Bush is on an anti-leak rampage and the press finds no disconnect

[kpete]

Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Bush is on an anti-leak rampage and the press finds no disconnect
by Joe in DC - 12/20/2005 09:46:00 AM


Hello. With all this feigend outrage about leaks, does anyone in the media remember that the White House leaked the name of an undercover CIA agent who worked on WMD? Quick refresher for the MSM: Two of the most senior White House officials, Scooter Libby and Karl Rove were the leakers. So, how does Bush have any credibility ranting about leakers:

Mr. Bush strongly hinted that the government was beginning a leak investigation into how the existence of the program was disclosed. It was first revealed in an article published on The New York Times Web site on Thursday night, though some information that administration officials argued could be useful to terrorists had been omitted.

"We're at war, and we must protect America's secrets," Mr. Bush said. "And so the Justice Department, I presume, will proceed forward with a full investigation."

I swear, the media, including too many reporters who cover the White House, are just pathetically weak and incapable of any serious reporting. If they're mean, they might not get a pet nickname from the President. That would ruin their credibility.

I keep thinking about what John Murtha said about the Bush team: Just because they said it, doesn't make it true. That is, unless you're in the MSM.
http://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/12/bush-is-on-anti-leak-rampage-and-press.html

[Loonman]

1. The so-called "liberal media"

Are now useless ass kissers.

[Arkansas Granny]

2. As I've said before, if the media were truly liberal, we would not

have had a second President Bush.

[FearofFutility]

3. The hypocrisy is breathtaking n/t

[wishlist]

4. Only one I heard mention it was on MSNBC Countdown (Allison Stewart)

Seems like media could put two and two together and at least mention this blatant disconnect between Spygate being leaked and the Plame leak since it practically jumps out from the headlines and news reports of Bush's comments of outrage against the spying leak. But so far of what I have seen and read in the 'mainstream' media, only Keith Olbermann's stand in host on Countdown pointed it out last night.

Hopefully the Bush's bogus outrage and hypocrisy will become more apparent upon Patrick Fitzgerald's next press conference announcing indictments for Rove.

[flordehinojos]

5. mediachannel.org quotes helen thomas in a column by danny shechter,

helen thomas: "Reporters obviously are under pressure to play ball. But if the goal is access all they will get from this administration is spin. It is amazing to me how gullible the press has been, how stenographic they must see their role. How sad..."

[RaleighNCDUer]

6. Bush is not raging against leakers. He likes leakers.

It's whistleblowers that he has a problem with.

His leakers deliberately release information that will undermine an enemy or make his side look good.

Whistleblowers tell the truth about violations of the law.

There's a little difference there.

[POAS]

7. He's having a Claude Rains moment