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	<title>Comments on: Bud Cummins Sheds Further Light on The L.A. Times&#8217;s Mischaracterization of His Views Regarding His Firing</title>
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		<title>By: bjtexs</title>
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		<dc:creator>bjtexs</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2007 11:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ah, it's good to see that alphie world continues to orbit Neptune. You see, in alphie/neville world this;

&lt;blockquote&gt;But at this point, the—the credibility of some of these people involved in this is so low that I wouldn’t—you know, I really wouldn’t wanna put my credibility on the line and tell you that it—that didn’t happen.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

equals this;

&lt;blockquote&gt;former U.S. Atty. H.E. “Bud” Cummins III wonders whether it had something to do with the probe he opened into alleged corruption by Republican officials in Missouri amid a Senate race there that was promising to be a nail-biter.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Generalization as opposed to a pointed accusation.

And, in alphie/neville world this;

&lt;blockquote&gt;I can assure you there are dozens of reporters around the country who have heard me tell my version of this the exact same way. Mr. Serrano is the only one who heard it differently.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

He's just hoping that nobody notices. But some of us did notice when his BDS obsession got him banned at another site for this little gem, contributed on a thread dealing with the shootings at VT;

&lt;blockquote&gt;Myself, I would have pointed out this shooting is just a typical hour’s civilian toll over in Iraq. 

Posted by alphie &#124; permalink
on  04/16  at  02:41 PM&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Sweet guy, no?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ah, it&#8217;s good to see that alphie world continues to orbit Neptune. You see, in alphie/neville world this;</p>
<blockquote><p>But at this point, the—the credibility of some of these people involved in this is so low that I wouldn’t—you know, I really wouldn’t wanna put my credibility on the line and tell you that it—that didn’t happen.</p></blockquote>
<p>equals this;</p>
<blockquote><p>former U.S. Atty. H.E. “Bud” Cummins III wonders whether it had something to do with the probe he opened into alleged corruption by Republican officials in Missouri amid a Senate race there that was promising to be a nail-biter.</p></blockquote>
<p>Generalization as opposed to a pointed accusation.</p>
<p>And, in alphie/neville world this;</p>
<blockquote><p>I can assure you there are dozens of reporters around the country who have heard me tell my version of this the exact same way. Mr. Serrano is the only one who heard it differently.</p></blockquote>
<p>He&#8217;s just hoping that nobody notices. But some of us did notice when his BDS obsession got him banned at another site for this little gem, contributed on a thread dealing with the shootings at VT;</p>
<blockquote><p>Myself, I would have pointed out this shooting is just a typical hour’s civilian toll over in Iraq. </p>
<p>Posted by alphie | permalink<br />
on  04/16  at  02:41 PM</p></blockquote>
<p>Sweet guy, no?</p>
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		<title>By: Voice of Reason</title>
		<link>http://patterico.com/2007/05/04/bud-cummins-sheds-further-light-on-the-la-timess-mischaracterization-of-his-views-regarding-his-firing/#comment-262689</link>
		<dc:creator>Voice of Reason</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2007 06:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Patterico-- why the heck are you (and Crust, and Cristoph) astounded by this? Nothing that the mainstream press does astounds me anymore. Perhaps I would be astounded to see a story in the L.A. &lt;i&gt;Times&lt;/i&gt; or the New York &lt;i&gt;Times&lt;/i&gt; or the Washington &lt;i&gt;Post&lt;/i&gt; which reported the facts of a politically-charged matter in a fair and unbiased matter, but I doubt this will happen anytime soon.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Patterico&#8211; why the heck are you (and Crust, and Cristoph) astounded by this? Nothing that the mainstream press does astounds me anymore. Perhaps I would be astounded to see a story in the L.A. <i>Times</i> or the New York <i>Times</i> or the Washington <i>Post</i> which reported the facts of a politically-charged matter in a fair and unbiased matter, but I doubt this will happen anytime soon.</p>
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		<title>By: Christoph</title>
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		<dc:creator>Christoph</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2007 03:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is a big story, Patterico, and I salute you for bringing it public. I salute Harry Cummins doubly so for having the integrity to tell the truth.

I too am astounded at the amazing dishonesty of leftist institutions like the L.A. Times (worst of the worst?) that think honesty doesn't matter a damn as long as you are struggling to bring down a duly elected Republican administration.

I find leftists of that stripe frightening. It is hard to think of them in terms of other than the "enemy".

What I mean is not that we should raise up arms; that's daft. The pen being mightier, etc. Yet... these people are conscienceless and we try to fight them with conscience. Sometimes we win and sometimes we lose, but their conscience never raises itself.

