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Police find suspicious evidence in Condit's Apartment..

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  1. Kingrene

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    <A HREF="http://www.thenewrepublic.com/072301/editorial072301.html" TARGET=_blank> [​IMG] </A>
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    Who is creepier? You make the call.<font color="white>

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    I haven't seen pants hiked up that high since Steve Q. Urkel.

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    In that last picture, he's got one creepy-ass smile. Looks like he's related to the Emperor, from the Star Wars movies:

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    The Washington Times is owned by the Rev. Sun Yung Moon. They often print items that are unsubstantiated and unconfirmed, and they also often print items that other news outlets won't touch with a ten foot pole.

    I won't put any credence into this until someone other than the Washington Times publishes it as well.

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    So, facts should be ignored, unless they are packaged properly? Will this help?


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    RM95: I don't like the Washington Times, but it's quite a bit better than some of the sources Rainey used to give us [​IMG].

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  7. Kingrene

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    <A HREF="http://www.unification.net/" TARGET=_blank> [​IMG] </A>

    Haven, you and RocketMan Tex better watch your step, or I will hypnotize you, force you to marry in a mass ceremony, and turn you into junior advertising executives for my Washington Times! (insert evil laugh here)

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    I don't know about that. No one is denying anymore that she was there at various times, and the obvious drop of blood was in the bathroom where one might bleed for any number of reasons (she cut her finger and went to the bathroom to get a band-aid, she cut her leg shaving in the bath, etc. depending on where in the bathroom the drop was found).

    Chances are, though, that it isn't her blood. It's probably his blood.

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  9. Kingrene

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    If you want an insight into Pentagon affairs, then Bill Gertz of The Washington Times is the best.

    Tony Blankly and Bill Sammon are also fine writers.

    The Washington Post, however, is a wasteland of lies, treachery, and deceit. Of course, that is just one man's opinion. [​IMG]

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    kingrene: I realise you might prefer the Times for ideological reasons... but if you're going to read non-political sections, wouldn't you admit tha the Post is a better paper?

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    I find it kind of odd that it is the Post that is investigating the sex angle (the affair with the 18 year-old minister's daughter) while the Times is focused on things relating to Levy's disappearance (the search and what it allegedly turned up).

    By the way, I love that Condit's people don't really deny the Post story about the 18 year-old (well, then-18 year-old, she's like 25 now). They attack the Post or say the information is irrelevant, but they never say it didn't happen (at least not in the Post story).

    As for whether the Post or the Times is the better paper, I don't know. I don't regularly read either one.

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    What constitutes "better"? Isn't the role of journalism to find the truth?

    If I wanted to find a good restaurant, or scan the classified ads, I would choose the Post. If I wanted to read the sports section, I would also read the Post. If I wanted to read about current events, I would opt for the Times.

    I think the two papers compliment each other pretty well though. I think I will continue to read both online versions.


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    Kingrene...show me where in the CNN article it says anything about blood and hair being found.

    BrianKagy...my objection to the Washington Times is strictly based on who owns them and the crap I've seen them publish in the past. I wouldn't believe them if they printed a story whose headline read "Bill Clinton is the most wonderful person on earth" either. Remember, I'm of the opinion that the stories from anynews source that sells advertising must be taken with a huge grain of salt.

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    Kingrene:

    If you prefer the Post in other regards, wouldn't it be logical that they just might be superior politically as well? That doesn't mean that they're correct in their political bent; just that the performance is superior.

    I think that Antonin Scalia is immeasurably more intelligent than Ginsburg, but I still agree with her more often.

    Sorry if I seem a bit persistent on this... just trying to find a little more out about our latest conservative member [​IMG].

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    That is a great observation MrPaige. I find that so maddening that possible subornation of perjury and obstruction of justice are completely ignored by many of the major media outlets.



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    Tex, it is not my fault that the Washington Times scooped the other major news services with this story.

    Obviously, somebody at the Washington Times has a friend in the DC police department, and CNN does not.

    Haven, what more do you want from me? I already said it is best to read both papers. Here, look at this and move on to the next subject.



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    Tex, it is not my fault that the Washington Times scooped the other major news services with this story.

    Obviously, somebody at the Washington Times has a friend in the DC police department, and CNN does not.
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    It's only a scoop of other major news services publish it as well.

    The Washington Times published it hours ago, yet no other news service, major or minor, has followed suit.

    Got any ideas why, Kingrene?



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    Actually, it's only a scoop if it turns out to be true. Even if the other news outlets don't publish it until months later, if it was true when the Times reported it, it was still a scoop.

    On the same token, if other news organizations publish this and it turns out to be untrue, it wasn't a scoop at all.

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    The National Enquirer says they have at least two sources verifying that Levy was pregnant! How about that for a bombshell, Tex.

    Why, when a Democrat is in trouble, do the major media outlets get regularly scooped by Drudge and the National Enquirer? When a Republican has a scandal, CNN is first on the spot. Is this just my imagination?

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    Oh, and a reason why other news organizations wouldn't pick up the story would be that they couldn't independently confirm it. That could mean that the story simply isn't true. Or it could mean that the sources for other news organizations aren't talking. Or it could mean that after the Times story hit, everyone was called onto the carpet to specifically not talk about what was taken from the apartment, etc. and therefore even the same sources the Times used would no longer confirm the story for other news organizations.

    There are many reasons why other news outlets would not pick up on the story that could either mean that the story is or the story isn't accurate.

    During Watergate, very few news outlets (sometimes no other news outlets) picked up many of the post stories regarding the break-in and subsequent cover-up, but those Post stories turned out to be accurate in the end.

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