[lbo-talk] Bush's bulge: did NYT spike the story?

[ravi]

Michael Pollak wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Feb 2005, Doug Henwood cited a long FAIR article to the effect 
> that
> 
>><http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2012>
>>
>>The New York Times killed a story that could have changed the 
>>election-because it could have changed the election
> 
> Assuming this story is true -- and it certainly looks true, -- it kind of 
> sums up the difference between Democratic-leaning media and 
> Republican-leaning media, and explains why the former are getting their ass 
> kicked.  Beyond dirty tricks, beyond lying, beyond the echo chamber, they 
> just haven't got any courage at all.
> 

is there any reason to believe that the story, even if widely published,
would have made a difference in the outcome? my fear is that it would
have been yet another instance of a bush gaffe excused using some warped
logic.

	--ravi