My sources say NBC nightly news will carry Kerry/intern story

[Bombtrack]

I'll be watching.

I have a friend who works at the Miami Herald

[Dookus]

1. ahh..

will they actually carry the story, or just report that Drudge reported it?

That seems to be the way to get spurious stories on the air - just report that somebody else has reported it.

[Bombtrack]

3. Report that right-wing media is talking about it in all liklihood

I can't be sure however. It's a he-said she-said thing

[Jack_Dawson]

2. Of course they will

It's Tom Brokejaw.

[Bombtrack]

4. Well, it's not an of course because the mainstream press has been

completely silent thus far

[mlawson]

7. Well, their decision *could* have to do with whther they want Kerry or

Edwards to run against bush, if this turns out to be extremely damaging. I have a firm opinion as to which guy they prefer.

But it makes no sense that the WH would leak this thing now. They would wait until after our convention.

[snippy]

9. The White House leaked it to change the subject away from AWOL.

[Bombtrack]

16. can we stop pretending we know who leaked it

nobody here does. All evidence points to the entire press running this tomorrow morning, although, considering that it's a Friday, that's probably the best thing for Kerry

[mlawson]

31. I can see that, IFF they consider Kerry to be the nominee, no matter

what happens. That is, if the DNC has the thing "locked up" now. Then, they can go ahead and begin softening Kerry up.

Otherwise, such a story *could* deny Kerry the nomination, and I can't believe the WH wants that.

[eyesroll]

5. My source in the NBC affiliate in Milwaukee confirms that NBC will be

breaking the story tonight as well.

[mitchum]

47. You should get new sources also

[BigBigBear]

6. There goes

AWOL, right out the window.

I guess they were getting a little too close for comfort.

[WilliamPitt]

8. Not so far

[Uzybone]

10. empty sources

so far. Maybe it'll be on tomorrow?

[Name removed]

11. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[sidwill]

13. I guess

That youre a Dean fan.

[Name removed]

42. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[maddezmom]

14. who are your sources on that assumption about Clark ?

[mitchum]

29. Hey, PM me if you want to wager a sum on that Clark endorsing...

Dean...uh...uh...uh...notion that you have. I can always use extra $$$

[59millionmorons]

12. You need better sources

Not one mention.

[Bombtrack]

17. It's not over yet

.

[59millionmorons]

18. More like wishful thinking

good grief

[krkaufman]

15. Democratic "shadow groups"

NBC just did story on 527 non-profit organizations who are placing political ads, and focused mostly on anti-Bush organizations -- associating them with the negative label "shadow groups."

McCain et al are pushing for Federal Election Commission (FEC) action to block 527s from further advertising this cycle (or limiting use of funds to other per-person limits).

[Zech Marquis]

19. sorry, nothing to support any of these claims

I've been watchig NBC nightly news, and NOTHING even cloe to claiming JK having some kind f affair. Another smoke and mirors show.

I thought Dean and his supporters had more class than this... :eyes:

[West Coast Democrat]

27. Are you kidding?

about the Dean supporters bit.

[R3dD0g]

40. Why would you think that?

All you need do is read this board for the gleeful anticipation of Kerry's meltdown.

[WilliamPitt]

20. Your sources = suck

[JasonBerry]

24. Are you really

Are you really the press secretary for a candidate for the Presidency of the United States? You find so much time to spend posting on an Internet message board. Just curious?

[WilliamPitt]

28. I can multitask

[RummyTheDummy]

41. He works for Kucinich......

Not a lot going on.

[Bombtrack]

26. I apologize, really. She probably didn't make it up.

but obviously I wasn't the only one to hear about the possibilty of NBC breaking it. See post # 5

[LostInTheMaise]

33. They sure did

We can thank our media &gods that they spiked it. I wonder how long the mainstream media can ignore the swell? It is coming and you know it. At least this reprise shows promise that the mainstream is still on the side of the Democrats...for now.

