"Some people have said . . ."

[Bleacher Creature]

Anyone else notice that it's becoming an increasingly common tactic among members of the so-called "fair and balanced" media to make an outrageous statement about John Kerry by prefacing it with "Some people have said . ."

Examples:

1) FOX News Channel reporter Kelly Wright said yesterday "Some people would say John F. Kerry, the F stands for flip-flopping, but I didn't say that, did I?" (see http://mediamatters.org/items/200409070001)

2) CNN's Kelli Arenas (yes, Oxyrush's new flame) saying on May 27th that, "here is some speculation that Al Qaeda believes it has a better chance of winning in Iraq if John Kerry is in the White House."

It's getting more and more disgusting every day.

[cheshire]

1. They must assume all of us are as stupid as the pub sheep.

[Beware the Beast Man]

2. Yep, they can't name sources, or refuse, or are unwilling-

because they know they're full of B.S. Look at how Michelle Malkin imploded a few weeks back.

[dogtag]

3. Wait a minute,

Oxy has two new flames? Dayna Kagan is supposed to be his...ugh...squeeze. No?

[Bleacher Creature]

7. You're right

Oxy's with Daryn Kagan. I'm betting, however, that I'm not the first person to get those two confused.

[HFishbine]

8. NOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooo..............!!!!

Daryn?!? I'm going to be sick.

[Bleacher Creature]

10. Sorry, but true.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58117-2004Sep3.html

Scroll down to the end and hurl away.

[HFishbine]

13. That's it!!!

I'm never going to fall in love again!

[rogerashton]

4. Some people have said

that Bush can't win the war against al-Qaeda because he is an old family friend and business partner of the bin Laden family, and he won't do anything to hurt his cronies.

Some people have said that Bush was a military deserter in the 1970's, a lifelong coke-head, and a treasonous rebel against the United States Constitution in the election of 2000,

but I didn't say that, did I?

[apnu]

5. Yeah see the "Outfoxed" DVD for more on that

It is the "new" way to openly lie and distory on TV and cable by prefacing everything with "well I heard it from someone who heard it from his friend who got it from her sister who shares a locker with..."

Notice how these pundits never say who these "some people" are.

[Czolgosz]

6. Outfoxed has a good discussion of this with loads of clips

[Bleacher Creature]

9. Thanks -- I just "Netflixed" it

I've been meaning to see it. This is just added incentive.

[seabeyond]

11. once i would like to hear.........and who are these somebodies

bush campaign

[NewJeffCT]

12. And, some people have said...

And some people have said that Bush picked Cheney to be his VP because Cheney had pictures of Bush f-ing a goat in the ass. But, that is just some people.