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Anyways, I was reading through the news this morning and this article caught my eye.

It is a follow-up on the Dan Rather/ Bush memo affair that so recently rocked our world. It is an interesting take to be sure. I'm still a bit winded by the last few days, so my analysis is probably a bit off. The most telling quote is this:

Blogs have the unknown reliability of "a tipster calling a reporter on the phone," South said. Some tips pan out, others fizzle. But someone, somewhere, will always know."

It is true that somewhere out there, someone is an expert in whatever field you might be discussing that day.

A related story (on a much smaller scale) might be the article I read in one of the GMU papers on the recently expired (so-called) Assault Weapons Ban. The article was pure spin and incorrect facts the whole way through. This is another fine example of the next generation of American journalists preparing for their careers of "making a difference" as opposed to reporting the news. I would link to it, but the webpage seems to be down.

I know, some of you are saying “But depressoboy, It is only a college news paper, why get so worked up over it?”

I wonder that myself (as I pen the rebuttal to be sent later today). It is only a college newspaper. But, the article is blatantly wrong and reconfirms the popularly held misconception on the AWB. It has the potential to be read by every one of GMU’s students. It has to start somewhere. What better place than here? What better time than now? (To quote Rage Against the Machine)

More in a bit, I need to finish my coffee.