Before The Destruction of Helpless Iraq, Jim Lehrer (PBS) Showed Undue Cowardice and Submission to Bush_junta
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 14:35:02 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Unbalanced Pre-War Coverage on Evening News
To: newshour@pbs.org
Dear Mr. Lehrer:
I have been very disappointed with the PBS Evening News over the last two months. A news story as vitally important to national interests and every citizen as the Iraq situation deserve to have a more complete and fair hearing of both sides of the issue.
Looking back at your record, you have over 75% of your guests supporting the rush to war and trashing side issues such as peace activists, or the French, or the UN inspectors!
Although your goals seem to be to foster a war footing, and take up the cause of the political administration in the White House, I don't think such views should be the exclusive direction PBS Evening News should take. With all due credit, however, you seem to question the guests a little more thoroughly than other anchors.
I know we can never get back the 'greats' of the news world, from a few decades ago. I would just hope to get 'fair' coverage at least half the time from our present sources. Particularly, Public Broadcasting System--PBS.
Remembering your condescending performance in the Gore-Bush debates, I would like to think you may, even at your advanced age, grow a fucking spine. I write this nice letter to you realizing that politeness works better than nastiness.
Love,
AJ
Subject: Unbalanced Pre-War Coverage on Evening News
To: newshour@pbs.org
Dear Mr. Lehrer:
I have been very disappointed with the PBS Evening News over the last two months. A news story as vitally important to national interests and every citizen as the Iraq situation deserve to have a more complete and fair hearing of both sides of the issue.
Looking back at your record, you have over 75% of your guests supporting the rush to war and trashing side issues such as peace activists, or the French, or the UN inspectors!
Although your goals seem to be to foster a war footing, and take up the cause of the political administration in the White House, I don't think such views should be the exclusive direction PBS Evening News should take. With all due credit, however, you seem to question the guests a little more thoroughly than other anchors.
I know we can never get back the 'greats' of the news world, from a few decades ago. I would just hope to get 'fair' coverage at least half the time from our present sources. Particularly, Public Broadcasting System--PBS.
Remembering your condescending performance in the Gore-Bush debates, I would like to think you may, even at your advanced age, grow a fucking spine. I write this nice letter to you realizing that politeness works better than nastiness.
Love,
AJ
posted by A. J. Franklin @ 19:00
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