So a new report out says that over 500 chemical weapons, mainly mustard and sarin gas, have been found since 2003. But wait, Saddam said that he had gotten rid of all of them, how could that be?
Still no mention of the report on CNN's front page, and a search for "WMD" turns up nothing since 6/2. I'm shocked, shocked I tell you!
UPDATE: Hmmm... No mention on ABC, CBS, MSNBC... But plenty of coverage on the Marines facing charges. Odd how liberals are soft on crime (see Willie Horton) until a serviceman is accused of something. Then, of course, as Jack Murtha would tell you, they're just plain guilty.
UPDATE: HotAir has some video from last night Hannity and Colmes about the topic where Allen, predictably, attempts to downplay the significance.
posted on Thursday, June 22, 2006 5:09 AM
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# re: Hundreds Of WMDs Found In Iraq
6/30/2006 6:57 AM |
Actually I find it more interesting that only Fox news seems to have this exclusive yet neither the Pres. or VP has mentioned it once. Maybe the reason the other networks aren't reporting it is because they have people called fact checkers. Wouldn't they be jumping up and down and rubbing it in our faces if the weapons really were found? Wouldn't they legitimize the war if they could seeing how they have record low approval ratings?
This only indicates that the other news networks are reputable and Fox isn't. If even the President isn't reporting this I find it hard to believe Fox has the story straight.
Thanks for pointing out the Conservative Bias in the media and the unreliability of Fox as a news source.
# re: Hundreds Of WMDs Found In Iraq
6/30/2006 7:35 AM |
Conservative bias in the media? OK, you can put the Kool-Aid down now.
Of course as we all know Reuters is a bastion of conservatism, and they reported on it...
http://today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-06-29T232802Z_01_N29254424_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAQ-USA-WMD.xml
The only thing this story reveals is the bias of all the other media not to print a story such as this.
Not owning 100% of the media outlets like they did back before Fox News, talk radio, and the Internet sure does seem to upset the libs. They long for the "good old days" when they controlled it all. But thankfully, those days are long gone.
# re: Hundreds Of WMDs Found In Iraq
6/30/2006 2:39 PM |
They did talk about it, there have been stories coming out about this from grunts on the ground. The major outlets just don't want any part of it and Toad,seriously dude,get off the pipe and go join Sheehan on the hunger strike...
# re: Hundreds Of WMDs Found In Iraq
7/3/2006 1:48 PM |
Not to mention the fact that Fox kicks all the other cable networks in ratings. Here are some recent numbers:
FNC O'REILLY 2,149,000
FNC HANNITY/COLMES 1,735,000
FNC GRETA 1,353,000
FNC HUME 1,240,000
FNC SHEP 1,185,000
CNN KING 1,007,000
CNN COOPER 912,000
CNN DOBBS 793,000
CNN ZAHN 625,000
CNNHN GRACE 497,000
MSNBC OLBERMANN 251,000
MSNBC HARDBALL 246,000
# re: Hundreds Of WMDs Found In Iraq
7/6/2006 4:58 PM |
First off, did you even read the story? The WMDs were in a deactivated state and there were no signs of current weapons programs. They even stated that the weapons were more dangerous to the people who found them than they were to any enemy.
2nd TV ratings don't really boost your argument. Would I rather rely on the mentality and brain functions of people held up in a compound making babies who only watch TV or people who actually read and get out into the real world from time to time and expose themselves to other viewpoints? So great, more idiots watch Fox, even more watch Jerry Springer, does that make Springer right? No, it just means that your general TV audience is low brow and less likely to get their fat ass out of a chair and do something other than be brainwashed by the idiot box.
And by the way, who is Reuters owned by? It’s not the NY Times or Howard Dean, I can assure you of that.
A quote from your article:
"...the weapons predated the 1991 Gulf War, were too degraded to be used as originally intended and posed no threat to U.S. forces deployed in the region during the run-up to the 2003 invasion."
# re: Hundreds Of WMDs Found In Iraq
7/6/2006 5:10 PM |
Saddam said that he didn't have those weapons. Well, it turns out that he did. Makes one wonder what else he was lying about.
Man I love how crazy Fox News makes libs! You go ahead and keep convincing yourself that ratings don't matter.