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To: LindyBill who wrote (99326)2/8/2005 1:26:46 PM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (1) of 793759
 
New York Sun On Eason's Fables: More Than Kurtz Can Do

By Captain Ed on CNN

Roderick Boyd writes on Eason's Fables in today's New York Sun and manages to scoop Howard Kurtz after working on the story only a few hours. In his report, Boyd discusses all three documented instances of Jordan's accuations agains the US and Israeli military forces and the corroboration of several witnesses at Davos of his latest outrages:

........Note the phrase "within minutes" in describing Jordan's retreat. That sounds quite different than the earlier assertion that Jordan misspoke in the heat of rhetoric and immediately withdrew his most heated accusations. Frank says that Jordan didn't "walk" anything back until he got challenged by the Congressman, which given the political leanings of Frank, probably shocked Eason Jordan -- but then, courage and integrity always shocks those who lack both.

I spoke with Roderick Boyd yesterday afternoon, probably at Hugh Hewitt's suggestion, whom Boyd quotes for the article. Boyd got this story yesterday on top of another assignment due at roughly the same time (on the financial performance of two NY media stocks). Yet he managed to investigate the entire story, get new information out of Barney Frank, talk to at least two of the bloggers involved in keeping this story alive, and publish a news article instead of a facile shrug meant to bury the story. Compare this to Howard Kurtz's effort, after having the story and an interview with David Gergen for over a week. Kurtz should be embarassed with his wan performance.

Frank noted that he offered Eason Jordan the Congressional hearings I suggested yesterday if Jordan had any substantiation for his allegations. I heartily endorse that idea, as I did before, and I think Rep. Frank needs to press for them as quickly as possible -- and I think he needs to subpoena Jordan to get the CNN chief over his trans-Atlantic shyness.
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