As I tried to follow the early debate on the CBS memos, I was utterly confused by the cacophony of agenda-driven charges and countercharges, insults, and clashing pronouncements by self-styled experts whose credentials had to be taken on faith. The pro-Bush blogs shrieked that the incriminating documents were obvious computer-created fakes; the anti-Bush blogs shrieked that, beyond any doubt, typewriters capable of producing these memos were available in the 1970s. No offense to the upstart blogs, but what finally settled my doubts was reporting by mainstream media such as ABC News and The Washington Post.
And this silliness:
In the past, the danger was that the "big media" with their unspoken biases could exert too much unchecked and unbalanced influence over public opinion. Today, the danger is that some people will choke on the overabundance of facts and interpretations, while others will withdraw into a comfortable niche, exposing themselves only to journalism that feeds their prejudices.
Apparently, Cathy can't form an opinion unless it is validated by MSM. If such transparent forgeries can't convince Cathy without waiting for the WashPo to figure it out for her, you wonder if she is capable of any judgement whatsoever. It's why she's Libertarian, I guess.
P.S. Note to Cathy. It isn't old media vs. new media. It's discovering the truth wherever it leads you.
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