Have We Suspended Disbelief?

[ThomWV]

This is the third time I have tried to make this point, I think it is that important.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/19/AR2007071902625.html?hpid=topnews

The Washington Post published an article yesterday reporting the "news" that the Bush Administration has asserted "Broader Privilege Claimed In Firings". The article has been mentioned here often and has caused quite a stir. However the article misses much - so much that one has to wonder not only why the article was published but also how it found its way to Page 1 of such an important newspaper.

The first paragraph of the article begins with "Bush administration officials unveiled a bold new assertion of executive authority yesterday ..." What you should notice is that we are not told where this 'unveiling' took place nor are we linked to or shown a copy of what was 'unveiled'.

Two paragraphs later the article tells us "But administration officials argued yesterday that Congress has no power to force a U.S. attorney to pursue contempt charges in cases, such as the prosecutor firings ..." No where does it tell who was doing the arguing, where the argument took place, a transcript of the argument.

Down one more paragraph and we are told "A U.S. attorney would not be permitted to bring contempt charges or convene a grand jury in an executive privilege case," said a senior official, who said his remarks reflect a consensus within the administration." Not a word about who the Senior Official might be or a hint about when and where the statement was made.

The article then goes on to give us the the opinions of others about the matter and some other background.

And there you have it. Probably the most important article printed this past week and it is devoid of any concrete evidence that the event reported even took place. Not one word of the article can be traced back to anyone at any time in any place.

I don't call this news, I call this the suspension of disbelief.

[SpiralHawk]

1. "Move along. There is nothing to see here." - Corporate Media

"We are just good propaganda soldiers, following orders from the republicon fascist borg. So shut up, and move along."

- Corporate Media toadies

[tom_paine]

2. Call it what you will. The "news" is no longer reliable.

The spin inherent in everything is intolerable these days, and it is now built into the system.

[emulatorloo]

3. Write the Washington Post and tell them how you feel EOM