ABC News producer: “Bush makes me sick!”

Posted by: ST on March 23, 2006 at 6:47 pm

This is rather revealing, don’t you think?

An interesting debate on that email is taking place in the comments section at Roger L. Simon’s blog – the debate has shaped up to be (to paraphrase): he, just like everyone else in this country, is entitled to his opinion … the other side of the debate in essence says “yes, that’s true” but he did this on company time, and wrote this email to others at ABC, which presents a journalism ethical dilemma. I fall in the latter camp.

On the other hand, Stephen Spruiell cautions against reading too much into this email, and reminds us of a far more damaging document (this October 8, 2004 internal memo) that was sent by ABC News political director Mark Halperin in which Halperin urged ABC reporters to be tougher on the President than John Kerry.

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    1. Steve says:

      It cracks me up how apologetic people get once they’ve been caught red-frickin’-handed. It’s like they had a momentary lapse of judgement, and once called on it, suddenly realized the errors of their ways.

      oh, you know, my comments clearly mirror my core personal philosophy, but I’m really sorry I got caught…er…said it out loud..er…
      :-w

    2. steve says:

      Lot’s of people hate bush and lot’s of people love him. Take FOX News for example. According to memo’s from his staff, Cheney watches nothing but FOX News and reads only the Weekly Standard. Those our both propaganda organs of the Republican Party, yet they never state a disclaimer before each performance. Peace

    3. HadaAbeche says:


      A friend of Green’s at ABC says Green is mortified by the email.

      ABC News Exec is mortified by who he is..! :-D I love to start my day laughing..!

    4. CavalierX says:

      >According to memo’s from his staff,
      >Cheney watches nothing but FOX News and
      >reads only the Weekly Standard.

      Why do Liberals have to lie about the simplest things? The memo said that when he travels, Cheney watches FOX nes and reads the NY Times, the Wall Street Journal and USA Today. I just can’t take the deliberate lies.

    5. PCD says:

      Cav, steve(FN) has to lie otherwise he would have to realize all is propaganda, vitriol towards Israel and Bush, and his world view are totally wrong. He’d have to change or admit his hypocrisies. Same with the MSM. They have a mass psychosis right now. They can’t see reality and honestly report on it.

    6. Jim M says:

      Steve(FN) the article that Sister T posted is about an ABC News producer: “Bush makes me sick”. Just what in the hell has people hating or loving Bush, Foxnews, Cheney, The Weekly Standard or The Republican Party have to do with that topic? You talk about “propaganda organs” what does Music or Biology have to do with propaganda? Are you just happily sitting behind with your keyboard with your eyes closed just pushing keys at random? Or are you completely scatterbrained? There are mental health facilities you can go to seek help before you have to hire a detective to find the brain you lost.
      =))

    7. steve says:

      The lie was what, he doesn’t read the Weekly Standard or his staff didn’t write the memo’s? Be careful you don’t want to look more foolish than you already do, now. Peace

    8. Jim M says:

      Speaking of fools Steve(FN) how’s my favorite court jester if you could put two coherent thoughts together you might be dangerous. Steve it must be hard to have one thought as a liberal rattling around in that empty cranium so please get that thought out before it dies of loneliness. If you could get that one thought out we might have a second or two of thoughtful debate.
      =))

    9. - Cut Steve-oh some slack guys….He’s having a bad day…One of his peace loving Muslim Judges/Clerics wants to cut a guys head off just because hes a Christian. Doesn’t sound like Steves peace approach is going to work to well in the halls of Islam. What he seems to miss in his ideas of “negotiation” is its hard to negotiate without a head.

      - Bang **==

    10. steve says:

      Here’s a thought: The extremist are in charge of the US and therefore the world. The Rightwing extremist: Zionists, Armageddonist/neo-cons and Wahhabist. Capitalists all. Could it be that the Islamo-fascists are answering the Capitalist, Rightwing extremists? Rather than attacking “steve”, try answering the question. I would be happy to explain the complexities of it, if required. Peace

    11. Severian says:

      Steve, that’s not a “thought.” Nothing you’ve ever posted bears any resemblance to a “thought.” Mind fart, maybe, on your good days, but never a “thought.”

    12. Lorica says:

      =)) YES that is rich. The man who has only ever given 1 straight answer to any question I have ever asked him is lecturing people on their lack of answers. =)) Damn what next Martin Sheen becomes a conservative?? – Lorica

    13. benning says:

      Lorica! Bite your tongue! *GASP!*:o

    14. sanity says:

      steve says, “Could it be that the Islamo-fascists are answering the Capitalist, Rightwing extremists?”

      Ok, I will give it a shot.

      Let’s see, terrorists have cut off heads, tortured, raped women and children, beaten, enslaved, hung and stoned people who do not believe as they do.

      The latest case is Abdul Rahman.
      In Afghanistan at Friday Prayers, Muslim clerics prayed for the murder of this person who dared to convert to believe in something they do not.

      These are the people who so lovingly refer as brothers:

      “The government is scared of the international community. But the people will kill him if he is freed,” Hamidullah said.

      “Cut off his head!” he exclaimed, sitting in a courtyard outside Herati Mosque. “We will call on the people to pull him into pieces so there’s nothing left.”

      “If he is allowed to live in the West, then others will claim to be Christian so they can too,” he said. “We must set an example. … He must be hanged.”

      This is thier mentality, and soon will be as Islam expands and spreads.

      DO you believe in Islam as firmly as they do? If not this too will be the fate of any who do not convert.

      By the way, he was turned in by his own family.

      Tell me steve, what does this have to do with Capitalism? What in a Capitalistic society in other portions of the world encourage views like this? This type of hatred and murder?

      Amazing you say it is Capitalism that is the cause for the terrorists, but last I seen Arabs, like in the UAE, are VERY capitalistic. They make money hand over fist, but thier ideals and culture is so rooted in backwards thinking of killing and murder that has no reason to be in todays society. It is a barbaric way of living.

      I say before you support Sharia Law, you damn well better try living under it first, and if you survive, then I am all ears to listen to what you have to say in support of it.

      This has NOTHING to do with being a Capitalist, it has everything to do with Religous intolernace and bigotry.