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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 07:48 AM Original message |
Bill Moyers is a great journalist |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 07:55 AM Response to Original message |
1. Not talking about Russert, but there are Republicans who are good journalists |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 07:57 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Journalists who fail to do their job are not good journalists |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 08:07 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. With a few exceptions the entire media and political chattering class dropped the ball. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 02:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
36. In "Buying the War", there is an interesting interview by Moyers of Russert. |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-15-08 08:27 AM Response to Reply #36 |
51. Perhaps this clip? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-15-08 01:01 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. It was from that interview but for some reason, I remember it being longer |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-15-08 02:35 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Then you're probably thinking of the other clip that's been mentioned in the last few days ... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-15-08 02:37 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. Yes! That one. Good thing I don't wait for my phone to ring |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-15-08 02:42 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. Yep. Not exactly the image of the aggressive, curious journalist ... |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 10:18 AM Response to Reply #2 |
18. "Dropping the Ball" makes it sound like an accident. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 11:05 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Sorry I didn't mean to imply it was an accident. |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 08:01 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Apparantly, to the OP, the definition of a "good journalist" includes a liberal advocacy bias. |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 08:18 AM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Journalist by definition to me has no bias whatsoever. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 11:08 AM Response to Reply #4 |
20. Oh bullshit |
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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 01:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
30. Russert |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 04:13 PM Response to Reply #4 |
42. Questioning the Bush Administration on the Iraq War wasn't liberal bias |
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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 01:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
29. name one |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 04:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
43. I don't disagree with you there, but... |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
3. thanks |
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anniebelle (701 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 08:07 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I think the families of our 4100 troops will remember him |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 08:11 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. That's because 70% of our population |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 08:12 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Good point |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 11:09 AM Response to Reply #3 |
21. No surprise we agree on this |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 08:08 AM Response to Original message |
7. An absolutely necessary read |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
9. K & R |
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Carolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
10. Agree completely, K&R! |
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rhiannon55 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
13. His shtick was reading people's own words back to them |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
14. Thank you. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 11:13 AM Response to Reply #14 |
23. You are welcome |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 08:30 AM Response to Original message |
15. agreed n/t |
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glarius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
16. Unbelievably, NBC is saying "the whole world is mourning his passing". |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 11:12 AM Response to Reply #16 |
22. I got sick of the canonization on MSNBC yesterday and switched to CNN |
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glarius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 12:00 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Ya....that's what I meant when I said "not only NBC" |
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Reterr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 04:28 PM Response to Reply #16 |
45. God what bullshit-I am glad I don't have a tv.eom |
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Reterr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 04:28 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. delete-wrong place.eom |
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Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
17. Yes. When Moyers goes, THAT'S whom I'll mourn. HE'S a giant of journalism. Not the celebrity. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #17 |
24. I completely agree |
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U4ikLefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 02:04 PM Response to Reply #24 |
37. I agree....Amy is golden. n/t |
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Maat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
25. I couldn't have said it better! |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 11:49 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. You are very welcome! |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
28. Yep, sorry for the family, but |
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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
31. I recommended your OP |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #31 |
39. Thank you |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
32. Palast, Goodman, Moyers, etc...you'll barely hear a word here when one of them passes |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
33. This post would be better a month or so from now. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 02:15 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. Now is the time to stop the canonization |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
34. K & R n/t |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
35. Agreed. K&R |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
40. Exactly! K & R! nt |
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bbgrunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
41. well said. Moyers is the gold standard. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
44. Bill Moyers is the shit and i mean that in a good way. |
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Reterr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
47. k&r.eom |
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crickets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-15-08 02:25 AM Response to Original message |
48. K&R |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-15-08 03:50 AM Response to Original message |
49. i disagree about Greg Palast and probably Amy Goodman |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-15-08 01:02 PM Response to Reply #49 |
53. No one covered either election fraud or Katrina as well as Palast. |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-15-08 03:52 AM Response to Original message |
50. Dan Rather is a great journalist |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-15-08 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
56. What the hell *is* a journalist? |
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