Monday, February 07, 2005

The Emperor's New Hump : Bush Cheated During Debates

The Emperor's New Hump:

Senior editors at the NY Times quashed an investigation by reporters that documented the fact that the President was prompted offstage during his debates with John Kerry.

"In fact, several sources, including a journalist at the Times, have told Extra! that the paper put a good deal of effort into this important story about presidential competence and integrity; they claim that a story was written, edited and scheduled to run on several different days, before senior editors finally axed it at the last minute on Wednesday evening, October 27. A Times journalist, who said that Times staffers were 'pretty upset' about the killing of the story, claims the senior editors felt Thursday was 'too close' to the election to run such a piece. Emails from the Times to the NASA scientist corroborate these sources' accounts"

This is confirmed on Times' ombudsman Daniel Okrent's website. The story was never run, despite expert photographic analysis by a NASA scientist. Instead, the Times chose to run a story based on the"testimony" of the White House tailor who supposedly made the "ill-fitting suit."


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1 comment:

Áine said...

And he still couldn't win, even while cheating.

I guess the new "values" include lying, cheating, murder, and stealing, eh? No thanks, I'll just be the damned sinning Evil Queen I've always been. Heh.