FAIR's Public Release RE:Roberts in Newsweek

[CAcyclist]

http://www.keepmedia.com/pubs/Newsweek/2005/08/01/946892?from=search&criteria=roberts&refinePubTypeID=0
"Liberal bloggers floated conspiracy theories about the behind-the-scenes role he played on Bush's legal team in the epic court fight after the 2000 election, a contribution that supposedly earned the president's undying gratitude. Right-wingers smugly assumed Roberts's membership in the Federalist Society, an organization that has taken on an almost cultish mystique as both incubator and old boys' network for conservative jurists and lawyers in Washington. "


My LTTE re:Newsweeks Article on Roberts

Dear Editor:

I must take exception to your article about Roberts. These are not conspiracy theories but outright facts. I demand you print a retraction and stop this. What you are doing isn't journalism, its propaganda.

Excerpts from FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting):
http://www.fair.org/index.php

" According to a report in the Miami Herald (7/27/05), Roberts worked "as legal consultant, lawsuit editor and prep coach for arguments before the nation's highest court, according to the man who drafted him for the job." The Herald noted that Roberts was considered one of the top names for the effort, which he worked on for "a week to 10 days"; as Bush adviser Ted Cruz told the paper, "There was no one better for the job.""


"... as the Washington Post revealed (7/25/05), Roberts was not only listed in the group's (Federalist Society) 1997-98 leadership directory--he's named as a member of the Washington chapter's steering committee."

Sincerely,

[MissMarple]

1. Good letter. Short and to the point. References even.

:bounce: And if I knew how you'd get two gold stars. Now, if they will only print it.

[CAcyclist]

2. Thank you !nt