Man, this forgery story is too funny. If I only were home instead of at my stupid, well-paying and fulfilling job, I could come up with some great parodies. Well, maybe when I get home tonight.
Anyway, there is a serious point here. First we had the phony AP story about Republicans booing when they heard Clinton was having surgery, and now there is this forged document controversy where any idiot could have said the documents were suspect (but apparently not CBS’s “experts”). Big kudos, BTW, to Little Green Footballs, Powerline, and INDC Journal.
It’s obvious that the media is only going to get sloppier as the election gets nearer, each liberal outlet struggling for an “October Surprise.” That means the blogosphere has to be even more streamlined in fact-checking their ass to the point that we completely discredit and destroy the mainstream media (MSM) by the election. Yes, the next big blog war will not be against the puppy blender, but the MSM itself.
Here is the plan as I see it:
Phase 1: Gather bloggers together to fact check MSM
Phase 2:
Phase 3: Destruction of MSM!
We need a leader to coordinate everyone’s knowledge to instantly dismantle the lies, distortions, and general dumbassery of the MSM. He also needs to be someone who doesn’t have a day job like me. Maybe Charles Johnson since everyone seems to like him.
This is our new charge as bloggers: destroy the MSM. Their misinformation is an obstacle to good democracy, and thus this obstacle must be torn down.
Who is with me?
And who wants to do the work so I don’t have to?
Pants pooper!
I thought the plan was:
Phase 1: Gather bloggers together to fact check MSM
Phase 2: ?
Phase 3: Destruction of MSM!
You’re going to attack Microsoft Messenger?
Oh wait, that’s MSN… must use glasses more often.
Frank… You’ve GOT to come up with a new ‘Nuke The Media!!!’ Tee-Shirt.
Superimpose Dan Rather’s face where the Moon once resided.
Powerline and LGF can and will generate all the help and back-up needed.
Yet you will grab all the glory for creating an Icon!
Jack.
Oh….
And
MUAHA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!
It seems to me that the MSM is doing a sufficient job of bringing themselves down (with the help of the internet). This story once again exposes their true intent. By the time election day passes, no one will believe them if they say “The sky is blue”.
Why is this forgery thing a story?
I mean really, is anyone surprised at the Left’s attempt to forge Bush’s military history?
After all, they did such a good job forging Kerry’s military history…
Frank, are you going to escape to sweet SarahK’s again?
Ah, I see you’ve been taking advice from the underpants gnomes.
Or maybe I’m wrong and you don’t watch southpark.
This story is hotter than the sun at high noon!
/DanRatherElectionNightBanter
I’m with Jack! Nuke the Media!!!! Is there anyway to get a look of suprise on Dan Rather’s face?
MSNBC.com had the entire main panel dedicated to those memos yesterday. Today, there is a side link that mentions the memos are being “questioned”. I propose a contest where someone photoshops what the MSNBC site would look like if detrimental memos had come out about Kerry and then proven to be false. The whole freakin’ site would be the headline. You’d have to go to a separate link just to get baseball scores.
Desperation causes disorganization.
Mainstream Media will destroy itself
-thats phase 2
No, MSN is the Microsoft Network. It’s not Microsoft Messenger.
Ahem…
Phase 1: Gather bloggers together to fact check MSM
Phase 2:
Phase 3: Destruction of MSM!
I have a better plan: it’s the TWELVE STEP PROGRAM!!!!! (insert money here, please)
Step 1: Gather bloggers together to fact check MSM
Step 2: Wait.
Step 3: Wait.
Step 4: Wait.
Step 5: Wait.
Step 6: Wait.
Step 7: Wait.
Step 8: Wait.
Step 9: Wait.
Step 10: Wait.
Step 11: Wait.
Step 12: MSN destroyed.
Actually, that’s because I don’t get the joke. What’s the point of three steps? The first and the last are directly connected IMO.
And I’m a foreigner, thus smarter than the smartest of you(tm).
Where’s Whittle when you need him eh Frank? Great Post Heh!
Phase 2 is probably classified, something either involving S.M.I.T.E. or possibly heavy drinking.
Perhaps a “Know Thy Enemy: MSM” is called for…
I thought phase 3 was “Profit!”
Francesco – http://www.spscriptorium.com/Season2/E217script.htm
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But . . . but . . . but . . . that’s not fair! I just got started working towards my journalism degree, and now you people are talking about tearing down the Main Stream Media!
umm this may be off topic and already discussed and I may be little slow on the uptake sometimes…but is that a advertisement for a Michael Moore Movie on your blog? I see it right there on the right hand side…boooo!!!
okay, got a question. I’ve heard it said that media is biased in favor of liberals, but my more liberal friends say its biased infavor of the conservatives (Something I’ve only found to be true in the case of Fox News) so which is it, really?
I won’t let you destroy this MSM. I’m armed.
i’d definitely buy that shirt…