Good Old City High School - was Re: [Peace-discuss] Is this being
reported? - here's the snarky report from the WPost
Morton K. Brussel
brussel at uiuc.edu
Thu Apr 26 10:12:53 CDT 2007
Yes, the condescending, almost contemptuous, tone tends to give a
reader a sense that Kucinich and what he proposes really doesn't
matter. He's insignificant physically as well as politically…
On Apr 25, 2007, at 11:53 PM, Chuck Minne wrote:
> I find the following two paragraphs completely offensive and
> inappropriate. Further, it is my opinion that had the subject of
> Kucinich's press conference been something that the mainstream
> media supports, for example increasing aid to install a democratic
> government in Iraq, this either would not have been written in the
> first place, or else it would have been edited out. To me, this is
> clearly supporting Cheney and the administration by belittling
> Kucinich personally. It is a perfect example of how, when push
> comes to shove, the "liberal" media supports the administration.
> However, I can see how a high school editor would love it.
>
> >Kucinich, however, did not find humor in the matter. Standing perhaps
> >5 feet 6 inches tall in shoes, he wore a solemn face as he approached
> >the microphones, which nearly reached his eye level. He beckoned to
> >aides, who handed out thick binders detailing the case.
> >
> >Kucinich read at length from his articles of impeachment, undeterred
> >by rush-hour traffic noise on Independence Avenue ("I'll wait till
> the
> >truck goes by here," he said at one point) and wind that ruffled his
> >text and the few strands of his hair that were insufficiently
> weighted
> >by Brylcreem.
>
>
> "John W." <jbw292002 at gmail.com> wrote:
> At 08:46 AM 4/25/2007, Robert Naiman wrote:
>
> >Here's the snarky report from the Washington Post: The usual
> >anti-Kucinich venom is on steroids. Amazing. We couldn't have printed
> >Dana Milbank's piece in our high school newspaper.
>
> As a former high school newspaper editor and founding editor of the
> public
> i, I don't find the article particularly objectionable from a
> journalistic
> standpoint, even if I may disagree with the tone. Sure, it
> communicates
> more than straight "facts" devoid of any spin whatsoever, but it
> may well
> be factually correct. Kucinich may well have been alone at the
> microphone,
> and he may well be utterly lacking in Congressional support.
> Milbank DID
> quote other sources. I actually enjoyed the humor a bit, while still
> thinking that Kucinich, the Voice Crying in the Wilderness, is
> correct.
>
> We know that ALL journalists bring their own prejudices to bear, in
> ways
> subtle and not so subtle, on their journalism. The most serious
> flaw in
> the article from my perspective is what it does NOT address. It
> addresses
> Kucinich's recent one-man crusade to impeach Cheney (which Chuck,
> after
> all, thought was "newsworthy"), but it does NOT address Dick
> Cheney's many
> high crimes and misdemeanors, or whatever those impeachable
> offenses are
> termed. Those would and should be the subject of other articles,
> perhaps
> an investigative series. In any newspaper I owned, they would be.
>
> John Wason
>
>
>
> >http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/24/
> AR2007042402341_pf.html
> >
> >Kucinich's Battle Against Cheney Not So (Im)Peachy Keen
> >
> >By Dana Milbank
> >Wednesday, April 25, 2007; 8:18 AM
> >
> >
> >"I do not stand alone," Dennis Kucinich said as he stood, alone, in
> >front of a cluster of microphones yesterday evening.
> >
> >The Ohio congressman, a Democratic presidential candidate, was
> holding
> >a news conference outside the Capitol to announce that he had just
> >filed articles of impeachment against Vice President Cheney. But
> >subsequent questioning quickly revealed that Kucinich had not yet
> >persuaded any of his 434 colleagues to be a cosponsor, that he had
> not
> >even discussed the matter with House Democratic leaders, and that he
> >had not raised the subject with the Judiciary Committee.
> >
> >Kucinich did have one thing: a copy of the Declaration of
> >Independence. And he was not afraid to read it. "We hold these truths
> >to be self-evident," the aspiring impeachment manager read at the
> >start of his news conference. He continued all the way through the
> bit
> >about the right of the people to abolish the government.
> >
> >"These words from the Declaration of Independence are instructive at
> >this moment," he said.
> >
> >A reporter from the Cleveland Plain Dealer encouraged USS Kucinich to
> >contact planet Earth. "But Nancy Pelosi says this is not going
> >anywhere," she pointed out.
> >
> >"Have you talked to her today?" Kucinich shot back.
> >
> >"Yes, I did," she replied.
> >
> >Kucinich had not expected that answer. "Then I would say I have not
> >talked to her," he acknowledged.
> >
> >It was not an auspicious beginning for the impeachment of Richard
> B. Cheney.
> >
> >Kucinich had called his news conference for noon on the terrace of
> the
> >Cannon building. But minutes before the event, his office sent out a
> >statement: "News reports this morning indicate the Vice President was
> >experiencing a medical crisis. Until the vice president's
> condition is
> >clarified, I am placing any action on hold."
