Fitzmas fizzles..... again. And look at who they libs placed their faith. Heh! Heh!
In Front of the News Cycle
Betsy's Page
Howard Kurtz looks at the latest "Fitzmas" moment in the liberal blogosphere - the rumor that rocketed around the leftist blogs last week that Karl Rove had been indicted.
<<< The claim that President Bush's top political strategist had been indicted in the CIA leak investigation was written by a journalist who has battled drug addiction and mental illness and been convicted of grand larceny. That didn't stop more than 35 reporters -- from all the major newspapers, networks and newsmagazines -- from calling Luskin or Rove's spokesman, Mark Corallo, to check it out.
The reports appeared on the liberal Web site Truthout.org, run by Marc Ash, a former advertising man and fashion photographer in California. Jason Leopold, the author of the stories, directed inquiries to Ash, who says that "we stand by the story. We have multiple points of independent confirmation of what we originally reported. Our problem is, the prosecutor's office is under no obligation to go public."
Leopold acknowledges in a new book, "News Junkie," that he is a past liar, convicted felon and former alcoholic and cocaine addict. An earlier version of the book was canceled by publisher Rowman & Littlefield last year. >>>
The site, Truthout.org had to issue a retraction this weekend of the story, claiming that they just got out too far ahead of the news cycle.
<<< The time has now come, however, to issue a partial apology to our readership for this story. While we paid very careful attention to the sourcing on this story, we erred in getting too far out in front of the news-cycle. In moving as quickly as we did, we caused more confusion than clarity. And that was a disservice to our readership and we regret it.
As such, we will be taking the wait-and-see approach for the time being. We will keep you posted. >>>
That phrase is fast becoming a new punchline. Jonah Goldberg is having too much fun with it.
<<< My beloved bride is already fed-up with my use and abuse of this term. At about 11:15 this morning I thanked her for a fabulus dinner. When she looked at me funny, I simply explained I was out in front of the news cycle. By 1:00 PM I was already quite cross about my three year-old daughter's not taking her studies in college seriously. Etc. I predict this euphemism will far outlast any memory of either truthout or that Leopold guy. >>>
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