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carolinayellowdog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-21-06 11:03 AM
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Tom Tomorrow's open letter to David Carr of the NYT
http://thismodernworld.com/3007

quote:When liberals criticize the media, we do so because we want you to do your job better. When right-wingers criticize the media, they do so because they want to destroy you.

See the difference?

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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-21-06 11:06 AM
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1. He needs to write Howard Kurtz, too. n/t
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unpossibles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-21-06 11:09 AM
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2. I love Tom
"These are not people upon whom reality exerts an undue influence."


great article.
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-21-06 11:10 AM
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3. conservatives want to control history.
there is no room for any version of history and or truth but theirs.
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zbdent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-21-06 11:53 AM
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4. When right-wingers criticize the media, they do so because
the media (momentarily) is doing its job ...
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carolinayellowdog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-21-06 12:14 PM
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5. Is it scapegoating? They PRETEND to fear liberal bloggers...
but in fact they're so terrified of the rightwingers in the blogosphere that they dare not even mention them. The MSM has been terrorized into submission by the Right for the last six years, and are now lashing out and blaming the Left while ignoring their true enemies.
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