The Public Editor: The Truth and Alberto Gonzales

Why doesn't The New York Times just come out and say that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is a liar?

Sometimes, something seems so obvious to many readers -- that Gonzales lied repeatedly -- that they want their newspaper to say it just that plainly, and they're frustrated when it won't.

Take Bob Garfield, co-host of NPR's "On the Media." I was Garfield's guest on last week's program. He told me that he had read all the coverage leading up to Gonzales's resignation and concluded "that the attorney general has been lying through his ... Full Story »

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Ben Ross
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by Ben Ross - Oct. 1, 2008

This stories reveal the times awareness that bush and his henchmen don't care about the truth...George W , the master of cynical selections for vital positions, get a free pass...and the LAIRS keep there pensions for life. Right along with Rummy and Scooter...the lyes and crooks of the Bush night mare could be front page news ,,,today and long time coming, don't look for the times to be the beacon of clarity and truth.

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