What a disaster the editors of the L.A. Times are. They should not only be ashamed, they should positively be embarrassed &#8212; if they had a conscience.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a big story, Patterico, and I salute you for bringing it public. I salute Harry Cummins doubly so for having the integrity to tell the truth.</p>
<p>I too am astounded at the amazing dishonesty of leftist institutions like the L.A. Times (worst of the worst?) that think honesty doesn&#8217;t matter a damn as long as you are struggling to bring down a duly elected Republican administration.</p>
<p>I find leftists of that stripe frightening. It is hard to think of them in terms of other than the &#8220;enemy&#8221;.</p>
<p>What I mean is not that we should raise up arms; that&#8217;s daft. The pen being mightier, etc. Yet&#8230; these people are conscienceless and we try to fight them with conscience. Sometimes we win and sometimes we lose, but their conscience never raises itself.</p>
<p>What a disaster the editors of the L.A. Times are. They should not only be ashamed, they should positively be embarrassed &#8212; if they had a conscience.</p>
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		<title>By: alphie</title>
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		<dc:creator>alphie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2007 01:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Is this the interview mentioned in the original Times story:

HINOJOSA: So when you hear that Democrats and—and even Republican Arlen Specter, are trying to investigate whether or not the—the firings were motivated by a desire to squelch corruptions in—corruption investigations that may have involved Republicans, you say what?

CUMMINS: There was a time when I would say that that was a little bit too conspiratorial or a little too paranoid, and—and that it probably doesn't reach so far to retaliate against somebody that conducted a corruption investigation, or to stop someone from conducting another one, or to punish somebody for not investigating a voter fraud case or a Democrat public corruption case. But at this point, the—the credibility of some of these people involved in this is so low that I wouldn't—you know, I really wouldn't wanna put my credibility on the line and tell you that it—that didn't happen.

http://www.pbs.org/now/news/311-transcript.html</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is this the interview mentioned in the original Times story:</p>
<p>HINOJOSA: So when you hear that Democrats and—and even Republican Arlen Specter, are trying to investigate whether or not the—the firings were motivated by a desire to squelch corruptions in—corruption investigations that may have involved Republicans, you say what?</p>
<p>CUMMINS: There was a time when I would say that that was a little bit too conspiratorial or a little too paranoid, and—and that it probably doesn&#8217;t reach so far to retaliate against somebody that conducted a corruption investigation, or to stop someone from conducting another one, or to punish somebody for not investigating a voter fraud case or a Democrat public corruption case. But at this point, the—the credibility of some of these people involved in this is so low that I wouldn&#8217;t—you know, I really wouldn&#8217;t wanna put my credibility on the line and tell you that it—that didn&#8217;t happen.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.pbs.org/now/news/311-transcript.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.pbs.org/now/news/311-transcript.html</a></p>
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		<title>By: Daryl Herbert</title>
		<link>http://patterico.com/2007/05/04/bud-cummins-sheds-further-light-on-the-la-timess-mischaracterization-of-his-views-regarding-his-firing/#comment-262660</link>
		<dc:creator>Daryl Herbert</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2007 01:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>(typo: "He paper said" should be "The paper said")</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(typo: &#8220;He paper said&#8221; should be &#8220;The paper said&#8221;)</p>
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		<title>By: Sue</title>
		<link>http://patterico.com/2007/05/04/bud-cummins-sheds-further-light-on-the-la-timess-mischaracterization-of-his-views-regarding-his-firing/#comment-262655</link>
		<dc:creator>Sue</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 23:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;Come on Patterico...it is the Los Angeles Times after all!  Who reads it?  Why read it? I don't subscribe.&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b></b>Come on Patterico&#8230;it is the Los Angeles Times after all!  Who reads it?  Why read it? I don&#8217;t subscribe.<b></b></p>
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		<title>By: Jay D. Homnick</title>
		<link>http://patterico.com/2007/05/04/bud-cummins-sheds-further-light-on-the-la-timess-mischaracterization-of-his-views-regarding-his-firing/#comment-262609</link>
		<dc:creator>Jay D. Homnick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 15:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks.  This was fantastic.  

And as poorly redacted things go, leaving "****" in there gives us a strong clue to your last name.  Or is that no longer a secret?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks.  This was fantastic.  </p>
<p>And as poorly redacted things go, leaving &#8220;****&#8221; in there gives us a strong clue to your last name.  Or is that no longer a secret?</p>
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		<title>By: Crust</title>
		<link>http://patterico.com/2007/05/04/bud-cummins-sheds-further-light-on-the-la-timess-mischaracterization-of-his-views-regarding-his-firing/#comment-262607</link>
		<dc:creator>Crust</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 15:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good job.   I'm continually astounded at how weak the media's commitment to accuracy is, especially but not only when it involves correcting their own mistakes.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good job.   I&#8217;m continually astounded at how weak the media&#8217;s commitment to accuracy is, especially but not only when it involves correcting their own mistakes.</p>
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