Comments on: Vetting Stories http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/04/vetting-stories Loaning brain cells to those in need since 2003 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:17:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Angellight http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/04/vetting-stories/comment-page-1#comment-29208 Angellight Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:37:34 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=3752#comment-29208 Media reports: Mark Penn steps down -- which gives the false impression that he is no longer affiliated with the Clinton campaign. False. It is Missleading, a disservice and Dishonest for the Media to claim that Mark Penn has been fired or has stepped down or that he will not be affilated with the campaign. Maggie Williams' statement is "After the events of the last few days, Mark Penn has asked to give up his role as Chief Strategist of the Clinton Campaign; Mark, and Penn, Schoen and Berland Associates, Inc. will continue to provide polling and advice to the campaign. " From the following statement it is accurate for the Media to say he has been DEMOTED! In a lack of their duty to inform, some in the media do not question Hillary, when they do an interview of her or her campaign staff, why he is still on the conference calls, and if he has stepped down what exactly is Penn's role in the campaign since he is still on morning conference calls, but rather dismiss this question, as if he has really gone. This is a derelict of the Media's duty to the Public! There are some true reporters, however, like Candy Crowley and Linda Douglas and others, who report this Sharade for what it is -- a minor Demotion, in title only, yet his duties will still be the same. If they say he has stepped down, then he should step down for Real, not be on Morning Conference Calls. However, THAT IS NOT WHAT MAGGIE WILLIAMS SAID, "he has been asked to" GIVE UP HIS TITLE, BUT HE WILL STILL ADVISE! Media reports: Mark Penn steps down — which gives the false impression that he is no longer affiliated with the Clinton campaign. False. It is Missleading, a disservice and Dishonest for the Media to claim that Mark Penn has been fired or has stepped down or that he will not be affilated with the campaign. Maggie Williams’ statement is “After the events of the last few days, Mark Penn has asked to give up his role as Chief Strategist of the Clinton Campaign; Mark, and Penn, Schoen and Berland Associates, Inc. will continue to provide polling and advice to the campaign. ” From the following statement it is accurate for the Media to say he has been DEMOTED!

In a lack of their duty to inform, some in the media do not question Hillary, when they do an interview of her or her campaign staff, why he is still on the conference calls, and if he has stepped down what exactly is Penn’s role in the campaign since he is still on morning conference calls, but rather dismiss this question, as if he has really gone. This is a derelict of the Media’s duty to the Public!

There are some true reporters, however, like Candy Crowley and Linda Douglas and others, who report this Sharade for what it is — a minor Demotion, in title only, yet his duties will still be the same. If they say he has stepped down, then he should step down for Real, not be on Morning Conference Calls. However, THAT IS NOT WHAT MAGGIE WILLIAMS SAID, “he has been asked to” GIVE UP HIS TITLE, BUT HE WILL STILL ADVISE!

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