October 17, 2004

BILL DYER VS. TED KOPPEL -- Ted Koppel gets smashed to a bloody pulp. A building has just fallen on Ted Koppel, and Koppel's reputation as a newsman is forever reduced. Ted, you've just joined Dan Rather as a national embarrassment to journalists everywhere. Congratulations.

Some months ago James Lileks suggested that the Swift Boat Vet story would be the mainstream media's Waterloo. It looks like we have another dead corpse on the green.

See also this, this, and this.

A statement from the Swift Vets & POWs for Truth:

Mr. Koppel's performance was a stark reminder that much old-line news reporting is more about advancing a political agenda than uncovering the truth.
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