:: Da' Militant One's Lair ::

:: Sunday, January 09, 2005 ::

Here's an email to Fow News about Reporter Carl Cameron from October 2004:

Gentlemen,

The only difference between Dan Rather and Carl Cameron is that Rather did not intentionally release fake documents about Bush. Now mind you the contents were probably true because Bush is who he is and he has not changed. Rather then at least had the decency to apologize publicly for his error. If he should resign then so be it. Many of the talking heads on your network have suggested just that. What about Cameron? I've been a republican since 1986 and proudly voted for George H. W. Bush in 1988. The person in the White House today is a shadow of his father. Yet, folks like Cameron have done all the can to help him get re-elected including falsifying news. Where is Cameron's apology? Your network offered a "limp fish" apology that was dubious at best. Cameron was "tired" and meant no malice? You know that that is a bald face lie. Cameron is a Bush supporter which is fine, but he has let his views merge into his reports. If it's bad for Rather it should be terminal for Cameron. This is why many view your slogan "fair and balanced" as a joke. I personally do not care if Cameron stays or goes. I will still watch your network because I do think that you have some talent and I am not referring to Hannity and O'Reilly they are just as irresponsible as Cameron. You might respond that Hannity and O'Reilly are not reporters. That is my point, reporters and pundits have merged as one. Why not truly be "fair and balanced?" For the life of me I can't understand why your station has hitched itself to the Bush Administration, they are screwing this country royally. Kerry is not the ultimate candidate, but he is change that is vitally needed. Four more yes of Bush will in all likelihood cost the republican party majority status in the Congress in 2008. Why was there no attempt to present a republican alternative to Bush? I know that it is all about politics and money, but scant attention is paid to the citizens of this country.

The Iraq situation is a perfect example. The pictures coming out of Iraq paint a nation that is facing a grim future. Bush and Cheney are playing their violins while the nation burns. What about the people of this country? Don't we deserve a Commander-in-Chief that is at least candid about war and death? The U.S. has experienced over 1,000 deaths and 7,500 wounded American soldiers in Iraq since March 2003. Shouldn't Bush level with the American people? Or should we ignore the truth and keep pushing the ball up the hill? Why not do some serious reporting that is not so much "fair and balanced" but is fundamentally true in every since of the word? Why not have Carl Cameron do an expose on the coming Iraqi elections in January and the difficulty that will result if the Kurds in the north are subjugated by the election process. The answer is not hopeful and I wish that your network and many others had taken the time to review the history of Iraq and its people. If you had then you would have been more cautious in supporting such an ill-conceived war.


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