"The press gives Bush a free ride on his lies " (Boston Globe)

[LearnedHand]

The press gives Bush a free ride on his lies

By Robert Kuttner, 7/16/2003

I'M GLAD THAT the press is finally making an issue of President Bush's knowing use of a faked intelligence report on Iraq's supposed nuclear weapons program. But most of the press keeps missing the larger story. Deception has become the hallmark of this president.

Whether the issue is leaving no child behind or who actually benefits from the tax cuts or what kind of drug coverage the administration's Medicare amendments will really provide or how the Bush Clear Skies Act actually degrades clean-air standards, the press has given the administration an astonishingly free ride.

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http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/197/oped/The_press_gives_Bush_a_free_ride_on_his_liesP.shtml


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Well, no shit, Sherlock.

[kentuck]

1. This is an important post...

This could be our rallying cry for the next few days. I think many here anticipate that the Niger nuclear story has about run its course in the media? We hope not but it may be true. If so, this would be the perfect follow-up attack to keep the press and the Repubs on the defensive, perhaps?

[revcarol]

2. Kuttner has been 'out there'

but the Globe itself, YUK!!

Of course, Kuttner is talking about the "other papers." NOT