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LeftNYC

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Mon Nov-07-05 02:36 PM
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David Brooks

Give me whatever this guy is smoking. His statement of Reagan/Clinton job approval ratings in the 20s is just his latest foray into space travel. I think he is worse than Krauthammer, Kristol, Limbaugh, and that ilk. People think he isnt a shill because he writes for the NYT. Just like people think Judy Miller is a hard nosed reporter.

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lutherj

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Mon Nov-07-05 02:43 PM
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1. The guy's a goofball. There's something about his manner that

makes me think that he doesn't believe what he's saying himself. He comes off as a liar that knows everyone can see through him.

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soupkitchen

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Mon Nov-07-05 02:44 PM
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2. David "Butter Knife" Brooks

Another Lap Dog journalist whose bitch is more powerful than his bite.
Pekingese solutions to Mastiff problems is his stock in trade.

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Clark2008

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Mon Nov-07-05 03:27 PM
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4. He's not a journalist and doesn't pretend to be one, I don't think.

He's a columnist.

Now, that doesn't excuse him from lying about the facts he gives in his opinion pieces, but, he's not a journalist. He's a column writer. Big difference.

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LeftNYC

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Mon Nov-07-05 03:51 PM
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7. Right, but columnist or not...

facts are facts...

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Catt03

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Mon Nov-07-05 03:25 PM
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3. Not true about Reagan.

Both Reagan and Clinton endured scandals during their second terms. In January 1998, when facing questions about his affair with Monica Lewinsky, President Clinton's job approval ratings actually rose, reaching the low 70s, and remained at least in the 60s throughout the rest of that year.President Reagan's job approval rating dropped by more than 20 points to 46 percent in November 1986, just after public disclosures about the Iran-Contra scandal. During 1987 Reagan's approval rating hovered around 50 percent, but began to rise again in 1988 President Richard Nixon's approval rating fell as the Watergate scandal became public in the first half of 1973, and was at about 25 percent during 1974.

President Bush's approval rating has been experiencing a slow but steady decline since 2004.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/11/02/opinion/polls/main1005327.shtml

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LeftNYC

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Mon Nov-07-05 03:50 PM
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5. not true on either case...

www.mediamatters.org

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Mon Nov-07-05 03:51 PM
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6. speaking of JUDY... did she return to the NYT today as rumored?

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mcar

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Mon Nov-07-05 04:39 PM
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8. I saw his Lehrer performance on Friday night

and I have to say, he seemed really nervous. He's usually pretty calm, in that sanctimonious style that some conservative pundits have. This time, his voice was actually shaking at times.

I mentioned it to my husband and he noticed the same thing. These guys are running scared. The problem is they lie so much in a short interview that it's hard for even Mark Shields to call him on it all. That's one of the reasons, IMO, they get away with their lies.

The other reason, of course, is that the MSM is full of Bushbots.

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Carla in Ca

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Mon Nov-07-05 04:48 PM
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9. I watched the video of that segment last night

and he was all over the place. I mushed up his talking points so bad that Shields didn't even have to hit back as hard as he could have.
Every smack from Shields was followed by "Well, yeah, but...".
If the RW spinners act like this, maybe we can get the MSM back...go Mark Shields!

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Gidney N Cloyd

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Mon Nov-07-05 04:52 PM
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10. He has always looked nervous to me.

He's got the "jimmy legs." And his eyes are darting all over the place.

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