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Hey, you remember The New Republic — publisher of fraudsters Scott Thomas Beauchamp and Stephen Glass?
Well, TNR editors are patting themselves on the back today for exposing an elderly couple’s lies about their Holocaust love story — a story picked up by Oprah and other duped media outlets:
Last week, TNR published an article by Gabriel [...]

Targeting Track Palin.

Big pimpin’.

Document dump.

“Misty, watercolor memories, of the fog of war…”

Doubting Thomas, part II.

Shock troops.

My syndicated column today ties the ABC News bigotry sting and the GWU student journalist’s hoax crime together. An excerpt:
You don’t have to be a Harvard University re searcher to figure out that the media is infected with liberal bias - or to realize that some left-wing journalists will use any means necessary to create [...]

MSM stands for media stage management.

Arrogant MSM.

Damage control.

Speaking truth to nutroots.

Deconstructing the ignorant Tim Rutten. Plus: A call to action.

Finally, TNR’s editors get around to addressing the latest Beauchamp mess. They’re doubling down. And publicly sticking to their story.
Which is more than you can say for Scott Thomas Beauchamp.
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Foer and company persist in blaming “the Army” for the magazine’s failure to keep its readers apprised of the scandal in a timely, forthcoming manner:
The New [...]

TNR’s sunk ship.

Sinking ship.

Laughingstock.

Shooting the messenger.

Update 11:04am Eastern. Why this matters, especially on a day like today when Washington is battling over war narratives: Read “The Big Picture.”

Update 10:00am Eastern. Response from Franklin Foer to my request for an on-camera interview about the Beauchamp fables…
Thanks for the offer. I’m going to decline.
See also investigative blogger Bob Owens, who’s got more [...]

Yoo-hoo. Anybody home?

Scott Thomas Beauchamp and the Left.

Of Bradleys, dogs, and Quotey McQuoterton.

Winter Soldier Syndrome will only be cured when the costs of slandering the troops outweigh the benefits.

Update 8/7 9:20pm Eastern. The NYTimes files a story on the latest developments. It closes with this:
In an e-mail message, Mr. Foer said, “Thus far, we’ve been provided no evidence that contradicts our original statement, despite directly asking the military for any such evidence it might have,” adding, “We hope the military will share what [...]

Father Paul McNellis at the Democracy Project lays out the choices for Scott Thomas Beauchamp. Matt at Blackfive calls it the “best word on Beauchamp.” The conclusion:
When it comes to being a good man or something else, there is no middle ground. You’re either trying to become a better man, or you’re not; you’re moving [...]

Update 8/4: PJM has an exclusive interview with the censored soldier. Allah points out the hypocrisy of the moonbat vet who tried to squelch dissent at Ykos.
Update 10:15pm Eastern. Hell freezes over. Democrats apologize for the debacle in the House last night.

Yep, no wonder the Dem leaders don’t want to show up at YKos.
Update: For [...]

“We sincerely regret this mistake.”

Winter Soldier Syndrome.

“ill (sic) return to america an author.”

Follow the bouncing ball: The newspaper that was hoaxed by Jayson Blair covers the magazine that was hoaxed by Stephen Glass, and which is now under tough scrutiny over the work of pseudonymous soldier “Scott Thomas.” Plus: A Peter Beinart flashback.