[Trombone-l] Pomerov

[Chris Tune]

I'm sorry list--It looks like my felllow TROMBONISTS don't want to get back 
to practicing or studying the horn.   Oh well, since someone seems to be 
accusing me, I guess I've got to respond.

WHAT I MEAN:
My philosophy would be equal treatment for equal infractions.  So the 
journalist is right and proper in pointing out the wronfulness and hypocrisy 
in the current scenario--Foley likely will be arrested and tried and THAT IS 
FINE.  And indeed, that person has resigned in discrace already (just like 
Packwood). . .that is not what is done when similar things happen on the 
other side of the isle.  Look at Barney Frank for example.

I then feel that the same journalistic community has not sufficiently called 
for the resignation of those like Frank, who work on the D side.  Lets see, 
we have a person who was allowed to go scot free on a Negligent Homicide/ 
Manslaughter charge way back when. That person is now considered a 
philosophical leader of the party.  We have a man who allowed (he has 
admitted he knew. . .) a gay-sex prosti ring to function out of his 
apartments.  And there are others.  The only Dem I can think of that had to 
resign in shame was the Dan Rostenkowski from Illinois who looted the House 
stamp fund.   Also, DNC chair Terry McAuliffe was caught in a stock scheme 
with "Global Crossing" and the news was effectively "blacked out" . . .of 
course the possible wrongdoing occurred before he became DNC chair. . .but 
SO WHAT?  He got "immunized" by his later position.  THAT's the point.

The journalistic community needs to do what they say they do, and what the 
role is intended to. They need to investigate.  Regardless of who they are 
investigating. Regardless of what the subject's politics are.  Now, at the 
local level and in magazines, there ARE fantastic journalists who do this 
all the time--I read their articles--I read their books.  My problem is 
mainly with the editors of NATIONAL (or primary) news outlets, like CNN, the 
Post, The Times, Reuters, AP and so forth.  They edit this stuff so that 
flames of R guys just will not quit (example "deep six" Bob Woodward 
admitting that Valerie Plame and CIA operations had not been compromised in 
any way whatsoever. . .did that get on CNN?).  In our world the D dirt is 
allowed to slip into oblivion as soon as possible.

Once again.  There ARE fantastic journalists they just aren't running CBS 
news. . .CNN . . .or the like. I stand by my position.  You've said nothing 
to convince me otherwise.  I have my OWN TWO EYES.  and my own two ears.

Also, you have not dealt at all with Koz.  Does he, or does he not ignore 
the fact that the French are not puppets of the Americans.  Why?   Isn't 
this just hyperbole?  Of course it is. . . .Don't you want to hold yourself 
to the same standard you hold me??

Chris


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Carr" <georgecarr at gmail.com>
To: "Chris Tune" <crtune at adelphia.net>
Cc: "Matthew Stoecker" <the_mighty_quinn at msn.com>; 
<daniel_pliskin at hotmail.com>; <TROMBONE-L at server5.samford.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Pomerov


>> I think we know that this is being trumpeted (still on the FRENCH 
>> guards?)
>> out there, not by the R people. . .but "Rather" by the D people that are
>> sometimes laughingly called journalists. . . even small children can 
>> figure
>> this out.
>
> So if a D person who happens to be a journalist decides to point out
> the hypocrisy between chairing the committee on Children's Issues for
> the entire country, and that same person seeking inappropriate
> relationships with children, and then asking the person in charge of
> committee appointments whether it was a wise committee appointment,
> given his knowledge about the situation, that's biased journalism?
> And if an R person who happens to be a journalist reported the same
> story and asked the same questions, would you call them a fake R
> person, or a bad journalist, or both?
>
> I can see how you might wonder why Ds are treated differently than Rs,
> but that seems due in large part to Ds running on different platforms
> from Rs.  Like "family values," which Rs often claim as exclusive
> territory.  So when an R violates 'family values,' his fellow Rs have
> to make sure they punish him in accordance with their campaign
> promises.
>
> George