October Surprise by New York Times and CBS News Blows Up in Their Faces - Press Release - October 26, 2004 - Media Research Center
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- In the latest example of how the media have become a major issue in the election campaign, the New York Times and CBS News saw what amounted to an October Surprise blow up in their faces. NBC News revealed that a cache of high explosives supposedly left unguarded by U.S. troops in Iraq was not present when U.S. troopsand the NBC News crew traveling with themarrived at the camp on April 10, 2003. The Times and CBSs big scoop was a big bust.
Both the New York Times and CBS have repeatedly shown they have chosen sides against President Bush in this election and, once again, they have been caught with Halloween eggs on their faces, said Media Research Center President Brent Bozell.
Bozell also noted an item in todays Drudge Report that reports CBS News 60 Minutes was hoping to hold the story until this coming Sunday, Halloween, one day before election eve.
Once again its the Times, once again its CBS, once again its 60 Minutes, and once again they have proven that they cannot be believed when it comes to election coverage or anything else. The Times, CBS News, and 60 Minutes especially, have proven beyond all doubt they are nothing more than extensions of the Democratic National Committee and they have no credibility whatsoever. In fact, episodes such as this and the Rathergate fiasco prove they may be even more partisan than the Democratic Party itself, Bozell said.
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