Fox News goes after Katie Couric for the crime of telling the truth

[Vyan]

Run time: 05:44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GenP9EQc-oM   Posted on YouTube: September 27, 2007 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: September 27, 2007 By DU Member: Vyan Views on DU: 1536

 
Speaking at the National Press Club (hey who invited her anyway, isn't that for "Journalists?") CBS News Katie Couric announced that theIraq War was a "Mistake?"

Really now? Y'think?

“Everyone in this room would agree that people in this country were misled in terms of the rationale of this war,” said Couric, adding that it is “pretty much accepted” that the war in Iraq was a mistake.

“I’ve never understood why (invading Iraq) was so high on the administration’s agenda when terrorism was going on in Afghanistan and Pakistan and that (Iraq) had no true connection with al Qaeda.” <…>

Couric (criticized) “the feeling that we’d be welcomed as liberators and didn’t need to focus as much on security.” She added, “I’d feel totally comfortable saying any of that at some point, if required, on television.”

It's interesting that when she had a chance to make all these points to David Petreaus while interviewing him in Iraq just recently, she didn't even bother. She was so nice to Ole' Betreaus that the right-wing has dubbed her their Sweatheart.

Maybe not so much after this.

In fact, not at all on Hannity & Colmes who ironically found it inappropriate for a network anchor to mix News and Commentary even though her comments were not made on a News cast.

Now what's really amazing here, besides the fact that they decide to talk conservative media shill Brent Bozell about Couric, is that the ultimate conclusions drawn are that a) The fact that we we're "Mislead" into this war is just and "Opinion" b) Somehow the Clinton Administration has as much to do with this War as Bush c) The Surge is Working and Couric was right to say so and d) her comments at the Press Club were an attempt to "Genuflect at the Altar of those George Soros Funded Crazies Media Matters - just look what their doing to "poor Bill O'Reilly".

Except that we really were Misled into this War, the Clinton Administration ended long before we invaded Iraq, The Surge isn't working and George Soros has nothing to do with Media Matters and even if he did - So-F-ing-What!?

Truly stunning no?

Vyan

[BrklynLib at work]

1. What is amazing is their totally consistent hypocrisy...

They are ALWAYS peeing on our shoes and telling us it is raining...and then nodding "Yes" when prez shit-for-brains tells us the same as HE is peeing on our shoes.

Guess the irony is that BushCO is also peeing on the shoes of the media, and they are just standing there smiling, looking up at the sky to see where the rainclouds are..

[WCGreen]

2. I just can't watch this ....

Brent Bozell is a clown, he has always been a clown and he always will be a clown...

[formercia]

3. Better late than never

I'm sure she didn't realize what was going on. :sarcasm:

This is the "Navy SEALS rock!" Katie I remember, right?

[dbonds]

4. OMG, faux news calling out people for having an adgenda.

Does anyone buy this crap?

[thereismore]

5. Couldn't get past Bonsell. Icky ick. nt

[McCamy Taylor]

6. I am glad Katie Couric isnt a Stepford Wife after all.

[formercia]

7. Is this the beginning of Media's 'Deathbed Redemption?'

First of all, I would like to welcome Katie into the progressive fold of moral sanity, but before she dresses herself in a white gown and becomes a full fledged member of the World of the Sane, she needs to do some serious penance. It is a fact, after all, that she was a leading cheer leader during the run up to War.

We must have some minimal criteria to allow those vociferous 'Good Germans' to regain their social status. Perhaps some serious sack cloth and ashes time would be in order. She needs to make up for all the damage she has caused when her voice against the War in the beginning might have made all the difference.

[ooglymoogly]

8. Brent Bozo joins the rest of the bozo's on faux noise

The shocking thing, since faux is a given as dumb show and noise, what the hell is dumb noise Brent doing at the NYTimes? You would think after all that has happened to the gray lady they would try to act like responsible adults and try not to get caught with their pants down over and over and over...but...I guess that is equally laughable. The times is no longer salvageable as a place to get the nitty gritty and that is a very sad thing and I say that as a past subscriber.

[rAVES]

9. Colmes does a semi decent job...

He's in the wrong one though......

[pretzel4gore]

10. nevermind fox news, what did the rest of pigmedia say?

the story is what couric said yada yada- foxnews is a terrorist org and has nothing to do with anything, esp. facts.

[Kokonoe]

11. I always thought the Press Club was for speaking opinion? nt

[L0oniX]

12. You don't have to be a brain surgeon to have hind sight and ...

she is still one of those that lie by omission.