Now I respect Amy Goodman, but...

[senseandsensibility]

on Democracy Now this morning during her interview with John Conyers and Roy McGovern, she referred to the DSM as the "so-called" Downing street memo.

What's up with that? I thought that was a right wing talking point. I mean, even I know that.:wtf:

[steve2470]

1. maybe she was just being precise and not implying doubt nt

[Junkdrawer]

2. Did the minutes have "Downing street memo" written across the top?

If not,then the minutes are being referred to as the "Downing street memo" and Amy was just being accurate.

I guarantee Amy had no intention of casting doubt on the authenticity of the minutes.

[H2O Man]

3. I think it refers

to the title, not the memo itself.

[Don Claybrook]

4. It sounds like she meant just what she said

In other words, when the memo was written, it's very doubtful that it was called the Downing Street Memo. It has since become known as the Downing Street Memo, thus, the so-called memo. I didn't hear her program today, so I can't say for sure, but based on what you said, that would be my guess.

[H2O Man]

5. Three in a row .....

problem solved.

[Algomas]

6. Minutes,memo, minutes,memo, lets call the whole thing off...

On a recent show she referred to it as the memo but stated that in fact they are minutes.

[MrMickeysMom]

7. She's acurate with the phrase

Every time I view DN via the web, I see Amy address the same "so called" in front of anything that carries a popular name. These were minutes of a meeting, which quickly became known as the "memo".

Amy's a real pro.

[benddem]

8. she could have also

been snarking about the way the Corporate Media Conglomerate has referred to them as the "So Called."

[bullimiami]

9. so called because thats just a name they gave it / now them.

a moniker. i guess they should really be called the minutes from xx meeting on xx date.

[UdoKier]

10. It's "so-called" because it doesn't have an official name.

Has nothing to do with it's veracity or lack thereof.

[senseandsensibility]

11. I can understand that semantically

of course, but how long can something be so called? I mean, many things have no official name, but they have to be called something. It just sounded odd, but I don't suspect Amy of being a freeptard. LOL.:-) God, I hope I'm not that cynical yet.