Remember John Solomon’s brief, fiery ride at the Post?
In one email to a Department of Justice spokesperson, Solomon even appears to be suggesting what spin to apply in order to minimize damage from the revelations.
“Thanks for any help you can give on this,” Solomon wrote to Brian Roehrkasse on the morning of March 2, 2007. “I think some tick tock along these lines will bring some perspective to how the process occurred. Of course, the White House counsel’s office had to sign off. Of course an administration in its last two years looks for some fresh blood to inject into jobs. Of course, DOJ’s analysis of prosecutors goes beyond performance evaluations to achievements or failures on policy issues like immigration. I think we can get this just right with your help.”
Update. I just contacted the ombudsman, Andy Alexander, and he says that he will review the exchanges and then decide whether to address the matter.
Ajay
Just another example of Post’s liberal bias.
Ash Wing League
In the end right-leaning centrist wankers will just ignore this report and continue to point to the Washington Post whenever they need to show that even the ‘liberal media’ hates the direction Obama’s taking us.
joe from Lowell
The conservative response: there’s nothing wrong with a reporter actively conspiring with government officials to aid Republicans in a highly-partisan political dispute, and the fact that the ombudsman is going to look at the situation is clear evidence of liberal bias at the Post.
Cat Lady
What comes first – being a pasty doughboy, or being a right wing hack?
guster
Of course, a reporter must engage with the White House. Of course, a reporter is looking for right-wing perspectives to inject into stories. Of course, the WaPo’s analysis of the story goes beyond factual issues to suggestions on narrative framing.
Napoleon
I have said it before on this site and I will say it again. There are 3 reporters in the MSM who cover politics that have clearly reveled themselves over the years to right wing partisans, John Solomon, Ron Fournier (now with AP) and Mike Allen (now with Politico). They are profoundly dishonest people.
OT my local NPR station is about to start a 1 hour show that will have 3 local Democratic Congresspeople on to take questions. This will be interesting to see if this becomes a wacko right call in wankfest.
MattF
Uh, wow. The Post is my hometown paper, and I am not happy about this. I suppose the good news is that Solomon didn’t just let Rove write the article– professional ethics and all that, yadda yadda.
NonyNony
@MattF:
Make sure you write the Post a letter expressing your unhappiness over this then. They may take you more seriously than us rubes in Ohio who read their paper over the inertrons.
Punchy
@Napoleon: You left out Loud Obbs.
Scott
There are 3 reporters in the MSM who cover politics that have clearly reveled themselves over the years to right wing partisans, John Solomon, Ron Fournier (now with AP) and Mike Allen (now with Politico).
I honestly think it’s a heck of a lot more than three. It might be easier to track down three reporters who aren’t right wing partisans.
PeakVT
he says that he will review the exchanges and then decide whether to address the matter.
Hey, he’s got the sequence of events right. That’s a start. Maybe he’ll go so far as to consider some facts.
Jim C
It seems “of course” is the new “also.”
Facebones
Good luck with that ombudsman. The week after the whole “Mouthpiece Theater” flap, his clolumn was all about obituaries. It took another week before he got around to addressing it. (For those who would give him an out by saying that the column was already submitted before the controversy hit, well he could have re-written the column. He also could have mentioned it on his blog, which he did not do.)
Napoleon
@Punchy:
Who is “Obbs”? If you mean Lou Dobbs he is a commentator (in my book), not a journalist. In any event I was talking print.
A PS on the radio show I mentioned in my post. First 3 people were birthers/teabaggers.
asiangrrlMN
Whether? Really? That’s the word he used? Interesting choice, methinks.
As for Solomon, the only thing that surprises me is that he committed those thoughts to an email rather than just deliver them orally, if you know what I mean.
gypsy howell
@MattF: “I suppose the good news is that Solomon didn’t just let Rove write the article—professional ethics and all that, yadda yadda.”
Do you have some kind of definitive inside information that we don’t have? What makes you think Rove didn’t just write the final article?
gypsy howell
@Napoleon:
Loud Obbs.
NonyNony
@Napoleon:
Not “Obbs” – “Loud Obbs”. A play on his twitter name of @loudobbs which really does look like “Loud Obbs” at first glance. At least to me.
gypsy howell
Grrrrrr for no editing function. “Lou Dobbs.” I’m so used to thinking of it as Loud Obbs now that I typed it that way automatically.
Comrade Darkness
“liberal” in the sense of being liberal with the definition of objective journalism.
thomas
thank dog that the journalistic tounge bathing of liberal politicians that we have been seeing from the WoPo since the ascension of St Ronnie continues unabated. (speaking of ‘oral delivery’)
Solomon got caught. The rest will lay low for a while – but they’ll be back.
Zifnab
@Comrade Darkness: He has reported news that was bad for the Republicans before. That’s really all it takes.
Reporting “The DOW dropped 200 points” while a Republican is in the White House makes you a fifth columnist commie liberal traitor in the eyes of the right wing media.
kindness
Washington Post omnibudsman…..don’t hold your breath. While I find them to be better than the Washington Times, that ain’t sayin’ much & we shouldn’t expect any more than that.
Barry
“I just contacted the ombudsman, Andy Alexander, and he says that he will review the exchanges and then decide whether to address the matter.”
Well, the odds are strongly in favor of any newspaper ombudsman being a presstitute, and when he says that he will decide *whether* to address the matter, there’s no doubt left. Except, of course, whether he chooses the route of omerta or or blathering us with prime BS.
BombIranForChrist
And right this very minute there are similar emails buzzing around about healthcare.
Xanthippas
I don’t have a problem with reporters either being liberal or conservative, but I do have a problem when they’re not deeply and automatically suspicious of those in power.
Ajay
I don’t have a problem with reporters either being liberal or conservative, but I do have a problem when they’re not deeply and automatically suspicious of those in power.
That according to conservatives will be a liberal point of view(when they are in power): If you ever question a conservative, you are a liberal.
JohnR
“..he says that he will review the exchanges and then decide whether to address the matter.”
In the immortal words of the Muppet Martians: “Yup! Yup! Ahuh! Ahuh!” I won’t be holding my breath any.
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