Reply #20: Like Judith Miller [View All]

[sandnsea]

How can they continue to support her work when she was put in touch with the exact "sources" the White House was using to spin their WMD yarns. I think there are probably a number of "Judith Millers" out there, Jonathan Alter could even be one but he sees himself as just having good sources, like Miller. The idea that his trusted govt sources are all a bunch of liars using him to plant the "news", well he just doesn't see it at all. And since that's what all his colleagues are doing, well he sees them all as honest and independent as he believes himself to be. When you get one who really believes they're carrying an important story, like Judith Miller did, well then they'll say anything they're told. The hype and attention goes to their head, and there's no turning back.

Then you mix in money and the pressure from the Fox haters, and well here we are. They can't tell when they're being bullied by the right, the DLC, or their own bosses.