Comments on All Things CNN: Anatomy of a Smear

The real story is Joe burkett did not work for the...

2008-09-08T14:30:00.000-04:00

The real story is Joe burkett did not work for the state dept. He worked for a company called Lincoln Group and had no business in the Green zone to begin with. He is a classic example of the Billions of $ being wasted on contractors who are supposed experts. The taxpayer pays them and the only thing they get in return is a good laugh in the National Inquirer....Sad.

@Cyn: This is anon 9 PM. The phrase "innocent babe...

2008-07-03T00:01:00.000-04:00

@Cyn: This is anon 9 PM. The phrase "innocent babe in the woods" has no number attached to it, so what are you so insulted about? I think there is media bias and she does do herself a diservice by the way in which she presents herself. I was merely pointing out that SHE is part of her problem. If you want to be taken as a serious journalist, you must present yourself as one and not flaunt all over every male,comedian or not, that you see.
And yes, though I really can't stand Stephen Colbert, I did think that Jane Fonda's sitting on his lap was most inappropriate, BUT SHE IS NOT A JOURNALIST. Now you're comparing grapefruit and jello!

anon @ 9pm, never at any point did I say or even h...

2008-07-02T04:18:37.607-04:00

anon @ 9pm, never at any point did I say or even hint at the thought that Lara is an "innocent babe in the woods." For one thing, she is a 39-year-old woman. Good lord, how insulting. Secondly, flirting is much in the eyes of the beholder -- especially when it is done on a comedy show. I can only imagine what you thought of Jane Fonda sitting on Stephen Colbert's lap and kissing him.

And believe it or not, I was not defending Lara. As I pointed out, I thought she made very questionable comments during the interview on TDS, and the affair with Joe Burkett was apparently confirmed by him. But unless Burkett was a source on a story she was working on, whether or not she was sleeping with him is of no import to the viewers.

Personally, although I admire Lara's work tremendously, I think she presents herself in an overly sexualized way that detracts from the importance of it -- but I'm sure her ratings numbers are through the roof, especially with that all-important young male demographic.

My point was that the media used unvetted sources for this story. Just because someone writes a blog post and claims they heard some office gossip, it ain't necessarily so. It is because of crap like this that thousands of people in this country believe that Obama is a Muslim and nothing will change their minds ... certainly not pesky things like FACTS.

Cyn your rant is well worth the read and it is ver...

2008-07-01T22:00:00.000-04:00

Cyn your rant is well worth the read and it is very well documented. However, I did catch Laura Logan on Jon Stewart's program and she isn't the "innocemt
babe in the woods," that you seem to present. (She was all over him) but Jon being the family man, didn't take the bait. She has dyed her hair and changed her total personna. I do in part, believe that some of what was reported is true after watching the Daily Show. She is a real flirt. Nothing wrong with that except she does it openly and with married men. View the clip. JMO

You know it really saddens me when some people use...

2008-07-01T14:01:00.000-04:00

You know it really saddens me when some people use such smear tactics to disparage other people’s character without substantiating or verifying the facts or without giving any consideration to who they hurt or destroy in the process (especially when there are children involved). It sickens me to no end. Furthermore, nothing is ever done to hold these individuals accountable for their actions in such smear campaigns. Both Michael Ware and Lara must be sickened not to mention embarrassed by this whole incident. Gosh darn it, when will this sort of rubbish stop!! Enough is enough for pete’s sake. I do hope this does not jeopardize Michael’s career with CNN.

P.S. Did anyone catch Lara on CBS this morning? She was great.

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I am soooo over anyone's personal life being spash...

2008-06-30T20:51:00.000-04:00

I am soooo over anyone's personal life being spashed across any publication or TV gossip program. We have no privacy any longer and I am very weary of the intrusiveness into everyone's lives.
I believe in the first "Bill of Right," but I am also longing for more privacy - on all levels of my life.
J in LA

As we all know "Tho shalt not kill" is one of the ...

2008-06-30T18:54:00.000-04:00

As we all know "Tho shalt not kill" is one of the 10 commandments. I'm sure all the holy books have the same thing worded different.

I once heard a clergy say that gossip is killing. It is killing a person's reputation and that is killing a part of the person. I found that interesting.

This whole smear campaign is such a waste of time, money and energy.
These brave people have to fight for the right just to do there job, and get air time,now they have to put energy into this.

And as for the "pal" of Lara's that confirmed all this, she is nothing more than another Linda Tripp.

Nobody knows how many people died in Iraq today, but we sure as hell know who MIGHT be sleeping with who. What kind of society do we live in? People care more about smut than human life.

Cynthia! Right on, Baby! Great post and so correct...

2008-06-30T18:43:00.000-04:00

Cynthia! Right on, Baby! Great post and so correct. Thank you for putting things in their proper perspectives.

It also continues to contrast the standard of journalism that Michael employs next to the MSM these days.