Seattle Post-Intelligencer Editorial Page Editor Mark Trahant (known to Shark Blog readers for inventing the "Clear and Present Danger" Constitutional standard for warfare and for discovering the secret photographic evidence that Rachel Corrie was killed on purpose ) turns out to be a bit of Shark Blog fan himself. Trahant writes
The great thing about newspapering is the wonderful relationship we have with readers. Our phones, e-mails and a few Web logs are full of praise. Consider this tidbit posted on Seattle's "Sharkblog," an electronic opinion journal, full of often biting criticism: "But at least the Seattle Post-Intelligencer deserves praise for absorbing more than its fair share of the functionally illiterate and giving them jobs as reporters and editors." We're happy for the job. Thank you.Not to be pedantic or anything, but "weblogs" is a single word, while "Shark Blog" is written with two words. Thanks for reading, Mark, and if there's anything else I can do to help raise the bar over at the P-I, just let me know.
The Shark Blog entry quoted above is here. My many other comments on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer may be found here
He most certainly did not declare the war over in May!!
He said, "We have difficult work to do in Iraq. We're bringing order to parts of that country that remain dangerous. We're pursuing and finding leaders of the old regime, who will be held to account for their crimes. We've begun the search for hidden chemical and biological weapons and already know of hundreds of sites that will be investigated. We're helping to rebuild Iraq, where the dictator built palaces for himself, instead of hospitals and schools. And we will stand with the new leaders of Iraq as they establish a government of, by, and for the Iraqi people. "
Did your reporter, M.L. Lyke, think our memories so poor, or that we're unable to hunt up the speech transcript?
link to original article: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/138901_911soldier10.html
Posted by: bleeding heart conservative on October 11, 2003 01:30 PMErr. bit of bad luck posting above. Should read:
Mr. Trahant, perhaps you could explain this:
"Garcia didn't reach Baghdad until after President Bush officially declared the war over in May."
SAY WHAT???
Posted by: bleeding heart conservative on October 11, 2003 01:33 PMIt's an old media trick -- like when they say Bush called Iraq an imminent threat (never said it), or that WMDs were THE reason for going to war in Iraq (remember the beating Bush got before the war about all the many reasons -- now it's just one reason).
It's a slow media progression . . . first it's "Bush calls an end to major combat." Then, "Bush calls an end to major hostilities." Then, "Bush calls an end to the war." It's so slow that we almost don't notice.....
Fortunately, the web preserves every word . . .
Posted by: ipsofacto on October 12, 2003 06:37 PM