Of Course It’s About The Election
I've already had the talking points dropped off in the comments sections about this. The left wing must have gotten up early today. The string of newspapers owned by the Gannett company that cater to the military have an editorial calling for Donald Rumsfeld's head. The editorial, to be published Monday, was released to the media on Friday. The editorial protests that "This is not about the midterm elections." Uh, sure. That's why it was released to the major media outlets on Friday.
Just days after President Bush publicly affirmed Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's job security through the end of his term, a family of publications catering to the military will publish an editorial calling for the defense secretary's removal.
The editorial, released to NBC News on Friday ahead of its Monday publication date, stated, "It is one thing for the majority of Americans to think Rumsfeld has failed. But when the nation's current military leaders start to break publicly with their defense secretary, then it is clear that he is losing control of the institution he ostensibly leads."
The editorial will appear just one day before the midterm election, in which GOP candidates have been losing ground, according to recent polls.
"This is not about the midterm elections," continued the editorial, which will appear in the Army Times, Air Force Times, Navy Times, and Marine Corps Times on Monday. "Regardless of which party wins Nov. 7, the time has come, Mr. President, to face the hard bruising truth: Donald Rumsfeld must go."
The newspapers are part of the Military Times Media Group, a subsidiary of the Gannett Co., Inc. The publications are sold to service members and their families.
Of course it is about the midterms, and of course they are doing their level best to help drag the Democrats across the finish line. This is all part of that media crescendo.
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By Darth Bush, November 4, 2006 @ 8:19 am
Of course the media are often influenced by the politicians, so put 2+2 together. It doesn’t matter whether its blue or red, it’s corrupt. DC is a slimy place. That’s why I call it the District of Corruption.
By Ed, November 4, 2006 @ 10:28 am
Of course it’s about the election. And don’t think the Editorial Boards aren’t reflecting their readership. No oversight has been an unmitigated disaster that the military has had to bear the brunt of. Putting 20-something GOP political idealogues in charge of the Iraq reconstruction doomed it from the start and Congress abdicated all responsibility. Rumsfeld championed this misguided effort and needs to go now.
By mokus, November 4, 2006 @ 11:31 am
Yes, it’s obviously about the elections all right, but since the editorial employs an obvious lie to pretend it’s about something else, nothing it says can be taken seriously.
It’s propaganda, distributed right before an election, and designed to influence the military vote, undermine the confidence of our fighting men and women, and raise fears among their family members.
It is an undemocratic act of stunning proportions designed to suppress the military vote. It will go down in the history of journalism as a prime example of the gross betrayal of the basic principles of the profession.
Gannett Media Group has joined forces with the Democrat Party to sow confusion among military families while our fighting men and women are overseas and in harm’s way.
Contrary to the statement above, the editorial represents the far left wing of the Democrat Party and their willing accomplices in the Drive by Media.
This editorial is a despicable act of cowardice and treachery.
By TC@LeatherPenguin, November 4, 2006 @ 1:32 pm
“don’t think the Editorial Boards aren’t reflecting their readership”
According to that standard, USA Today–another Gannett publication–is the voice of the American people. I mean, just look at their name!
Tell me, when was the last time you paid to USA Today to be dropped on your doorstep when you weren’t shacked up in a hotel? When was the last time you even looked at that two-bit rag? Those “military publications” are exactly the same: they claim a readership based solely on their name. They have no physical, or intrinsic, association with the audience they claim to address.
By mokus, November 4, 2006 @ 4:01 pm
Gannett has picked up where Dan Rather left off, and should easily move to the top of the Pulitzer list for their impressive display of agenda journalism.