Comments on: A Pseudo-Journalist on Pseudo-Journalism http://patterico.com/2004/05/12/a-pseudo-journalist-on-pseudo-journalism/ Harangues that just make sense Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:13:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Patterico’s Pontifications » Sock-Puppet Pseudonyms by a Journalist . . . Pseudonym . . . Journalist . . . Pseudo . . . This Reminds Me of Something . . . Don’t Tell Me . . . It’s on the Tip of My Tongue http://patterico.com/2004/05/12/a-pseudo-journalist-on-pseudo-journalism/#comment-38114 Patterico’s Pontifications » Sock-Puppet Pseudonyms by a Journalist . . . Pseudonym . . . Journalist . . . Pseudo . . . This Reminds Me of Something . . . Don’t Tell Me . . . It’s on the Tip of My Tongue Sat, 29 Apr 2006 17:03:33 +0000 http://patterico.com/2004/05/12/a-pseudo-journalist-on-pseudo-journalism/#comment-38114 [...] I just have one question about the Hiltzik affair: was it an example of pseudo-journalism? [...] […] I just have one question about the Hiltzik affair: was it an example of pseudo-journalism? […]

]]> By: Herb Phelps http://patterico.com/2004/05/12/a-pseudo-journalist-on-pseudo-journalism/#comment-2060 Herb Phelps Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://patterico.com/2004/05/12/a-pseudo-journalist-on-pseudo-journalism/#comment-2060 Let's be real about this. The Iraq invasion had NOTHING to do with the war on terrorism. Truth is we created this whole ordeal and we are kept out of the information flow. It is a shame what happened to Mr. Berg and is a gross example of how Bush has betrayed America and the world. If Bush had not invaded Iraq and had focused on setting up a good and productive Afghanistan that would have really hurt the Al Qadae works. No bush instead quit on the Afghanistan and went into Iraq when it was not really neccessary. Now people killed in action in uniform. Now let's face facts, this total does not include those who later died of wounds or civilian deaths. We also have to remember the history, that NO LINK TO OSAMA WAS MADE!!!! Also note that in the Kuwait invasion Bush Sr. mislead Saddam who at the time was our "friend". Saddam has only one strike against him as the USA goes and that was an attempt to kill GWH Bush, which Clinton hit him and he was never involved against the USA in any covert act after that as far as it can be said. Remember to that GHW Bush urged an uprising against Saddam and would have USA help, but when the uprising happened we did nothing and they were slaughtered. We sold out the Kurds and even now actions are not in the best interest of the Kurds who have really been close to us in our wrongful attack on Iraq. So guess what folks we made this bed and we are only digging the hole deeper. Look at the companies involved in Iraq, Halliburton, Titan, KiKi and all the others. Why they are making a profit that is really treason and the taxpayer is picking up the bill. Our troops are getting rationed by the companies on their food, their equipment, their training is often substandard and then Bush has even tried to cut them out of hazardous duty pay and family separation allowances. Meanwhile the companies are getting everything and getting payed 6 figure salaries with immunity of prosecution based on Executive Order 13303 which declares Iraq a lawless country and let's any civilian law breaking get excused. Meanwhile our troops are getting far less pay and equipment while being held to UCMJ standards. When the abuse came up guess what our troops get court martialled and the contractors go scott free. Oh check out titan, they are in several lawsuits for bribery and extortion. Hey folks we are getting taken for a ride by this sorry and treasonous admin. yet so many will vote for this criminal admin. Let’s be real about this. The Iraq invasion had NOTHING to do with the war on terrorism. Truth is we created this whole ordeal and we are kept out of the information flow. It is a shame what happened to Mr. Berg and is a gross example of how Bush has betrayed America and the world. If Bush had not invaded Iraq and had focused on setting up a good and productive Afghanistan that would have really hurt the Al Qadae works. No bush instead quit on the Afghanistan and went into Iraq when it was not really neccessary. Now people killed in action in uniform. Now let’s face facts, this total does not include those who later died of wounds or civilian deaths. We also have to remember the history, that NO LINK TO OSAMA WAS MADE!!!! Also note that in the Kuwait invasion Bush Sr. mislead Saddam who at the time was our “friend”. Saddam has only one strike against him as the USA goes and that was an attempt to kill GWH Bush, which Clinton hit him and he was never involved against the USA in any covert act after that as far as it can be said.

