Text of Judge Roberts' Remarks
without notes, mind you. Here.
Russert interviews Nagin
Ace of Spades covers it
Iran web sites
In addition to Regime Change Iran, we have been alerted to another serious and interesting Iranian site, the English translation of Iran-Va-Jahan.
SDA on Katrina Coverage
"Especially for those of you new to SDA and the blogosphere, I suggest you read Jeff's entry. In his disassembly of the Newsweek article, he exposes that much of the coverage we've been treated to on Katrina and the responses of the various levels of government is, at best, pathetically superficial and selectively factual. At worst (and most of it falls into the worst category) it's intentionally politicized and misleading.
Journalists, take note. This is why increasing numbers of Americans - and Canadians - are turning off their network news and cancelling subscriptions. The "art of omission" is a dangerous ploy in an age where the media consumer has near instant, unfiltered free access to legal and constitutional experts, transcripts, archival material, and witnesses on the scene.
When viewers and readers discover you are ignoring the details - in this case, details like the limitations placed on presidential powers by the US Constitution - in a transparent ploy to score political points, you damage the relationship with the information consumer on a multitude of levels.
That you inflict long term damage on your own professional credibility goes without saying. What seems less understood by your profession is that your actions convey a profound contempt for your readers and listeners. Disingenuously superficial and/or inappropriately politicized versions of current events are an insult to our intelligence - and we know it. "
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