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This is too much. Shakespeare’s Sister spots a FoxNews headline that says: Downing Street Memo Mostly Ignored in US.
Can you believe it? And then Fox goes on to wonder why that might be. They simply can’t figure it out. They interview people and ponder the question and go to great lengths to explain why it isn’t being reported. I don’t see that they interview Roger Ailes or John Moody, however. Perhaps they were too busy.
They even point out that the left has been trying in vain to get attention for the issue:
Several popular left-leaning blogs have taken up the cause to keep the story alive, encouraging readers to contact media outlets. A Web site, DowningStreetMemo.com, tells readers to contact the White House directly with complaints.
“This is a test of the left-wing blogosphere,” said Jim Pinkerton, syndicated columnist and regular contributor to FOX News Watch, who pointed out that The Sunday Times article came out just before the British election and apparently had little effect on voters’ decisions.
“In many ways that memo might prove all of the arguments the critics of the war have made,” he added. “But the bulk of Americans don’t agree, or don’t seem that alarmed, so it is a power test to see if they can drive it back on the agenda.”
I guess the fact that most people don’t know is irelevant. Certainly, it can’t be because FoxNews itself isn’t reporting it. Except, of course, to report that nobody cares.
Even though Pinkerton is trying to turn this into a test of the liberal blogosphere for gawd knows what reason, it is an important story that we should continue to press. Sometimes these things take time.
Check out DowningStreetMemo.com. They’ll tell you where to send your angry lefty e-mail.
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