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host · 09-09-2006, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Ustwo

More of the left wing press dodging the Plame affair now...

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Matthews: Plame Story Too Complicated to Cover Now
Posted by Matthew Sheffield on September 8, 2006 - 12:00.
Since the revelation that Richard Armitage, a former high-ranking official in the State Department, was the source of the much-ballyhooed Valerie Plame "leak," many in the media have refused to touch the story with a ten-foot pole. This was quite a turnaround since before the Armitage involvement was known, many journalists believed the CIA leak story was one worth pursuing on a daily basis. Some even believed it could bring down the Bush White House, or at least end the careers of Karl Rove and Dick Cheney.....

Suddenly its a non-story that can't be covered? Interesting.....

Ustwo did not post a link to the Matthew Sheffield article that he posted....and I find that to be a curious contradiction.

The polarized atmosphere here at TFP politics, and in political opinion in the larger "3D" arena across the US, may come down to this:

The link that Ustwo omitted is:
http://newsbusters.org/node/7482

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http://newsbusters.org/node/91
About NewsBusters.org
Posted by Brent Baker on August 1, 2005 - 07:35.

Welcome to NewsBusters, a project of the Media Research Center, the leader in documenting, exposing and neutralizing liberal media bias.

With NewsBusters, the MRC has joined forces with the creators of the influential web site RatherBiased.com, Matthew Sheffield and Greg Sheffield, to launch the NewsBusters blog to provide immediate exposure of liberal media bias, insightful analysis, constructive criticism and timely corrections to news media reporting.

Taking advantage of the MRC's thorough and ongoing tracking of liberal media bias, including a wealth of documentation and an archive of newscast video dating back 18 years, we aim to have NewsBusters play a leading role in blog media criticism by becoming the clearinghouse for all evidence of liberal media bias by joining to this formidable information store the contributions of already-established netizens as well as those who want to join in the web revolution.
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If you are a blogger and would like to contribute commentary, contact Greg Sheffield. News media inquiries about NewsBusters.org should be directed to the MRC's Director of Communications, Michael Chapman. For technical issues, send an email to newsbusters@mediaresearch.org
Media Research Center

The Media Research Center's mission is to bring balance and responsibility to the news media. The MRC was founded on October 1, 1987 by a group of young, determined conservatives headed by L. Brent Bozell III who set out to not only prove — through sound scientific research — that this bias exists, but also to neutralize its impact on the American political scene.

NewsBusters.org is a project of the MRC's News Analysis Division, led since 1987 by Brent Baker, the MRC's Steven P.J. Wood Senior Fellow and Vice President for Research and Publications. The division produces daily, weekly and special reports that document and counter liberal bias from television network news shows and major print publications. Tim Graham serves as Director of Media Analysis and Rich Noyes is the Director of Research.

The MRC's other Web projects

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The preceding link displays on the same page as the information displayed in the preceding quote box, on the right side of the page:

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Executive Editor
Matthew Sheffield 
Matthew Sheffield is employed by MRC, founded and controlled by L. Brent Bozell III
The evidence is that we are as polarized as we are, because some folks who post here, will cite references like:
(Even Dick Cheney cited a factcheck.org reference to support a point that he made in the 2004 televised VP debate....)

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http://www.factcheck.org/article337.html
The Wilson-Plame-Novak-Rove Blame Game

Both sides twist and hype the case of a CIA agent’s leaked identity. We document what’s known so far.

July 22, 2005

Modified: November 23, 2005

.......Analysis
......February 12, 2002 – The Defense Intelligence Agency writes a report concluding “Iraq is probably searching abroad for natural uranium to assist in its nuclear weapons program.” Vice President Cheney reads this report and asks for the CIA’s analysis. (Senate Intelligence Cmte., Iraq 38-39, July 2004).

Responding to inquiries from Cheney’s office, the State Department, and the Defense Department, the CIA’s Directorate of Operations’ Counterproliferation Division (CPD) look for more information. They consider having Wilson return to Niger to investigate. In the process, Valerie Wilson writes a memo to a superior saying, “My husband has good relations with both the PM [prime minister] and the former Minister of Mines (not to mention lots of French contacts), both of whom could possibly shed light on this sort of activity.” One of Valerie Wilson’s colleagues later tells Senate investigators she “offered up his name” for the trip. Wilson says that her agency made the decision and she only later approached her husband on the CIA’s behalf. (Senate Intelligence Cmte., Iraq 39, July 2004).

February 19, 2002 – Joseph Wilson meets with officials from CIA and the State Department. According to a State Department intelligence analyst’s notes, the meeting was convened by Valerie Wilson. She later testifies that she left the meeting after introducing her husband. (Senate Intelligence Cmte., Iraq 40, July 2004).

February 26, 2002 – Wilson arrives in Niger . He concludes, after a few days of interviews, that “it was highly unlikely that anything was going on.” (Senate Intelligence Cmte., Iraq 42, July 2004).

