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CHIMO Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-18-03 05:51 PM
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Canadian reporter 'smeared' over Iraq coverage
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/07/18/kofman_030718

WASHINGTON - A Canadian journalist allegedly attacked by the White House for reports on the plunging morale of American troops in Iraq says he's not surprised his original story touched a nerve.

ABC News correspondent Jeffrey Kofman says many soldiers he interviewed in Baghdad question why they're still there. Some openly criticized Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for delaying their return home.

ABC TV stood by its reporter Friday, and said any attempts to discredit him based on his sexual orientation or place of birth would be outrageous.

With friends like these, who needs enemies.

Shoot the messanger!
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Paragon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-18-03 05:57 PM
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1. Drudgery
According to the Washington Post, an operative from the White House decided to respond to Kofman's coverage by sending some personal details about him to well known U.S. Internet journalist Matt Drudge.

Two facts were played up: first, he's openly gay, and second, he's Canadian. Critics slammed the attempt to use nationalism and homophobia to try to discredit an unflattering news report.

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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-18-03 06:08 PM
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2. I happen to Love Gay Canadians!!
:loveya:
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drscm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-18-03 06:12 PM
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3. Gay, Canadian or hetero, US. I love real journalists!
There are far too few of them in the world today.
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flamingyouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-18-03 06:17 PM
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4. As a Canadian, he probably also speaks French
Frankly, I'm surprised the WH and Drudge left that out.
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indictrichardperle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-18-03 06:30 PM
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5. Nixonian dirty tricks
The stench from these crooks is horrible.

Sludge outed as a neo-con operative.
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saigon68 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-18-03 06:34 PM
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7. GAY BASHING
Why am I not amazed. Remember Ralph Reed ? Remember Atwater?

The Chimps handlers will use anything.

Gay bashing is like Hitler beating up Jews.
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roguevalley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-18-03 06:34 PM
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6. I wrote them an email praising his report.
There is an addie some place, I think general discussion or
no. Media whores. www.mediawhoresonline.com

do it. Probably could use a hug, the sweetie.
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oldcoot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-18-03 06:44 PM
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8. Now we now why the press is so docile
Reporters may be (justly) afraid that the administration will retaliate by revealing personal information.
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NYC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-18-03 07:33 PM
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9. How obviously stupid and stupidly obvious.
So he's gay and Canadian. Does that change the news report?
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Wonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-18-03 08:31 PM
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16. It's not like this even "outted" him. He was out of the closet long ago.
Openly gay ABC correspondent Jeffrey Kofman was among the first to report from the war in Afghanistan
By Matthew Hays
From The Advocate, December 4, 2001

(snip)

Kofman, cofounder of the Canadian affiliate of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, got his start in TV news in Toronto.

http://www.advocate.com/html/stories/852/852_kofman.asp

Tomorrow's sludgereport headline: "Peter Jennings was born in Toronto and is a heterosexual!"
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Norbert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-18-03 07:59 PM
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10. The White House source passed it on to Matt Druge
according to Buzzflash Druge is gay. Ironic.
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Guaranteed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-18-03 08:07 PM
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12. So's Michael Savage hee hee n/t
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IndianaGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-18-03 08:08 PM
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13. Probably the same White House source that put the uranium sentence
in the State of the Union speech.

Bush is going down Nixon's way, all the way!
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Mokito Donating Member (710 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-18-03 08:18 PM
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14. He's leavin Nixon behind...
faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar behind.
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Guaranteed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-18-03 08:05 PM
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11. LOL what the HELL could the Bushies POSSIBLY do?
They're biting on granite here. Doesn't do you any good to trash a reporter when everyone knows they're telling the truth. Just makes you look defensive and stupid.
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young_at_heart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-18-03 08:23 PM
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15. ATTACKED by the White House
That has such an awful sound.....it seems to be a word we've heard far more of lately!
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