On this week KPFK/Pacifica Radio BradCast I was joined by Heather Parton — much better known as the great blogger “Digby” of Hullabaloo — to discuss the complete collapse of CBS 60 Minutes’ bogus Benghazi exclusive and their pathetic “correction”. Moreover, we take a look at what Digby has uncovered about the apparent Rightwing, Fox “News”-like predilections of correspondent Lara Logan and how that (and a few other disturbing Fox “News” connections) resulted in Benghazi hoax disaster at the once-great CBS News.
Next, I bring everyone up to date on the insane roller coaster that has been the last week of the insanely close Virginia Attorney General’s race and the surreal pitfalls to come in the likely “recount” and potential election contest thereafter.
Finally, Desi Doyen joins us for the latest Green News Report on the Super Typhoon Haiyan disaster in the Philippines, its connection to climate change and the new all-time low for global warming deniers in its wake…
Download MP3 or listen online below (appx 58 mins)…
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Excellent show, Brad!
I cannot express HOW HAPPY the CBS Benghazi debacle has made me. How the story has unfolded has been an absolute delight – thanks, Brad!! You made my day(s)!
Lara “neocon” Logan and CBS “News”?
Walter Cronkite must be spinning in his grave.
Re CBS being “misled” on the Benghazi blowup, were you all misled here or was it a case of your predilections at work? In any event, CBS “apologized here.
I wait, though not while holding my breath, for CBS 60 Minutes apologizing for allowing it’s predilections or was it here too misled, regarding its beating the drum got the fairy tale that is Gun Control. Might I make particular note of fairly frequent reference to “assault weapons” and “assault rifles”, both terms incorrectly applied. How come you all seemingly never checked with any standard reference text that deals with small arms, where you could have found the proper definition. You also chose to ignore existing federal law, in particular the National Firearms act of 1934. How come no apology here?