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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (10894)	4/20/2004 1:04:02 PM
From: Glenn Petersen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

Given your desire to turn Washington into a one paper town, I thought that you might be interested in some comments from you old pen pal, Lyn Nofziger: lynnofziger.com April 19, 2004--Another reason why it’s necessary to read both of Wasington’s daily papers if you want to know what’ going on in the world: For instance, if one were to read only the news columns of the Washington Post one would never know that some Republicans are clamoring for Jamie Gorelick to be thrown off the commission investigating the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. And not just because there’s a Gore in her last name. Ms. Gorlick’s critics claim that as the number two official in the Clinton justice department she has a conflict of interest in that she played an important role in developing the counter-terrorism policies the commission is investigating. The Washington Times for the last week or so has figured the furor over Ms. Gorlick is front page stuff. On the other hand the Post figures it’s not newsworthy. Well, sort of. Though not running any news stories the Post did give Ms. Gorlick a column on its op-ed page yesterday to tell her side of the controversy and to allow her to pledge that she will not resign from the commission. One wonders (or at least I wonder) whether Ms. Gorlick asked for the space or whether the Clinton-friendly, left-leaning Post offered it to her. Pledges such as Ms. Gorelick’s are usually given in all sincerity, but they do not , necessarily hold up over time. Some of us remember when when Richard Nixon, declaring that “the president of the United States is not a crook,” swore that he would not resign. And not too long ago Trent Lott, after making a similar pledge, resigned as senate majority leader over a silly little flap that had to do with his praising of the late Strom Thurmond who, like Robert Byrd, was a one-time racist. The point of all this is not to be critical of Ms. Gorelick but rather to point out that anyone who thinks the newspapers in this town are objective and that either one will supply all the news is living in a dream world. <snip>