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visit my web site at http://www.voicenet.com/~wbacon My ICQ# is 79071904 for a precise list of the powers of the Federal Government linkto: http://www.voicenet.com/~wbacon/Enumerated.html ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 13:46:58 -0700 From: Media Research Center IS Staff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MRC Web News - Our Latest Analysis [mrcgoldlogo.gif] Media Research Center America's Media Watchdog Bringing Political Balance and Responsibility to the Media MRC Web News: Our Latest Analysis September 22, 2003 …Daily updates on MRC's latest analysis ________________________________________________________________________________ Today’s CyberAlert: http://www.mediaresearch.org/cyberalerts/2003/cyb20030922.asp 1. Rather Admits CBS Stories on Mayhem Don’t Match Reality of Iraq The CBS Evening News, where the stories, self-admittedly, don’t match reality. On Friday night, Dan Rather introduced a dire story on how “ordinary Iraqis are faced with an extraordinary surge of crime, banditry and thuggery from carjacking and robbery to kidnapping and murder” resulting “in a population fearful, frustrated, angry and heavily armed." But never mind. After the subsequent story on mayhem in Baghdad, Rather conceded that the report he just aired had distorted the situation: "A reminder that television sometimes has trouble with perspective, so you may want to note that in some areas of Iraq, things are peaceful." 2. “Bush May Have Only Himself to Blame” for Idea of Iraq-9/11 Tie The networks made a much bigger deal than did newspapers about President Bush’s Wednesday comment that “we've had no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved with the September 11th.” That night ABC highlighted it, CBS made it the top item in a larger story and NBC and CNN devoted full stories to it. And on Thursday night, CBS followed up with a second story by John Roberts on how “if seven out of ten Americans believe Saddam was probably behind 9/11...President Bush may have only himself to blame.” But the New York Times, Washington Post and USA Today only squeezed in short items. In getting so excited over what he considered Bush’s concession, Roberts ignored a front page USA Today story on Thursday, “U.S.: Iraq sheltered suspect in '93 WTC attack.” 3. ABC Rationalizes Ted Kennedy’s Scurrilous Charges on Iraq ABC on Friday night devoted a story to showing the lack of support for Senator Ted Kennedy’s scurrilous claims that President Bush is bribing foreign leaders, went to war in a war “made up in Texas” because it would be good politically and, Kennedy charged, “this whole thing was a fraud." But after illustrating how Kennedy’s claims lacked evidence, though John Cochran passed along how Tom DeLay castigated Kennedy’s remarks as “a new low” in politics, Cochran gave equal credibility and legitimacy to why Kennedy leveled his baseless charges: “Sources familiar with Kennedy’s reasoning say he stepped up his attacks on the President in an effort to get the country to pay more attention to a situation in Iraq that he feels is catastrophic.” The ends justify the means? 4. Russert Presses Albright on Her Opposition to Pursing bin Laden Kudos to Tim Russert for managing to go a week without urging a guest to agree with him that the tax cuts should be rescinded and for raising with Clinton’s Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, a scenario laid out in a new book about how, after the bombing of the USS Cole, she opposed going after Osama bin Laden. 5. Time’s Klein Advises Democrats on How to Better Attack Cheney Time magazine’s Joe Klein doubling as a Democratic campaign consultant? Last Wednesday night CNN’s Paula Zahn Now devoted two segments to unsubstantiated allegations about how Vice President Cheney somehow did something improper which led Halliburton, for whom he worked through 2002, to get big contracts for troop logistical support and to re-build Iraq. Klein conceded that the attacks were off-base, so he urged Democrats to pursue a more fruitful line of attack: “I think that what the Democrats should be investigating is not just these contracts, but the whole policy-making process that led to the energy policy that this country has, and, also, on the most important level, why we went to war in Iraq and why we went so easy on Saudi Arabia.” 6. Robbins Jabs Limbaugh to Undo “Shameful” Past of Ducking Vietnam Tim Robbins called out Bill O’Reilly and Rush Limbaugh, urging them to “undo their shameful” past, when they “pussied out” of service during Vietnam, by agreeing to sign up and join the military deployed to Iraq. The far-left actor proclaimed Friday night on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher: “I would suggest that we send some of those people over there. I would love to see a Sergeant O’Reilly in the armed forces. And a Lieutenant Limbaugh. Lieutenant Limbaugh would be beautiful thing to see.” 7. TV This Week: “Good News from Iraq,” Hume/Bush, Cheney/Letterman On TV this week: ABC promises a look at “good news from Iraq,” Fox will air Brit Hume’s session with President Bush, Lynne Cheney will appear on the Late Show and on CNBC will carry an afternoon debate amongst the Democratic presidential candidates. See today’s entire CyberAlert at: http://www.mediaresearch.org/cyberalerts/2003/cyb20030922.asp ________________________________________________________________________________ Advertisement www.TimesWatch.org TimesWatch.org Their Own Personal Vietnam A Times editorial leaps into the Big Muddy: “The Bush administration always bristles when people attempt to draw any parallels between the quagmire in Vietnam and the current situation in Iraq.” Read the entire article as posted on TimesWatch.org: http://www.timeswatch.org/articles/2003/0922.asp Advertisement JOIN THE MRC TODAY The MRC has a unique opportunity that would greatly benefit our work to expose the left-wing agenda of the national media. But it can only be realized with your support. [FORM] Or, visit Media Research Center at: www.mediaresearch.org [FORM] Bozell's Entertainment Column Superheroes for Saving Saddam? It was only a matter of time, I suppose. Comic-book superheroes have gone into the liberal political indoctrination business. The September issue of the DC Comics book "Justice League of America," or "JLA," presents Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman as U.N.-promoting paper dolls for a thinly disguised propaganda play against President Bush's war on Saddam Hussein. The story begins with a "napalmetto" attack on home soil. President Lex Luthor -- how nice, a supervillain standing in for... Read the latest column written by L. Brent Bozell III, MRC President: http://www.mrc.org/BozellColumns/entertainmentcolumn/2003/col20030919.asp ________________________________________________________________________________ Advertisement TELL A FRIEND TODAY If you enjoy our daily Web news update, pass it on to your friends. 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