NEWSWEEK bows to Scott McClellan, RETRACTS STORY

[Bluebear]

Developing as they say.

[Kerrytravelers]

1. Cowards.

Now no part of the story will be out there for people to judge. Everyone will just assume it's all lies.

I can not belive what is going on.

[Walt Starr]

2. It's a typical Rovian tactic

Plant the fake story within the real story to discredit the real story.

[jojo54]

3. Yes, cowards thru and thru

[Stand and Fight]

4. Sad... Truly the media has helped to sell this country down the river.

I reading the book Fraud and it talks about how the media has not only given the Bush administration (and George W. Bush) a pass time-and-time again but they've also bowed to intimidation tactics. This is very indicative of a sickness that could very well prove terminal for our republic.

[Bluebear]

5. Indeed. nt

[lancdem]

6. Who wrote that book?

I'd like to read it.

[Stand and Fight]

7. Getting it right now... His name is....

Paul Waldman

The full book title is:

FRAUD: The Strategy Behind The Bush Lies And Why The Media Didn't Tell You

[Tinoire]

8. Have they indeed retracting the story or are we being told that?

If they retract it, this country is more lost than we imagine.

[journalist3072]

9. Nixonian tactics

You know, the Bush bastards at 1600 remind me of the Nixon White House, but only worse. They take it to the next level.

They didn't like the Newsweek story, so they pressured them to retract.

It reminds me of how Nixon floated the idea of buying the Washington Post, b/c he didn't like their reporting.