Seattle Post-Intelligencer is not intelligent in its attacks on Nethercutt
James Tarranto in his Best of the Wed Today column discusses the Post-Intelligencers mistreatment of Nethercutt.
". . .First came an Oct. 16 editorial denouncing 'an effort to put a more positive spin on Americans' perception of the war in Iraq:'
"'Then there was U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt's ham-handed attempt to redirect news coverage and public attention to the war's positive side. 'It's a better and more important story than losing a couple of soldiers every day," the would-be senator gaffed at a gathering Monday.
"'The family of Pfc. Kerry Scott of Concrete, who buried their young hero Tuesday, likely would not share Nethercutt's news judgment.'
"Anyway, yesterday Nethercutt bought an ad in the Post-Intelligencer and the Seattle Times in which he accused the former paper of misquoting him, and this prompted the P-I to publish its first news story acknowledging the dispute. It quoted managing editor David McCumber standing by the story: 'Congressman Nethercutt was quoted accurately and within context by the P-I, and that's sort of the beginning and the end of it, as far as I'm concerned.'
"But it wasn't the end of it as far as the paper was concerned. Today the paper ran a petulant editorial denouncing Nethercutt again:
"'Consider, again, the quote in question--fleshed out a bit more.
"'The story of what we have done in the postwar period . . . is remarkable,' Nethercutt said, because the coalition has been rebuilding power plants, police stations, schools and other infrastructure, as well as taking early steps toward self-governance. 'So the story is better than we might be led to believe in the news. I'm indicting the news people. It's a bigger and better and more important story than losing a couple of soldiers every day, which, which, heaven forbid, is awful.'
"'A bigger and better story? Thank you, George, for clarifying your callow, shallow position.'
"This followed a cartoon yesterday by the P-I's David Horsey, which depicted Nethercutt standing up in the middle of a church, raising his hand, and saying: 'Hey! Why don't you tell us the good news about Iraq?' The pastor replies: 'Sorry, Mr. Nethercutt, maybe after the funeral.' (Just to be clear, Nethercutt actually made his comments at the University of Washington, not during a funeral.)"
What is really disgusting about the Post-Intelligencers journalistic fraud is that the paper is just using the deaths of people, doing something it does not agree with, to advance its sick political agenda. Using the deaths of bravemen to promote an agenda that is the opposes what the men are doing is cynical in the extreme. It is too bad liberals have no shame, because the P-I should be ashamed.
See Shark Blog for more on the P-I journalistic misjudgement.
James Tarranto in his Best of the Wed Today column discusses the Post-Intelligencers mistreatment of Nethercutt.
". . .First came an Oct. 16 editorial denouncing 'an effort to put a more positive spin on Americans' perception of the war in Iraq:'
"'Then there was U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt's ham-handed attempt to redirect news coverage and public attention to the war's positive side. 'It's a better and more important story than losing a couple of soldiers every day," the would-be senator gaffed at a gathering Monday.
"'The family of Pfc. Kerry Scott of Concrete, who buried their young hero Tuesday, likely would not share Nethercutt's news judgment.'
"Anyway, yesterday Nethercutt bought an ad in the Post-Intelligencer and the Seattle Times in which he accused the former paper of misquoting him, and this prompted the P-I to publish its first news story acknowledging the dispute. It quoted managing editor David McCumber standing by the story: 'Congressman Nethercutt was quoted accurately and within context by the P-I, and that's sort of the beginning and the end of it, as far as I'm concerned.'
"But it wasn't the end of it as far as the paper was concerned. Today the paper ran a petulant editorial denouncing Nethercutt again:
"'Consider, again, the quote in question--fleshed out a bit more.
"'The story of what we have done in the postwar period . . . is remarkable,' Nethercutt said, because the coalition has been rebuilding power plants, police stations, schools and other infrastructure, as well as taking early steps toward self-governance. 'So the story is better than we might be led to believe in the news. I'm indicting the news people. It's a bigger and better and more important story than losing a couple of soldiers every day, which, which, heaven forbid, is awful.'
"'A bigger and better story? Thank you, George, for clarifying your callow, shallow position.'
"This followed a cartoon yesterday by the P-I's David Horsey, which depicted Nethercutt standing up in the middle of a church, raising his hand, and saying: 'Hey! Why don't you tell us the good news about Iraq?' The pastor replies: 'Sorry, Mr. Nethercutt, maybe after the funeral.' (Just to be clear, Nethercutt actually made his comments at the University of Washington, not during a funeral.)"
What is really disgusting about the Post-Intelligencers journalistic fraud is that the paper is just using the deaths of people, doing something it does not agree with, to advance its sick political agenda. Using the deaths of bravemen to promote an agenda that is the opposes what the men are doing is cynical in the extreme. It is too bad liberals have no shame, because the P-I should be ashamed.
See Shark Blog for more on the P-I journalistic misjudgement.
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