[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: Best Evidence

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
Best Evidence
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1191288954.shtml


   Bill O'Reilly was surprised to find people eating with a knife and
   fork in a Harlem restaurant. Rush Limbaugh called troops who disagree
   with Republican policy "phony soldiers." Or so "Media Matters"
   reports.
   Before I continue, know that I subscribe to Limbaugh's Rush 24/7 and
   O'Reilly's Radio Factor premium web sites. I listen to every hour of
   every show, except for repeats and most substitute hosts of course.
   (Walter E. Williams is a hoot!) I therefore heard both the "offending"
   remarks and their rebuttals.
   Only I never knew they were offending until they each reported on
   these non-scandals later. I went back and listened to those programs
   again. Their respective fisks of their Media Matters accusations were
   spot on. Others have come to their defense as well.
   As they and Mark Levin all said, everything was there on the web sites
   for anyone to hear first hand. Rush has put his remarks via Dittocam
   on YouTube, in fact.
   There are no secrets here. Just how bad do you have to be to get
   stories like these wrong, maliciously wrong in fact? Where was the
   fact checking? Who was the second source - The Daily Kos?
   Those who blindly picked up on either of these stories, one of them
   possibly libelous, can afford the web subscriptions if I can afford
   them. They can certainly afford a phone call or two. But as Rush
   observed, nobody called his office, neither the Washington politicians
   nor the reporters who falsely took him to task. It fit the proverbial
   template and they ran with it.
   Given what happened, now imagine what could happen if the "Fairness"
   Doctrine ever comes back.