The Michael Moore effect (media now hammering WH over terror alert)

[59millionmorons]

I have been watching CNN and MSNBC and they seem to have finally taken Moore's criticism of the media asking tough questions to heart. They are doing a great job today of being skeptical of this new #132 terror warning.

[Claire Beth]

1. It's about time.............

if they'd asked the right questions and done some good investigative reporting during the 2000 election...we wouldn't be in this mess right now! At least not to the degree we're having to deal with now.

[radfringe]

2. finally...

but I'm still skeptical as to whether or not it will last

they've shown teeth before and then pulled them back

[Rick Myers]

3. A while ago miles O'Brien on CNN hammered the point

with a GOP stooge. He said (paraphrasing) screwing with people's emotions is going to backfire.

[napi21]

4. You're right! I noticed that too!

I also heard the Pub response that they are just trying to regenerate public awareness. People get lax and complacent and we just wanted to awaken their attention.

Too funny! I love to see the backpedaling!

[TrustingDog]

5. something terrorable is about to happen....

[3trievers]

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[TahitiNut]

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[TrustingDog]

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[tandot]

6. Great news. It is about time that they start to question those

terror alerts. If we are in such a grave danger, why haven't they raised the level to orange?

What bullshit. :mad:

[thecrow]

7. Amen on that!

They leave it at yellow and threaten us everytime something goes wrong for the Pubs or right for the Dems.
They could at least WARN the people who may be affected by their Terra Alerts!
At the very least it would get these people out of harm's way!

[morgan2]

8. they smell a lame duck

need to start kissing up to kerry now for access.. hedging their bets

[Atman]

9. Or they're helping Bush with the set-up

The dems and MM are saying the warnings are fake and Bush is doing to scare us. And then BOOM, another MIHOP, and the trumpets start blaring about how it was the dems and MM that told you to relax, it was all a fake.

Watch out...don't believe ANYTHING coming from the BushCo WH or media. Take EVERYTHING with a massive truckload of salt.

[Norquist Nemesis]

10. Heard a teaser for a special report

on "Has the Media Been to Easy on Bush?" It will be on CNN, but I only caught it when passing through the room. Didn't catch the time. It's either tonight or tomorrow.

[faithnotgreed]

11. "has the media been too easy on bush" special cnn report? woohoo!

its a start....

[Chili]

14. it'll be on Paula Zahn tonight

...8:00pm, CNN.

[Poiuyt]

16. Paula will say that the media has been too hard on Bush

:)

[rumguy]

15. I'm surprised they even think they can still pull these stunts