Media wars leave Bush ahead in dirty politics

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http://news.ft.com/cms/s/570f6284-0816-11d9-9d00-00000e2511c8.html

Media wars leave Bush ahead in dirty politics
By Lionel Barber, US Managing Editor
Published: September 16 2004 20:26 | Last updated: September 16 2004 20:26

Anyone who wants to understand why George W. Bush enjoys a lead in the polls in this year's presidential election should look at how Republicans are outsmarting the Democrats in dirty politics.


Consider the furore over a CBS News broadcast featuring documents that purportedly raised new issues about Mr Bush's service in the National Guard during the Vietnam war. These included charges that his record was "sugar-coated" because his father was then chairman of the Republican National Committee.

Within hours of last week's Sixty Minutes broadcast, CBS was hounded by conservative bloggers and the Republican party's rebuttal machine, each attacking the authenticity of the documents. CBS, led by Dan Rather, its 72-year-old news anchor, found itself defending a "dodgy dossier" rather than trumpeting a blockbuster scoop.

This episode contrasts with the Democrats' lame response to the relentless attacks on Senator John Kerry by the Swift Veterans for Truth, a ginger group led by disaffected Vietnam veterans, some of whom have ties to the Republican campaign.

Mr Kerry waited for almost two weeks before responding to the attacks, even though their principal allegations were at best questionable. In the meantime, the story that he had exaggerated his combat record dominated the news throughout August and obscured any benefits he gained after the Democratic convention in Boston. <snip>

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1. Much of the media seems to be giving permission for the RepuKKKes to lie

Because the Dems don't fight back hard enough, it proves the RepUkkkes are more deserving. The Dems don't have the control of the media that RepuKKKes have so naturally they have a hard time overcoming RepuKKKe lies.

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2. What about the Credibility of CNN and Faux???

:wtf:

They spread lies 24/7!!!

:grr: