Sure, and isn't that the problem with these overlapping personae. Having to keep track of so many entangling relationships, and all. I expect it's terribly confusing for Mr. Weiner. Goodness, he opens his mouth, or puts his fingers to the keys, and he's never sure which one of him will leap out. Probably just as well he doesn't signify which one he be in advance.

He also posted his "non-denial denial" [*] at

http://politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/1108/Will_networks_ignore_military_analyst_report.html

Politico is more of a worry to McCaffrey and Weiner than is Salon.

And even more of a worry is

http://www.mediabistro.com/news/newsfeed/the_morning_newsfeed_120108_101990.asp

which features the McCaffrey story as the first story in today's summary of media stories.

The suits at NBC Universal may claim not to be generally browsing the NYTimes and the Politico and Salon, but they ALL pay attention to mediabistro.com and they can't credibly claim not to have seen the first story in today's mediabistro summary.

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[*] Ironically, "non-denial denial" was the tactic used by and made famous by all the president's men in the early 70s - - when Weiner was emplyed by the DNC at the Watergate.

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The frankfurter bun was missing. No hot hotdog bun.

I heard a sliver of steel pot went where? No porpoise.

No ask me:` I on a silent vow retreats. O poor sushi.

Be careful. Panda Kung Fu say:`Owls. O sore "tenders".

See DVD about Panda Kung-Fu. That's so interesting.

Jebbie. No be the UT crazy critter creature. O Behave.

I'm shocked! Network News is... dare I say, biased! Sheesh. This is what the right has been saying for years. Nice reporting by the NYT on General Barry McCaffrey, but the NYT is awful, too. If you want to find The Truth(TM), it won't be found in any of the national news media. Journalists are beneath lawyers in dignity... er, except for the writer of this fine article at Salon! :) In fact, Salon, itself, has some pretty awful articles. That's what happens when one takes an ideological stance and then forces their reporting down the narrow funnel of that viewpoint. But every now and then a nugget like this article turns up.

No no Kung Fu

Tae Kwan Do! Fo sho!

Must rest now.

Goodness, he opens his mouth, or puts his fingers to the keys, and he's never sure which one of him will leap out.

His Three Faces of Eve collides his two faces, and his roles turn over the rolls his tongue makes avoiding the ubiquitous foot that's wedged in there. Ah! I am beginning to understand the intricacies of his many bifurcating mouths and faces.

... the GE/NBC relationship is publicly known ..."

Only if you watch the financial cable channel CNBC. I doubt that it has ever been disclosed in the context of a particular news report on the NBC Network and only incidentally (out of context) on MSNBC. An honorable disclosure would attach to each news story in which GE has an interest:

"The surge has been successful, using $267 million dollars of GE equipment sold to the Pentagon for the war against the Iraq insurgency. GE, parent company to this network, made a $32 million profit providing that equipment."

That will never happen, nor will any other major network report on NBC's direct conflict of interest ... simply because they have their own investors make profits from war.

Bill

I'm so glad that Mr. Williams has made friends; I don't even mind him believing they are credible. Shouldn't his viewers be allowed to judge credibility for themselves by having all the known facts reported? Among the many victims of Shrub n' Thugs 8 years of Anti-American rule is a credible media.

Quoting Marvin Gaye; "Believe half of what you see, and none of what you hear."

His clients (and NBC) aren't deciding whether to drop him.

They're deciding when and how to quietly drop him.

Weiner is trying to salvage some stuff from the shipwreck.

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The Dallas Morning News ain't no liberal rag (they endorsed GWB twice).

One of the editors of their editorial page just posted:

http://dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/12/a-cynics-view-o.html

A cynic's view of Gen. "Sellout" McCaffrey
11:36 AM Mon, Dec 01, 2008

The New York Times did a great job exposing Gen. McCaffrey this weekend, opening itself up, no doubt, to criticism that it is anti-American and anti-military. But don't good patriots deserve to know when retired four-star generals offering counsel to Congress and analysis to the general public are profiting from defense contractors who stand to gain from shifts in public opinion?

Now, look. I expect retired four-star generals to get cozy consulting deals with defense firms. I expect them to be wined and dined by the administration looking for some favorable press. I expect them to be a mouthpeice for the administration when the administration pays their way for "fact-finding missions." I am cynical enough to expect all that. But here are the two things that I am 100 percent outraged about:

• (1.) NBC's absolute refusal to accept that the good general's analysis is anything but above reproach. A little disclosure goes a long way, and acknowledging for viewers that his analysis may benefit his business interests is just common sense, if not common decency.
• (2.) Congress should have it on the record when he testifies that he is representing business interests. In this case, it's not that disclosure is just good for a healthy discussion, it is literally good policy. Members of Congress need to know -- and need to make it public -- that they are listening to a lobbyist with an agenda. I don't label the good general that as a smear, just as a fact.

It's obvious that our media has encouraged/promoted everything from the war to the bailout. Currently us tax payers owe for all of it. I want my money back!!!

Let's get together and file a class action lawsuit against ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN and especially FOX for brainwashing the public into invading another country based upon lies using public airwaves. The money would go back into our treasury to pay for the mess that they have caused. It would also give our media a heads up that we won't tolerate our airwaves being used to promote propaganda in favor of the military industrial complex, that is if they still exist after paying for their handiwork.