A scoop for “Eagle-Beacon”?

It’s interesting that the White House allowed a major news story — the vice president shooting someone — to break in a local Texas newspaper, the Corpus Christi Caller Times. Monday night, MSNBC talk show host Keith Olbermann asked Washington Post reporter Dana Milbank to comment on the novelty of this media approach. Milbank’s bombshell revelation:
“I think this could be the beginning of a new strategy. In fact, I have learned today that, as we speak, there’s a manicurist in Kansas who is revealing the Bush administration’s global warming plan right now to The Wichita Eagle-Beacon. We’ll be able to read about that in the morning.”
Well, unfortunately, the manicurist has not yet come forward. But when she does, The Eagle (drop the Beacon, Dana) will be there to break the story, unless the vice president’s office decides to give Pennypower the exclusive instead.
Posted by Randy Scholfield

11 Comments

  1. ksfarmgrrl
    Posted February 14, 2006 at 1:44 pm | Permalink

    I bet Dave Berry is jealous. Booger!

  2. CF
    Posted February 14, 2006 at 2:05 pm | Permalink

    Huh, huh. ksfarmgrrl said ‘booger.’

  3. JUSTA GUY
    Posted February 14, 2006 at 2:31 pm | Permalink

    By way of the grapevine, I heard Dubbya is planning to vent all the greenhouse gasses to D.C. and keep them hidden until 2008. If discovered, he will say it is part of the war on terror. (by the way, does anyone know where the country of Terror is located)

  4. Ken Woodard
    Posted February 14, 2006 at 3:37 pm | Permalink

    What? There’’s no Wichita Eagle-Beacon? “Even I didn’t know that!”

  5. Joe Blow
    Posted February 14, 2006 at 3:44 pm | Permalink

    Of course, Randy doesn’t mention that Milbank was on the show in full orange hunting gear. Very professional for such a non-biased journalist. Randy, of course, probably didn’t notice anything strange at all!!

  6. Darwin'sDisciple
    Posted February 14, 2006 at 3:48 pm | Permalink

    Dana Milbank used to report for the Wall Street Journal, is a good writer, and has a wicked sense of humur.

    One of my favorite old pieces of his was entitled “A Boy Named Dana”. Maybe you have to develop a sense of humor with a name like that.

  7. Brandon
    Posted February 14, 2006 at 4:01 pm | Permalink

    Strange you should mention Pennypower, Randy. Heard a rumor to that effect.

    Seems they are seeking publications held in strong regard locally for high standards and lack of journalist bias.

    Pennypower won out.

  8. CF
    Posted February 14, 2006 at 4:38 pm | Permalink

    Poooo widdwe Joe Bwow and his widdle feewings, dey was soooooo hoooot! Dana Milbank, dat big meanie! How dawe he!

    I seem to recall Chris Matthews comparing Michael Moore to Osama bin Laden. Comment from the Right Wing Wuss squad? Nah. But Dana Milbank–how dare he!

    More to the point, since the White House was playing the shooting for laughs, why shouldn’t reporters? If it’s good enough for the White House, why isn’t it good enough for the rest of us?

    What’s that? Oh, silly me, I forgot: IOKIYAR. (It’s Ok If You’re A Republican)

  9. writerdog
    Posted February 14, 2006 at 8:52 pm | Permalink

    This whole thing with the accident is smoke and mirrors. It really is just a distraction from any questions concerning what Bush&Co. have done or are doing. And it appear to be working well… “Oh a shiny object…owwwww!”. The invasion of Iraq, ignoring Al-Qaeda, going around the law to spy. No wait this is far more important… A hunting accident! Just wait for Fox’s new season, “Vice Presidents who wound!”.I am sure the nation will be gripped with every installment! SHINY OBJECT PEOPLE, LOOK AWAY FROM THE SHINY OBJECT!

  10. CrusaderX
    Posted February 14, 2006 at 11:00 pm | Permalink

    writerdog,LOL! Divertor-Man has struck the media again!

  11. steve
    Posted February 15, 2006 at 11:55 am | Permalink

    Cheney to do next best thing to having private citizen break the news. Give interview on Fox!