har, har, michelle is funny. Its hard to take any of this seriously...... here's why

"It's time for some accountability here. The conventional wisdom is that no one performed particularly well in the aftermath of Katrina--not local, state or federal authorities, and not considerable numbers of private citizens. But it now appears clear that the worse performance of all was turned in by the mainstream media. Congress should promptly investigate, and try to get to the bottom of the following questions:
* How did so many false rumors come to be reported as fact?
* Do news outlets have any procedures in place to avoid this kind of mis-reporting? If so, why did their procedures fail so miserably?
* To what extent were the false rumors honest mistakes, and to what extent were they deliberate fabrications?
* To the extent that the false reports were deliberate, did the press pass them on through sheer negligence, or did some reporters participate in deliberate fabrication?
* Did the widespread breakdown in accurate reporting stem only from a failure to follow proper journalistic standards, or did it also reflect a deliberate effort to damage the Bush administration by passing on unconfirmed rumors as fact?
* In deciding what stories to report, did the news media consider the likelihood that passing on false rumors would damage the rescue effort?

It is vitally important to get to the bottom of these questions, so that future natural disasters are not similarly mis-reported."

yawn....Except when these same questions are asked about the lies propagated by the media, including Michelle, leading to the invasion of Iraq. What about future natural disasters Michelle rails......what about the children!!!!!

This has everything to do with the heat Bush has taken....nothing more.

Where is Michelle's shame?

Michelle meet Kettle.

Bill

Slu, #1 for your list

Peggy Noonan

"After the Storm,
Hurricane Katrina: The good, the bad, the let's-shoot-them-now."

"The importance of local presence is not only practical but also psychological and symbolic. As I write I am watching CNN, which is showing a truck carrying half a dozen soldiers speeding into downtown New Orleans. Good. Thugs are looting and shooting there. Local police are overwhelmed and unable to restore order, and there was Tuesday's report that some law enforcement officers had actually joined in the pillaging. At a time like this the presence of U.S. troops can make all the difference.....

"As for the tragic piggism that is taking place on the streets of New Orleans, it is not unbelievable but it is unforgivable, and I hope the looters are shot. A hurricane cannot rob a great city of its spirit, but a vicious citizenry can. A bad time with Mother Nature can leave you digging out for a long time, but a bad turn in human behavior frays and tears all the ties that truly bind human being--trust, confidence, mutual regard, belief in the essential goodness of one's fellow citizens."
http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=110007187

So why didn't Noonan take her own words and believe in the ties that bind humans - but instead called for killing.....I guess it's like the rights views on Iraq. Shoot first ask questions later.

It's what extremists do. Their hypocrisy knows no bounds.

Bill

Bill, what on earth are you talking about?

If you don't know by now that this blog isn't written by extremists, you never will.

Not you Slu, if you were an extremist I would spend the time.

Noonan, Malkin

yes, hypocrite extremists

Bill

sorry, correction of above

"would NOT spend the time"

B

Look at our traffic, and Michelle's: if you aren't extremist, you don't get the trackbacks. But at least we have our souls and brains intact, and don't get trolls.