MSNBC (Keith Olbermann) - Kerry on impeachment

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6210240/

Kerry on impeachment (Keith Olbermann)

SECAUCUS -- Last Wednesday, Senator John Kerry told the editorial board of the newspaper in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the "Standard-Times," that he was amazed at the lack of American media coverage of the so-called "Downing Street Memo" -- notes of a July, 2002 British cabinet meeting that suggested the U.S. was making all the evidence fit a pre-planned invasion of Iraq.

The words of the Democrats' 2004 standard-bearer?: "When I go back (to Washington) on Monday, I am going to raise the issue. I think (the memo) is a stunning, unbelievably simple and understandable statement of the truth..."

Now, let's play Blogosphere-Telephone with that statement.

By Saturday, those quotes, and the original New Bedford story, had been transmuted by a series of foreign and conservative websites into an article that included the line: "Failed presidential candidate Kerry advised that he will begin the presentation of his case for President Bush's impeachment to Congress, on Monday."

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[adigal]

1. Keith got it right as usual

while the rest of the MSM swam around in innuendo and lies.

[sabra]

2. KO is right on with this post...

Though I think he should be more specific that it was Al-Jazzera.com not .net (ME news stations web site)...

[Triana]

3. The DSM also morphed into...

"The Impeachment Memo"

?

AS IF it had been written by the Vast Left Wing Conspiracy to Impeach George bu$h...when in FACT it was written by a staffer who may not even be a US citizen much less a dem or repub. It was his job to record the minutes of this meeting, which he did.

The whole story as told by newsweek/aljazeera was nothing but pure trash - spin caught with its pants down.

[blm]

4. Newsmax spread it before Al-Jazeera.

In my opinion, Al-Jazeera is used by BushInc to promote stories like this that make any honest opposition look like they're aligned with Bin Laden when they speak against him.

[sabra]

6. it was Al-Jazeera.com, which has no affiliation to the Mid East

news station.... but your are definitely right about it's origin (Newsmax). KO might want to clarify a few things.

[blm]

8. Sounds even more like a set-up operation to smear Al=Jazeera

and Bush's opposition in congress.

[sabra]

9. For sure!

It worked with Kerry impeachment article...

[DistressedAmerican]

5. Nailed It Again! Way To Debunk Keith!

[jojo54]

7. Gone but not forgotten

The DSM that is. Leave it to Keith to not let it be forgotten. CNN and Fox thinks the Jacko case is more important.

[Jack Rabbit]

10. It's interesting that right wing electronic fish wrap equates the two

It's interesting Newsmax would equate the Downing Street document with impeachment. Are they trying to tell us something? Like perhaps the document really is evidence against Bush?