Sunday night, its last show before the election, 60 Minutes ran a story indicating the troops had been ill—supplied for  task to which they had assigned. Again, the evidence that they had been seeking to influence the election  and that they'd been working hand in  glove with the Administration's foes is clear.And, once again, the proof is found in the blogosphere.
 
On September 11, Captain's Quarters blog noted that 60 Minutes' Leslie Cockburn had been trolling for this information, working through Military Families Speak Out (MFSO) in what appears to be anecdotal evidence to support a predetermined conclusion. 
Who is this group?

If you're curious about who MFSO is and who supports them, their Links page should tell you how far to the left MFSO runs. The various groups all lead back to MoveOn.org, Greenpeace, Feminist Majority, American—Arab Anti—Discrimination Committee, and many other groups that have an explicit anti—Bush strategy. It's very revealing that when CBS looks around for help on a story about the military that their producers look to these sources first.

Using this manner of journalistic ethics, winding up with forged documents and no credible attempt at authentication does not appear to be an exceptional event at CBS. In fact, if this is how the Tiffany Network practices journalism, it would be a wonder if CBS ever presented a true picture on any issue it approaches.

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