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Howard Fineman Quotes

American - Journalist | 1948 -

The crusades of Vietnam and Watergate seemed like a good idea at the time, even a noble one, not only to the press but perhaps to a majority of Americans.

Good Time Watergate Noble Vietnam

A political party is dying before our eyes-and I don't mean the Democrats. I'm talking about the mainstream media, which is being destroyed by the opposition.

Political Media Talking Party Mean

A purely objective viewpoint does not exist in the cosmos or in politics.

Politics Exist Cosmos Viewpoint Does

The notion of a neutral, mainstream national media gained dominance only in World War II and in its aftermath, when what turned out to be a temporary moderate consensus came to govern the country.

War World Media Country Out Only

As Walter Cronkite would say, that's the way it is.

Say Way Would Cronkite

It's hard to know now who, if anyone, in the media has any credibility.

Media Know Now Hard Credibility Who

If we are lucky, and George W. Bush is right, we are about to witness the War of the Happy Iraqis.

War Happy Lucky Right Witness About

When Americans invade Iraq, Bush says, we will be greeted as liberators by the Iraqi people, proving that taking out Saddam Hussein was the right thing to do.

People Will The Right Thing Right

Remember the picture of the president in the classroom, being told of the attack by chief of staff Andy Card? The American people thought they were seeing a man suddenly thrust into a grave challenge no one could have anticipated.

Challenge Man People Thought Picture

By Rice's own standards, the war was well underway by the time he took office. He was a war president the moment he took the oath. But did he act like one?

Time Moment War President Office

Asked at the hearing why she hadn't pressed the FBI more closely about what it knew, or didn't know, about domestic terrorist threats, Rice acted as though the question was an odd one: it wasn't her job. Well, in retrospect, it was and now certainly is.

Job Know Now Why She Question

I know that from the days of Watergate... the notion of two sources on a story has become the popular dogma about how you confirm something. And there is a lot of truth to that, but there are all kinds of ways to check to the extent that you can, a story that you get.

Truth Story You Know Become Days

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