DNC news, or lack thereof - Page 2

Happy Monkey · 07-28-2004, 12:43 PM

Maybe. I haven't seen any of the video. But Drudge is hardly a good source, and neither is the nut writing "Unfit for Command".

lookout123 · 07-28-2004, 12:45 PM

ok, why is drudge not a good source, and how do you know that the guy who wrote the book is a "nut".

nobody has called the guy that Kerry rescued a nut, so why would you assume that the guy who replaced him is one?

Happy Monkey · 07-28-2004, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lookout123

nobody has called the guy that carried rescued a nut,

Who?

Here's a good rundown on John E. O'Neil. He was hired by Nixon to attack Kerry, and has been brought out of retirement by Bush. He loves to give the impression that he served with Kerry, but he didn't meet him until a debate on the Dick Cavett Show.

Drudge is a tabloid. His exclusives are as likely to be untrue as they are to be true - he doesn't check. And he's not above altering his sources to suit his convenience.

lookout123 · 07-28-2004, 01:33 PM

i've never heard him claim that he served with Kerry. he served in the same unit after Kerry with many of the same men that Kerry was with.
there are people in the US air force that i've never worked directly with that i can speak volumes(both good and bad) about because i have gone into units after them.

anyway - i don't really care one way or another about the guy. it was a story involving the dnc so i posted it.

and drudge is a moron for not crediting the guy with a photo, but drudge doesn't just make shit up either - he doesn't generally write much, choosing instead to link to others. he is a one man version of the cellar; just putting all of his links in a row.

lookout123 · 08-17-2004, 11:37 AM

It is a little late in coming, but here is George Will's column addressing Kerry's speech at the DNC convention.

George Will

Happy Monkey · 07-28-2004, 01:35 PM

He altered the photo.

lookout123 · 07-28-2004, 02:42 PM

he obviously altered the photo so he wouldn't have to credit the guy. stupid. but flipping a photo is not tantamount to falsification of news stories.

Happy Monkey · 07-28-2004, 03:27 PM

Come on. He flipped the photo and altered the street signs and traffic light. That is an active attempt to falsify something that doesn't even matter. Why would you think he'd be more scrupulous on something he actually cared about?

But regardless, I didn't say he falsified news stories. I said he doesn't check whether they are true or not before publishing.

warch · 07-28-2004, 06:00 PM

Look out Lookout. You sound like a party feed.

lookout123 · 08-12-2004, 07:41 PM

Acceptance Anecdote
In his acceptance speech at the Democratic Convention last month, John Kerry told the story of Mary Ann Knowles, a New Hampshire woman with breast cancer who Kerry said, "had to keep working day after day right through her chemotherapy, no matter how sick she felt, because she was terrified of losing her family's health insurance."

But New Hampshire's Union Leader newspaper reports Knowles had 26 weeks of paid disability leave available, and was never in danger of losing her insurance.

warch · 08-16-2004, 11:08 AM

Those damn cancer patients. Just like them damn welfare mamas. Always trying to rip off the man.

07-28-2004, 12:43 PM	#1
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Maybe. I haven't seen any of the video. But Drudge is hardly a good source, and neither is the nut writing "Unfit for Command". __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

07-28-2004, 12:45 PM	#2
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	ok, why is drudge not a good source, and how do you know that the guy who wrote the book is a "nut". nobody has called the guy that Kerry rescued a nut, so why would you assume that the guy who replaced him is one? __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin Last edited by lookout123; 07-28-2004 at 01:16 PM.

07-28-2004, 01:33 PM	#4
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	i've never heard him claim that he served with Kerry. he served in the same unit after Kerry with many of the same men that Kerry was with. there are people in the US air force that i've never worked directly with that i can speak volumes(both good and bad) about because i have gone into units after them. anyway - i don't really care one way or another about the guy. it was a story involving the dnc so i posted it. and drudge is a moron for not crediting the guy with a photo, but drudge doesn't just make shit up either - he doesn't generally write much, choosing instead to link to others. he is a one man version of the cellar; just putting all of his links in a row. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

08-17-2004, 11:37 AM	#5
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	It is a little late in coming, but here is George Will's column addressing Kerry's speech at the DNC convention. George Will __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

07-28-2004, 01:35 PM	#6
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	He altered the photo. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

07-28-2004, 02:42 PM	#7
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	he obviously altered the photo so he wouldn't have to credit the guy. stupid. but flipping a photo is not tantamount to falsification of news stories. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

07-28-2004, 03:27 PM	#8
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Come on. He flipped the photo and altered the street signs and traffic light. That is an active attempt to falsify something that doesn't even matter. Why would you think he'd be more scrupulous on something he actually cared about? But regardless, I didn't say he falsified news stories. I said he doesn't check whether they are true or not before publishing. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

07-28-2004, 06:00 PM	#9
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Look out Lookout. You sound like a party feed.

08-12-2004, 07:41 PM	#10
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Update Acceptance Anecdote In his acceptance speech at the Democratic Convention last month, John Kerry told the story of Mary Ann Knowles, a New Hampshire woman with breast cancer who Kerry said, "had to keep working day after day right through her chemotherapy, no matter how sick she felt, because she was terrified of losing her family's health insurance." But New Hampshire's Union Leader newspaper reports Knowles had 26 weeks of paid disability leave available, and was never in danger of losing her insurance. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

08-16-2004, 11:08 AM	#11
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Those damn cancer patients. Just like them damn welfare mamas. Always trying to rip off the man.

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