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2012-01-23 Home Front: WoT

Dem Senate Staffer: Charged with Releasing CIA Names to Gitmo Folks

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Posted by Sherry 2012-01-23 16:39|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Ever wonder why the MSM is beholden to the political elites? Walk, for a while, in the shoes of a MSM editor/reporter. You have to fill so many minutes (TV/Cable) or lines (newspaper/magazines) a day. If you had to do investigative reporting to find your stories you would be dead; no way that you would be given the necessary budget. Instead, MSM reporters cultivate sources who feed them a steady diet of ~~sh*t~~ stories. These sources are basically ~~propagandist~~ media consultants charged with shaping the debate.

A reporter has to be careful not to alienate their sources because if they do, they would have to go back and work for a living. Likewise, sources have to provide enough juice to keep the reporter's interest.

I recollect that the Dems were not complaining when "torture" was being used as a political attack against the GOP in the last election. This guy appears to have gone off the reservation, perhaps violating the rule that the debate being shaped is your political master's, not yours.

Posted by Mike Ramsey 2012-01-23 18:18|| 2012-01-23 18:18|| Front Page Top

#2 Kiriakou worked for Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) as a Senate Foreign Relations Committee investigator from March 2009 to April 2011, according to Senate records.

Funny WaPo didn't mention.

Posted by Beavis 2012-01-23 18:37|| 2012-01-23 18:37|| Front Page Top

#3 perhaps that's where Lurch's black eyes and broken nose came from?

Posted by Frank G 2012-01-23 18:42|| 2012-01-23 18:42|| Front Page Top

#4 "So if you're a Democrat and a member of the media, are you allowed a free pass to disclose classified information?"

Of course, silly. You obviously haven't been paying attention. ;-p

Posted by Barbara 2012-01-23 19:07|| 2012-01-23 19:07|| Front Page Top

#5 He's also a Huffposter.

Posted by charger 2012-01-23 20:39|| 2012-01-23 20:39|| Front Page Top

#6 So if you're a Democrat and a member of the media, are you allowed a free pass to disclose classified information?

Hasn't that been SOP for the NYTs?

Posted by Procopius2k 2012-01-23 20:57|| 2012-01-23 20:57|| Front Page Top

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