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Originally Posted by powerclown
I'm sure you are aware that Pincus is possibly one of the most liberal, anti-Bush reporters in Washington.
roachboy, given the stakes in Iraq, I'd be curious to hear your (or anyone else's) idea of what would be in the best interests of:
1) The Iraqis
2) The Region
3) The rest of the world
What kind of country (geo-politically speaking) do you all want to see Iraq become?
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powerclown, instead of replying to roachboy by using such a similar tactic as Bush used to attempt to dimisnish the relevancy of the "Downing Street Memo";
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Bush replied, when questioned about the authenticity of the "Downing Street Memo by, "pointing out that it was released in the middle of Blair's reelection campaign,""
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your variation was to label WAPO reporter Pincus as, "possibly one of the most liberal, anti-Bush reporters in Washington." , and then by attempting to change the subject, why didn't (or won't) you reply to roachboy's points, or to Pincus's article?
Is roachboy's observation valid that the "liberal media" has a tendency to publish articles such as the one written by Pincus. on the weekend when they don't receive as much attention as they could? Would a truly "liberal" media not give the article more exposure.....say on the front page on a tuesday?
What do you disagree with in Pincus's reporting in this article? He quoted Bush, Blair, and GOP chairmain Ken Mehlman in a straightforward way, without interjecting his own "spin" about their comments. Is there anything misleading or untrue in the article? At least in this case, can you agree that Pincus wrote a balanced report, or can you point out particular examples of Pincus misleading an uniformed reader who is trying to brush up on current events?
In edit....I do not disagree with making a point as to the bias, as you understand it, of the source of an article that is presented by another poster.
I take issue with doing that when it is substantially all you do to refute the authenticity or the impact of the article, without even pointing us to examples as to why the source of the article is biased, or to his credentials or affiliations. or to examples of bias in the content of the article, itself.