Remember to that GHW Bush urged an uprising against Saddam and would have USA help, but when the uprising happened we did nothing and they were slaughtered. We sold out the Kurds and even now actions are not in the best interest of the Kurds who have really been close to us in our wrongful attack on Iraq. So guess what folks we made this bed and we are only digging the hole deeper.

Look at the companies involved in Iraq, Halliburton, Titan, KiKi and all the others. Why they are making a profit that is really treason and the taxpayer is picking up the bill. Our troops are getting rationed by the companies on their food, their equipment, their training is often substandard and then Bush has even tried to cut them out of hazardous duty pay and family separation allowances. Meanwhile the companies are getting everything and getting payed 6 figure salaries with immunity of prosecution based on Executive Order 13303 which declares Iraq a lawless country and let’s any civilian law breaking get excused. Meanwhile our troops are getting far less pay and equipment while being held to UCMJ standards. When the abuse came up guess what our troops get court martialled and the contractors go scott free.
Oh check out titan, they are in several lawsuits for bribery and extortion. Hey folks we are getting taken for a ride by this sorry and treasonous admin. yet so many will vote for this criminal admin.

]]> By: The Angry Clam http://patterico.com/2004/05/12/a-pseudo-journalist-on-pseudo-journalism/#comment-2061 The Angry Clam Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://patterico.com/2004/05/12/a-pseudo-journalist-on-pseudo-journalism/#comment-2061 Only if you define "terrorism" as simply Al-Qaida does Iraq have nothing to do with the "War on Terror." Only if you define “terrorism” as simply Al-Qaida does Iraq have nothing to do with the “War on Terror.”

]]> By: Stephen M. St. Onge http://patterico.com/2004/05/12/a-pseudo-journalist-on-pseudo-journalism/#comment-2062 Stephen M. St. Onge Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://patterico.com/2004/05/12/a-pseudo-journalist-on-pseudo-journalism/#comment-2062 It's worse than you thought. According to Carroll, the <i>Dog Trainer</i> was "the leader on that subject[troopergate].  Not <i>a</i> leader, but <i>the</i> leader."  (Carroll's italics).  Well, I thought I remembered differently, so I went looking. In his book <i>Blood Sport</i>, James Stewart relates that the <i>Dog Trainer</i> editors sat on the "troopergate" story for a long time.  The managing editor wanted polygraphs of the troopers before the story ran.  The Washington DC bureau chief was said to be so close to the Clinton White House that his reporters kept him from knowing what they were working on as long as possible.  Another editor had more objections. And then it became known that <i>The American Spectator</i> was going to break the story.  The <i>Dog Trainer</i> refused to run what the reporters had, saying "We'll go when we're ready.  We will not be rushed by the Spectator." They were ready <i>after</i> the <i>Spectator</i> broke the story.  This, according to the reporters, was deliberate: "They could see the White House strategy all too clearly: stall if the story couldn't be killed, make sure the <i>Times</i> was scooped by the right-wing, easily discredited <i>Spectator</i>."  Which was exactly what happened. And as Attaboy notes at http://attaboy.tommydoc.net/archives/000710.html, O'Reilly is a commentator.  He runs an opinion show.  He doesn't claim to be unbiased news reporting on all important sides of an issue.  Carroll's paper does. What a b.s. artist! It’s worse than you thought.

According to Carroll, the Dog Trainer was “the leader on that subject[troopergate].  Not a leader, but the leader.”  (Carroll’s italics).  Well, I thought I remembered differently, so I went looking.

In his book Blood Sport, James Stewart relates that the Dog Trainer editors sat on the “troopergate” story for a long time.  The managing editor wanted polygraphs of the troopers before the story ran.  The Washington DC bureau chief was said to be so close to the Clinton White House that his reporters kept him from knowing what they were working on as long as possible.  Another editor had more objections.

And then it became known that The American Spectator was going to break the story.  The Dog Trainer refused to run what the reporters had, saying “We’ll go when we’re ready.  We will not be rushed by the Spectator.”

They were ready after the Spectator broke the story.  This, according to the reporters, was deliberate:

“They could see the White House strategy all too clearly: stall if the story couldn’t be killed, make sure the Times was scooped by the right-wing, easily discredited Spectator.”  Which was exactly what happened.

And as Attaboy notes at http://attaboy.tommydoc.net/archives/000710.html, O’Reilly is a commentator.  He runs an opinion show.  He doesn’t claim to be unbiased news reporting on all important sides of an issue.  Carroll’s paper does.

What a b.s. artist!

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