Friday, November 11, 2005
Mary Mapes ... What a Sham
Courtesy of GMA on ABC ... Brian Ross interview... on the "Memogate" scandal ...
"No one has proved that the documents were not authentic," Mapes says on this morning's "Good Morning America." Um, ya dumb ass journalist ... isn't it your job to verify accuracy of a story before reporting it?
"If you're talking about an investigation that basically gutted a news organization, and turned people one against another and made people afraid of each other and really scooted the country's most experienced anchor out of his chair . . . I didn't do that," she says. Yeah, right.
What Mapes doesn't dispute is the fact that she called a member of John Kerry's presidential campaign before the 60 Minutes II report was aired. Why would a journalist contact the opponent of the other canidate before the damn show aired? Something smells like fish ...
"I don't think I committed bad journalism. I really don't," she says. How do you define bad journalism, dumbass??
Mapes believes that Rove masterminded the public attack on the CBS guard story. It came out in September 2004, during the heat of a presidential election campaign. Umm, I think average Americans with a sense of what is right and what is wrong is why the public attacked, not because of Rove. This just goes to show you what she really thinks of the viewing public.
"For some reason, we've gone through this incredible period of media self-flagellation. We have become much more comfortable attacking and taking each other apart than we've been asking this administration tough questions." I'll tell you what, doorknob, bring something credible, and maybe there will be a real discussion among the American people.
"No one has proved that the documents were not authentic," Mapes says on this morning's "Good Morning America." Um, ya dumb ass journalist ... isn't it your job to verify accuracy of a story before reporting it?
"If you're talking about an investigation that basically gutted a news organization, and turned people one against another and made people afraid of each other and really scooted the country's most experienced anchor out of his chair . . . I didn't do that," she says. Yeah, right.
What Mapes doesn't dispute is the fact that she called a member of John Kerry's presidential campaign before the 60 Minutes II report was aired. Why would a journalist contact the opponent of the other canidate before the damn show aired? Something smells like fish ...
"I don't think I committed bad journalism. I really don't," she says. How do you define bad journalism, dumbass??
Mapes believes that Rove masterminded the public attack on the CBS guard story. It came out in September 2004, during the heat of a presidential election campaign. Umm, I think average Americans with a sense of what is right and what is wrong is why the public attacked, not because of Rove. This just goes to show you what she really thinks of the viewing public.
"For some reason, we've gone through this incredible period of media self-flagellation. We have become much more comfortable attacking and taking each other apart than we've been asking this administration tough questions." I'll tell you what, doorknob, bring something credible, and maybe there will be a real discussion among the American people.
Mapes tells ABC News she is continuing to investigate the source of the controversial documents. But she insists she had no journalistic obligation to prove their authenticity before the "60 Minutes II" report.
"I don't think that's the standard," she says. I thought that was what journalism was all about!
I think that says about all I need to say about Mary Mapes.
Kicknit 11/11/2005