The Thief
Le Voleur is French for the Thief. In 1828, during the birth and rise of the newspaper, Emile de Girardin had a novel idea on how to use the newest writing technology, the printing press. He and a friend decided to start a periodical, but since they lacked capital, the weekly was entitled Le Voleur (The Thief) and it reprinted the best articles that had appeared elsewhere during the week, saving editorial costs. (from ''The History and Power of Writing'')
Friday, June 24, 2005
The White House spin cycle - Hardball with Chris Matthews - MSNBC.com
The White House spin cycle - Hardball with Chris Matthews - MSNBC.com: "The White House spin cycle (David Shuster)I don't know if things are getting better or worse in Iraq.%uFFFD But I do know the Bush administration is now in total panic mode over the erosion of public support for the occupation.%uFFFD%uFFFD How else could one explain the President's bizarre radio address this past Saturday or the even more surreal comments recently from other administration officials? First, the president's radio address:%uFFFD On Saturday President Bush defended the war in Iraq saying, 'We went to war because we were attacked.'%uFFFD Huh?%uFFFD In September 2003, the President himself stated, 'We've had no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved with the September 11th attacks.'%uFFFD%uFFFD (For the record, the 9/11 Commission is on the side of the Sept. 2003 President Bush %u2014 The commission found there was 'no collaborative relationship between Iraq and Al-Qaeda.')"
Written at 1:43 PM by mojo.
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