Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Will any NYC or DC paper ever Blame Bush

TPMmuckraker August 27, 2007 4:42 PM
Why did Alberto Gonzales resign this weekend? He just did and that's all there is to it, says the White House.

Firedoglake - Firedoglake weblog » NYT Whitewashes Gonzales and the White House

Just shoot me. Twice.

As part of its extensive, multi-story coverage of the Alberto Gonzales resignation, the New York Times devotes two of its three front page articles to essentially excusing Gonzales’ abysmal tenure as Attorney General or claiming that his departure now absolves the White House of wrong doing. And in the process, the Times editors send the subtle message that it’s okay to sanction felonies and war crimes if it is done to promote war or protect the President

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