chummy Rummy use to be with a certain would-be Hilter. Just who are the appeasers again?
And finally, Anonymous Liberal and Joe Gandelman notice the one thing we desperately need has been sorely lacking in the political discourse of late: unity.
Lest we forget, a famous American once said "A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand." I and many others fear the foundation may now be crumbling. Can we stop the coming collapse?
Labels: OTF
You're right. My head exploded. Now I won't be able to blog for the rest of the day.
:-(
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