CNN still advancing baseless GOP conspiracy theory that Dems orchestrated

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CNN still advancing baseless GOP conspiracy theory that Dems orchestrated Foley scandal

On The Situation Room and CNN Newsroom, CNN continued to report uncritically the assertion that Democratic operatives knew "all along" of Rep. Mark Foley's alleged communications with former congressional pages and are "behind the spreading scandal," ignoring a report in The Hill newspaper that a House GOP aide provided Foley's alleged emails to the media and a statement by ABC News investigative reporter Brian Ross that the sources for his initial Foley report -- to the extent they had partisan affiliations -- were Republicans. Read More

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1. CNN won't report when those give testimony under oath - but the'll

figure new ways to merely keep the story alive? (alive?)

[bryant69]

2. They will have to pull out some faked evidence at some point

I would guess - kind of a discouraging proposition. Or else they really are just at a loss for what to do, and so falling back on "that devil Clinton."

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[gasperc]

3. the scandal is that Hastert and the leadership did nothing

fine, try and blame us, bottom line is that the republicans covered up the scandal and even encouraged Foley to run again, ergo endangering more teenagers. If CNN wants to peddle the STUPID argument that dems knew but kept quiet, well let them destroy whatever credibility CNN has left just as the GOP has destroyed theirs. The American public isn't buying it.

[Supersedeas]

4. unsubstantiated rumors disseminated as fact when source is a Pubie