I just wish things weren’t the way they are with the media.

From Tony Blankley in today’s Washington Times regarding the Swiftboat veterans’ book (the paper that seems to notice things the others don’t):

“The book has the ring of sincerity to it, and the mark of careful research and writing. If they are not telling the truth, all these men have exposed themselves to financially ruinous libel actions by Mr. Kerry ó who has the private resources to prosecute such actions. Even as a public figure, he might well win such an action, if this book is the pack of lies the Kerry camp says it is.

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If it is not a pack of lies, the nation needs to know that, too. I would encourage some of the major voices of the non-conservative mainline media ó Tim Russert, Dan Rather, Leonard Downie Jr. of The Washington Post ó to do as I did. Spend an evening reading the book. If they are not struck by the damning picture it paints of John Kerry and the credibility of the presentation, forget about it. But if they judge it as I did, then let their consciences be their guide.”