McClatchy claims it is barred from Pentagon plane.
McClatchy claims it is barred from Pentagon plane.
“Staffers at McClatchy’s Washington, D.C., Bureau — one of the few major news outlets skeptical of intelligence reports during the run-up to the war in Iraq — claims it is now being punished for that coverage.”
Bureau Chief John Walcott and current and former McClatchy Pentagon correspondents say they have not been allowed on the Defense Secretary’s plane for at least three years, claiming the news company is being retaliated against for its reporting. [...]
Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman called such assertions “absurd,” adding, “There is no basis of fact for that allegation. It is not true. There are always more people who would like to travel with the secretary than seats available.”
PBS’ Bill Moyers recently highlighted McClatchy’s excellent pre-war journalism. Watch it HERE.
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so, no problem… just make sure that, at the very next opportunity, mcclatchy gets a seat on the plane…
And, yes, I DO take it personally
May 23rd, 2007 at 11:20 am“Pentagon liar Bryan Whitman…”
There, I fixed it.
May 23rd, 2007 at 11:21 amtruth is kryptonite to all at BushCo.
May 23rd, 2007 at 11:22 am“There are always more people from Fox News who would like to travel with the secretary than seats available.”
Fixed.
May 23rd, 2007 at 11:27 amTruth..LOL
May 23rd, 2007 at 11:28 ami think “Truth..LOL” is the motto of the entire repub party, especially the Justice Department. and Scooter Libby.
May 23rd, 2007 at 11:41 amYou’d think that they could find room for the reporters that got the story right, though…
Except that they’re trying to suppress the truth…
Sad really.
May 23rd, 2007 at 11:42 amThis story reminds me of the spoiled little kid who thinks he is good at sports – but he isn’t. Because he gets most of what he wants, he insists on playing quarterback even though he is lousy at it. After trying and trying to be a ‘player’, he gets upset that nobody is letting him play quarterback, so the spoiled kid grabs his football and goes home. He doesn’t want to listen to reason, he doesn’t want to compromise – he just wants what he wants. Why does McClatchy news hate America?
May 23rd, 2007 at 11:43 amComment by Tom — May 23, 2007 @ 11:43 am
Agreed. The administration should be ashamed of themselves for this conduct.
May 23rd, 2007 at 11:47 am“Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman called such assertions “absurd,†adding, “There is no basis of fact for that allegation. It is not true. There are always more people who would like to travel with the secretary than seats available.â€
I’d like to see documentation which shows that in the last three years they were allowed on board. There has to be a passenger manifest somewhere. Sure there are always more people who would like to travel with the secretary than seats available but that doesn’t explain, if in fact it is true (please provide sources), why they have not been allowed on at all in three years. Their time to travel would’ve certainly come around.
May 23rd, 2007 at 11:55 am#8
Your analogy make no sense whatsoever. You must have been the shunned quarterback.
Why do YOU hate our Bill of Rights and hearing both sides of a story?
May 23rd, 2007 at 11:58 amBill Moyers’ is as “unbiased” as McClatchey….If I wanted everyone to know secret plans for prosecuting a war, I would call McClatchey!!
May 23rd, 2007 at 12:00 pmHypocrisy sez:
Apparently they weren’t present at the meeting where all the FOX
May 23rd, 2007 at 12:05 pmpropagandistsreporters “called dibs” on all the seats from now until 2009. Bad luck, that…Oh course they are banned – this is how BubbleBoy and Darth Cheney do things, they threaten, intimidate, hell they will even have you murdered* to ensure their master plan (*google up Anthrax Scientist murders).
Remeber People – Join the IGNORE VALIANT DOUCHE BAG CLUB today – rules are ignore that idiot, no responding to or reading that scums Posts !!!
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May 23rd, 2007 at 12:09 pmMcClatchy ain’t never gettin’ on that plane now.
May 23rd, 2007 at 12:17 pmBill Moyers’ is as “unbiased†as McClatchey….If I wanted everyone to know secret plans for prosecuting a war, I would call McClatchey!!
Comment by valiant venus
**yawn**
Do you have anything for the Goodling threads?
Didn’t think so….
May 23rd, 2007 at 12:32 pm#8
Your analogy make no sense whatsoever. You must have been the shunned quarterback.
Why do YOU hate our Bill of Rights and hearing both sides of a story?
Comment by Hypocrisy
My pointy is apt if you listen with an open mind – and don’t consider bush an imperial king. If not, nothing will make sense to you. I didn’t speak of the Bill of Rights. Why you threw that in there – I don’t know (or care). If you are aware of recent current events regading our ‘commander guy’, then you know your point of hearing both sides is laughable. Simply laughable. Compromise means doing what bush wants – which is no compromise (such as our guy wanting to play quarterback – but he doesn’t have the skills). Rather than try to work around and find common ground – Bush simply either leaves the game, or changes the rules to suit himself. Not that is any of your business, but I did get through college on a football scholarship playing DB.
May 23rd, 2007 at 12:44 pmHey, vicious weenus, if you want everyone to know secret plans for prostituting a war, call your Repug buds. Or just wait until the congressional hearings!
May 23rd, 2007 at 1:13 pmSo what organizations get to travel on the plane?
May 23rd, 2007 at 1:28 pmSince we pay for that plane can we choose which reporters are allowed on? I think we should make it mandatory that one reporter from McClatchy trails every decision maker we have in governemnt since they seem to be the only ones interested in what is really going on.
I’d recommend sending Samantha Bee or John Oliver too since they’re every bit as legitimate as any of the MSM’s government stenographers.
May 23rd, 2007 at 4:04 pmI guess you could call it segregation of the truth.
May 23rd, 2007 at 4:08 pmBill Moyers’ is as “unbiased†as McClatchey….If I wanted everyone to know secret plans for prosecuting a war, I would call McClatchey!!Comment by valiant venus — May 23, 2007 @ 12:00 pm
In your world, anyone that doesn’t listen to the Fuhrer and fact checks is *biased*. Unfortunately the bias is to *reality* – you st*pid miserable little nazi c*nt.
May 23rd, 2007 at 10:07 pmUm, tranny, agreeing with 78% of the population is NOT bias.
May 23rd, 2007 at 10:34 pmspeaking truth to power…and they pay the price. So much for the liberal media.
May 23rd, 2007 at 11:20 pmMcClatchy has had some wonderful stories. TPM Muckraker quotes often. One site said to give McClatchy some hits, so visit their site – also called RealCities newspapers.
May 23rd, 2007 at 11:49 pm