My letter to local NBC television station

[underpants]

As a loyal viewer of your morning show it is discouraging to continue to hear Republican talking points and spin on what is offered as a news program.

During the Republican convention in New York WWBT reporter Mike Porter reported that New York had been chosen as the convention sight BEFORE the horrible attacks of 9/11. Not only does this not make any sense (planning your convention in the first year of your term?) it is false:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/01/06/gop.nyc/

The Bush team used the convention to continue to take credit for the worst failure of US national security in history.

This morning Aaron Gilchrist said the following (close quote)
~"The Kerry campaign, once again, is questioning whether President Bush fulfilled his service requirements in the National Guard"

That is flatly not true. The "Texans for Truth" are no more a part of the Kerry campaign than the thoroughly discredited "Swift Boat Veterans for the Truth" are a part of the Bush campaign, right?

Finally someone in the media is looking into exactly how George W. Bush leapt ahead of 500 other candidates to get into the Texas Air National Guard on the same day he applied- May 27, 1968. The lead on this story has always been the Boston Globe. That publication had the first definitive research and reporting on this matter in May of 2000. It is important to note that there was little if any reporting on George W. Bush's actual guard service before and during the 2000 election or on his actual biography. So now someone is reporting on it and your telecast suggested that it is part of the Kerry campaign. Perhaps you should read the links below and report on that and not try to associate this with the Kerry campaign. Oh and include some clips of the Texans for Truth ad just as you did when "reporting" (read: broadcasting) the Swift Boaters misleading and debunked ad.

9-8-04 Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/president/bush/articles/2004/09/08/bush_fell_short_on_duty_at_guard/

5-23-00 Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/president/bush/articles/2000/05/23/1_year_gap_in_bushs_guard_duty/

[berner59]

1. Great letter!!

It's so obvious what the "plan" is... CNN's order is to say "boy am I sick of this, right??" or let's call an end to this kind of stuff... Sure...after the damage has been done to Kerry, it's now ok to dismiss this as stupid meaningless politics...THIS IS JUST SHAMEFUL!!! What can we do because it seems the average american is so gullible and they'll believe everything they see...

[underpants]

2. This is BY FAR the most watched TV morning show here

ONe of the morning anchors straight out spews RW talkign points and even referenced something she saw on Fox NEws-mind you on an NBC affiliate (their 2nd / 3rd team anchors reporters do the 10 PM news on the lcoal Fox TV station).

Just after the war started the same station reported that an anti-war march would be help...but if you want to SUPPORT the troops there will be a rally .......(an actual freep sponsored event).

[Search Party]

3. nice job, up

i commend you for a well thought out letter.

you make us proud, again.

thanks for sharing.