Comments on: In the Tank

By: Uncle Mike

Uncle Mike — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:38:12 +0000

Gmac,

You rightly point out an obvious misquote; happens often these days — even in the WaPo (or should I say especially in the WaPo?).

The actual quote should read:

(Regarding) future events, Brauchli said: “I would hope that everybody in the Washington Post Company is always sensitive to the importance of the newsroom’s ingenuity and interdependence with the White House.”

Now, doesn’t that make more sense?

I thought so.

By: Gmac

Gmac — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:25:07 +0000

“sensitive to the importance of the newsroom’s integrity and independence”

It was really hard to stop laughing long enough to type this. I mean seriously, who can look at that statement and not laugh, Integrity and independence my a**.

By: sherlock

sherlock — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:19:37 +0000

Notice all the media hysteria about who were the White House “Officials”, who authorized them to attend, and what was the quid pro quo that allowed the Post to “guarantee” access to them?

Me neither.

The “watchdogs” are comfortably snoozing at their master’s feet in the White House, along with Bo. I hope they enjoy a lifetime of unemployed leisure as a reward for selling their integrity so eagerly.

By: JKB

JKB — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:54 +0000

When I was in DC the rule was don’t do anything you wouldn’t want to see on the front page of the Washington Post. I guess the Post needs a rule of thumb: Don’t do anything you wouldn’t want to see posted on a blog.

I like that the blame here lies not with the setting up of the “salons” but rather that someone down in marketing didn’t clear the flyer with senior management. As well as the big flaw was the flyer said a maximum of two supporters when they really wanted a minimum of two groups paying them for access.

By: MaxDamage

MaxDamage — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:11:52 +0000

If I might quote the Washington Post, “The president called randomly on three audience members. All turned out to be members of groups with close ties to his administration: the Service Employees International Union, Health Care for America Now, and Organizing for America, which is a part of the Democratic National Committee. White House officials said that was a coincidence.”

I’m guessing the coincidence was that they were called upon randomly, probably due to a teleprompter glitch. When even Helen Thomas is torqued because The Press can’t maintain the appearance of neutrality, the mutual admiration society is falling apart.

– Max

By: virgil xenophon

virgil xenophon — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:53:16 +0000

Scott/

MSNBC post 6pm? HA! Whatever happened to the old “know your enemy” dictum? I know, I know, as much as I love to watch ‘em just to wait for foaming at the mouth time, I have my limits too–if Roberto “hands of stone” Duran can be beaten into submission and forced to say “no mas” in N.O. before my very eyes, who am I to say I’m a better man? It takes a “vast quantities” of something or another to sit thru Ed Schultz, Chris, “K.O” and our “gal” Rachel in succession.

And it tells you something when Ed, despite his blustering, over-the-top frenetic delivery style, is probably the most reasonable one of the lot, (along with Jerry Springer* on Air America, for chrissake–of all people, who’d have ever thought?) and has people on occasionally who hold an opposite pov.

*(When he and Air America were on in N.O.–they no longer are–RIP.)