That
damned story about Bush calling the Constitution a "goddamned piece of paper" just won't go away. Now, the author of the original story, Doug Thompson,
is defending himself at Capitol Hill Blue. According to Thompson:
Our track record of getting to the truth of a story is a good one. We were a year ahead of other media outlets on Bush's temper tantrums and the concern it caused White House staff. Recently we beat the Associated Press by two weeks on a story about former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay living large with lobbyists paying the bill.
We break big stories because I'm an old-fashioned journalist who believes the way to find out the truth is by digging out the facts. I work the phone, pump sources and research every item that crosses my desk. And, as the record shows, it can take the mainstream media as long as two years to catch up. That's their problem, not ours.
The keyboard commandos who litter the partisan bulletin boards like cockroaches don't get it because they only want news that fits into their limited view of the world. They don't want truth, just partisan spin that conforms to their own political philosophy.
The same is true for the partisan political pukes who claim to be journalists but who are, in reality, nothing more than spin machines for one party or another. Truth is never served when presented through bias.
So let them doubt. Let them claim we don't have the facts. Our record proves otherwise and that drives them crazy.
Are we that good? You bet we are. And we're getting better every day.
I love the line about the mainstream media taking up to two years to catch up. That is SO true...the New York Times being the latest case in point with its domestic spying scandal story. So why are so many people at DKos so skeptical of Capitol Hill Blue and Doug Thompson on this one? To me, this story seems totally credible...I can just hear Bush snarling those words with a sneer on his face. Plus, let's not forget that Bush's dear amigo, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, wrote that the "Constitution is an outdated document."
Now, all we have to do is wait a year or two and I'm SURE this story will appear in the New York Times or Washington Post. Hey, we've got plenty of time, right?!?
[UPDATE: OK, so maybe Capitol Hill Blue really is full of crap, based on all the comments. Can someone please explain what's wrong with it exactly? I must have missed something here. Thanks.
[UPDATE: Are we all missing the main point here? Sure, CHB may be a gossip rag and the quote by Bush may not be EXACTLY true, but our dear President has been treating the Constitution like a "goddamned piece of paper" for over 4 years now. So, even if Bush didn't say those EXACT words in that EXACT order, the essence is still correct: Bush has utter contempt for our Constitution, rule of law, separation of powers, and checks and balances. Just thought I'd get that off my chest... :)]