[fob]

21. I tried to reply to 2 threads that were locked, so I'll post this here

My response advice for Sen Kerry;

As self-described compassionate conservatives we all expected greater responsibility from this administration, it saddens me to no end that instead they have taken every opportunity to lie, cheat, coerce, stall, and strongarm their way as bullies instead of the "adults-in-charge" they assured us they would be. These trolling-for-trash charges are the worst of the gutter politics of personal destruction and as such I refuse to pander to the lowest-common-denominator of republican dirty tricks. That was the bad news, the good news is that this type of nonsense ends November 2004!

[Bombtrack]

22. Sorry, looks like they changed their mind or something

looks like it will break big tomorrow morning

The papers will probably have more info, and thus, a better story

[KFC]

25. Same sources?

[Uzybone]

LOL.

n/t

[Bombtrack]

34. No, I heard this from Drudge on InsHannity's show

I was listening to right wing radio today, sue me

[WilliamPitt]

37. *That* was your 'source'?

:eyes: x 1,000,000

[Bombtrack]

43. No , Hannity was my source about all the papers covering it in the morning

Drudge was on it.

But my friends girlfriend works in the Miami Herald newsroom, she IMed me about NBC breaking the story for the mainstream press.

Most likely they were going to, but thought the better of being the people who did it

[HereSince1628]

48. I am wondering what part of that to consider...

On the one hand...
The NBC story never came through...why we don't know. Maybe NBC never considered it for this evening...

On the otherhand, the "smackdown" nature of the response to an amateur poster is obvious enough for a high school sophomore.

If we are trying to grow each other, then those of us who are in the position to do so must endeavor to lift our chatmates to a higher level, not piss all over them.

The high editorial standards need to be held up for the professionals who occassionally grace these pages.

[chocolateeater]

23. I am relieved your source was wrong.

[DU GrovelBot]

30. ## Support Democratic Underground! ##

RUN C:\GROVELBOT.EXE
 
This week is our first quarter 2004 fund drive.
Please take a moment to donate to DU. Thank you
for your support.
 
- An automated message from the DU GrovelBot

Click here to donate.

[Uzybone]

32. are you his sources?

n/t

[GRClarkesq]

35. Faux "Special Report with Brit Hume"

took a pass. You could tell they were thinking about it though. They edited their remarks to not contradict a Kerry meltdown.

[seventhson]

38. Caught an allusion at Lou Dobbs too - a poll showing

65% feel that personal life IS fair play in an election.

You could see he was chomping at the bit to break it

[West Coast Democrat]

39. Is Bush's AWOL record part of his personal life

or public life? There's a question for Lou.

[MoonRiver]

53. I had the same thought. Personally, I think it is personal because *

chose to enlist in the National Guard, and it happened long before SCOTUS selected AWOL.

[R3dD0g]

36. Well, were your sources right?

I don't watch NBC, I'm a Dan Rather man.

But, I did just check their website and there was no mention of it in their story lineup.

Did they run it?

[OutlawCorporatePolls]

44. hillary wants 16 years in office

who thinks the clintons are actally behind edwards, and they waited until clark backed kerry, and the intern news was floated.
edwards/clinton ticket on the way? i think hillary would be just as happy with a vp run and win.

however, dean will rise above, and CRUSH all.

[Bombtrack]

45. No, hence everybody bashing me

I have no reason for making it up. They probably aborted at the last minute. If you read post 5, someone else heard about it as well

[dave29]

50. Drudge now says Kerry is preparing a response

perhaps they are waiting to hear what he has to say before they jump in with their stories

[NNN0LHI]

54. Don't worry about it Bombtrack. I make a lot more mistakes around here...

...that you and everyone else put together. It ain't no thing. Take care.

Don

[mitchum]

46. Does your friend deliver The Miami Herald?

[mountainvue]

51. LOL

[goodhue]

49. What story?

And why should I care?

[mountainvue]

52. Really

No details, no sources just a lot of shadowy gobbledygook.