Explosives - Where's The Legs

[Steely_Dan]

I sort of thought that this would happen...
I mean, I get up this morning wanting to hear what the cable news networks were going to lead with. I specifically wanted to see if the missing explosives story lost any momentum.

Well, it sure has...and I don't get it. Only one cable news network (CNN, I believe)had a story on it and it wasn't even the lead story. Every time something like this comes up...something serious that can reflect poorly on Bush, it doesn't stick for very long. All of us here can think of countless events that should have done Bush in...but no, it fades almost as fast as it appears.

What gives?!

-P

[prodigal_green]

1. Ashlee Simpson lipsynched

Come on, the press can't cover EVERYTHING you know.

[Goldmund]

2. I have the opposite impression.

[Steely_Dan]

6. I Hope You Are Right

I mean...I hope this thing has legs.


-P

[zaj]

3. For-profit, tabloid media makes more money off murder trials than good Gov

[tomfodw]

4. Yeah, FNC, MSNBC, and CNN can't wait for the election to be over

So they can go back to covering Scott 'n' Laci all the time.

[Not Me]

5. It only needed to run three days.

The damage (to bush*) is done.

[Clinton Crusader]

7. I agree that the complete outrage is missing BUT

it's very very damaging and telling that * refuses to even ANSWER a question about this. So Bob Woodward et al whining Kerry wont give an interview, should be outraged that * wont even answer a question or address the explosives story.

:kick:

[NewYorkerfromMass]

8. 1,620 stories on google's not so bad

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&ie=UTF-8&q=Iraq+explosives+missing+IAEA&btnG=Search+News

I believe yesterday it was less than 1,000.

[ciaobox]

9. It's too complex an issue...

I never thought we could hang our hats on that issue. But we won 3 news cycles as a result. Only 5 more news cycles to go.

[On the Road]

10. Just Because It's Not Above the Fold Every Day

doesn't mean it's forgotten. There were just no significant developments. The story has had good coverage and has clearly done political damage to Bush.

[nostamj]

11. lead story on msnbc @ noon...

:shrug:

[BUSHOUT]

12. First thing I saw on CNN American Morning, and it seemed even worse for *

n/t

[BlueNomad]

13. big story

on NBC and MSNBC, also was on CNN and of course Jim Maceda blew that wide open with his comments to Imus..so I saw it the few places I was able to check out in between getting the family out the door...

[Steely_Dan]

14. Geeze, May I Was Wrong

I hope you all are right...this thing should be doing Bush in...Down for the count.

-Paige

[Beetwasher]

16. Yes, It's Snowballing Because The Admin. Is Sticking W/

the discredited notion that the weapons were gone before the invasion. Check LBN, there's a slew of stories calling them on their lies and now Kerry and Cheney are trading barbs and keeping it alive and THE hot story right now...

[Kahuna]

15. I believe tonight's 60 Mins, will give more fodder for the media..

BTW, I owe Wolf a nastygram for his drudge whoring yesterday.