March 5, 2002 –Wilson reports back to two CIA officers at his home. Valerie Wilson is present but does not participate. (Senate Intelligence Cmte., Iraq 43, July 2004).

....Spring 2003 –Valerie Wilson is in the process of moving from non-official to official, State Department cover, according to a later Vanity Fair article based on interviews with the Wilsons . ( Vanity Fair , January 2004).....

In contrast to the above, here are some recent comments, on the same Brent Bozell website where Matthew Sheffield....the writer who Ustwo cited as the only foundation for his last post, exhibits how "fair and balanced" he is. What does this say about an organization that pays Sheffield to be "Executive Editor", of it's most prominent website that is supposed to expose, "media bias......and what does this indicate, if anything, about a decision to post Matthew Sheffield's "news reporting"....on the same subject....on this thread.....sans a link to his article?

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http://newsbusters.org/node/7274#comment
Matthew Sheffield Says:
August 30, 2006 - 17:24

Actually, Plame was removed from any kind of dangerous work after she was exposed as working for the CIA by Aldrich Ames.

There will be no charges against anyone else other than Libby. He will probably be acquitted. The whole "scandal" was a farce cooked up by fanatical Republican-haters. Only now is it turning into the nothing it should've been.

Joe Wilson is a creepy, pompous ass who couldn't even do the job his wife sent him to do. Valerie Wilson is a liar and a fraud who has been living a lie in her marriage and in pretending to be a secret agent.

The chasm the seperate us, is truly this wide.....and it is amazing that we are as civil to each other, as we.....even with third party moderation....manage to be:

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http://www.heritage.org/Research/Pol...ophy/HL380.cfm
Why Conservatives Should Be Optimistic About the Media
by L. Brent Bozell, III
Heritage Lecture #380

January 21, 1992

.....More often than not you won't see the MRC name on much that appears on the subject of media bias. The recent Washington Post Magazine cover story devoted to the rising political power of Hollywood made no reference to us, but the author of the piece used our research for her article. The late Warren Brookes never cited us, yet we provided him with much of his research on the media (and it goes without saying that he provided us with research on virtually everything else). David Shaw of the Los Angeles Times, who wrote the masterful series on the media's promotion of the pro-choice movement, spent considerable time at our offices conducting research for his piece. Indeed, I will go so far as to warrant that 90 percent of the stories in both the electronic and print media which deal with the political bias in the industry have their origins in the Media Research Center.............

.......Last year the MRC published the first annual National Press Directory for Conservatives to enable aspiring conservative journalists to network with their peers as they search for employment. Stan Evans of the National Journalism Center has performed yeoman's work to train young conservatives. I understand Morton Blackwell and his Leadership Institute are going to begin training seminars for broadcast journalists. They ought to be supported strongly.

Do not believe for a moment that conservatives have won the day in the battle to restore political balance within the national press. Far from it. The left still controls the press and continues to wield their power relentlessly in order to shape the political conversation. But the tide may have begun to shift against them. If that is so, it is critically important that conservatives understand the reasons behind it and rededicate themselves to the effort like never before.

<h3>Imagine, if you will, a future wherein the media willfully support the foreign policy objectives of the United States. A time when the left can no longer rely on the media to promote its socialist agenda to the public. A time when someone, somewhere in the media can be counted on to extol the virtues of morality without qualifications. When Betty Friedan no longer qualifies for "Person of the Week" honors. When Ronald Reagan is cited not as the "Man of the Year," but the "Man of the Century."</h3>

The news and entertainment media will continue to effect the cultural health of America. If we succeed in our mission to restore political balance to this institution, future generations win benefit and thank us. It's worth fighting for, now.

L. Brent Bozell, III is Chairman of the Media Research Center in Alexandria, Virginia.

He spoke on January 21, 1992 at The Heritage Foundation in the Resource Bank series of lectures featuring leaders of conservative education and public policy organizations.

Exactly a year ago today, I posted about L. Brent Bozell, III, on this thread:
http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showpos...2&postcount=45
roachboy followed with some well founded and well received observations,
Coincidentally, Ch'i revived that thread by posting there several hours ago:
http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthr...22#post1886622

We tried Brent Bozell's "vision", highlighted in bold letters, in the fall 2002 through spring 2003 period in the US. Mr. Bush got his Iraq invasion and occupation, with the help of an almost universally supportive, compliant, and unquestioning media. It didn't "work". It wasn't good for this country.

Neither is bashing special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald, Valerie Plame, and Joe Wilson. Just as in the run up to war in Iraq....the "facts" that would justify bashing any of the above, do not match the policy of doing so. If you read the page at the link at factcheck.org, contradicting opinions of Ustwo and Matthew Sheffield, offer a stark contrast, and a defining moment in America.