> >
> >This was odd, because the vice president's spokeswoman had already
> >announced that Cheney had merely gone to a doctor's office to
> check on
> >a blood clot in his leg, which is improving. Cheney himself, far from
> >suffering a medical crisis, joined Senate Republicans for lunch at
> the
> >Capitol. "The leg's doing good," Cheney announced after lunch, his
> >lips in his trademark snarl. Indeed, he was feeling so well that he
> >chose to start a new fight with congressional Democrats. Senate
> >Majority Leader Harry Reid was not only "uninformed and misleading,"
> >but also practicing "defeatism," Cheney said. Democrats are guilty of
> >"political calculation" and "blind opposition."
> >
> >Reid visited the same microphones minutes later to return the
> >playground taunts: "I'm not going to get into a name-calling match
> >with somebody who has a 9 percent approval rating." And: "I'm not
> >going to get into a name-calling match with the administration's
> chief
> >attack dog."
> >
> >Kucinich evidently realized there was no reason for him to get cold
> >feet just because of Cheney's leg. A few minutes after the Cheney-
> Reid
> >showdown, the congressman arrived in the Speaker's Lobby off the
> House
> >floor, handing out news releases to any reporter he could find:
> >"Kucinich to Move Forward with Impeachment News Conference."
> >
> >Washingtonpost.com's Paul Kane showed the news release to House
> >Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), who declined to endorse the
> >Kucinich crusade. "He was busily engaged in handing that out," Hoyer
> >observed. "Beyond that, I don't have any thought about it."
> >
> >Rep. Rahm Emanuel (Ill.), chairman of the House Democratic caucus,
> was
> >equally dismissive -- "Dennis can do what he wants; I'm not going to
> >support it" -- but used the occasion to try out some Cheney material:
> >"This is the biggest setback for the vice president since oil went
> >under 65 bucks a barrel."
> >
> >Kucinich, however, did not find humor in the matter. Standing perhaps
> >5 feet 6 inches tall in shoes, he wore a solemn face as he approached
> >the microphones, which nearly reached his eye level. He beckoned to
> >aides, who handed out thick binders detailing the case.
> >
> >Kucinich read at length from his articles of impeachment, undeterred
> >by rush-hour traffic noise on Independence Avenue ("I'll wait till
> the
> >truck goes by here," he said at one point) and wind that ruffled his
> >text and the few strands of his hair that were insufficiently
> weighted
> >by Brylcreem.
> >
> >Tom Ferraro of Reuters asked Kucinich if any other lawmakers
> supported
> >impeachment.
> >
> >"Because this resolution is so weighty in its import, it's going
> to be
> >important for members of Congress to have sufficient time to study
> the
> >articles," Kucinich answered.
> >
> >We'll take that as a no. "So at this point you stand alone?"
> Ferraro pressed.
> >
> >"I believe I stand with millions of Americans," Kucinich parried.
> >
> >Someone else asked why Kucinich targeted Cheney but not Cheney's
> boss.
> >"There's a practical reason," the congressman explained. "If we were
> >to start with the president and pursue articles of impeachment, Mr.
> >Cheney would then become president. . . . You would then have to go
> >through the constitutional agony of impeaching two presidents
> >consecutively."
> >
> >It was a valid point. If Kucinich is having this much trouble
> >impeaching one vice president, imagine the difficulty impeaching two
> >presidents.
> >
> >
> >On 4/25/07, Chuck Minne wrote:
> >
> >>Here we see that Kucinich has filed three articles of impeachment
> against
> >>Cheney. The question is: "Is this Newsworthy?"
> >>
> >>Is it being reported in the mainstream media? On NPR? I really
> don't know
> >>and am curious. It seems to be newsworthy to me.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>April 24, 2007
> >>
> >>
> >>Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) has just introduced Articles of
> >>Impeachment against Vice-President Dick Cheney.
> >>
> >>Kucinich Files Three Articles of Impeachment against Cheney
> >>
> >>Article I
> >>The Vice President of the United States, Richard B. Cheney, has
> purposely
> >>manipulated the intelligence process to deceive the citizens and
> Congress
> >>of the United States by fabricating a threat of Iraqi weapons of
> mass
> >>destruction to justify the use of the U.S. Armed Forces against the
> >>nation of Iraq in a manner damaging to our national security
> interests.
> >>
> >>Article II
> >>The Vice President of the United States, Richard B. Cheney, has
> purposely
> >>manipulated the intelligence process to deceive the citizens
> >>and Congress of the United States about an alleged relationship
> between
> >>Iraq and al Qaeda in order to justify the use of the U.S. Armed
> Forces
> >>against the nation of Iraq in a manner damagin to our national
> security
> >>interests.
> >>
> >>Article III
> >>In his conduce while Vice President of the United States, Richard B.
> >>Cheney, in violation of his constitutional oath to faithfully
> execute the
> >>office of Vice President of the United States and, to the best of
> his
> >>ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the
> United
> >>States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care
> that the
> >>laws be faithfully executed, has openly threatened aggression
> against the
> >>Republic of Iran absent any real threat to the the United States,
> and
> >>done so with the United States' proven capability to carry out such
> >>threats, thus undermining the national security of the United
> States.
> >>
> >>The full text of H. Res. 333 is now available here, along with
> supporting
> >>documentation.
> >>
> >>
> >>Okay folks, it's on! Now is the time to speak up loud and clear
> to demand
> >>that Congress do the right thing and impeach Cheney, and that the
> media
> >>give this story the attention it deserves. A page has been set up at
> >>ImpeachCheney.org with complete information on whom to contact to
> make
> >>this happen. Do it now!
>
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