Rachel Maddow Teaches MSM To Connect Dots

Rachel Maddow has been doing a brilliant job covering the ongoing revelations about the Bush administration’s authorization of torture and it’s use not so much to keep Americans “safe”, as some Bush apologists claim, but to help rationalize the invasion of Iraq for political reasons.

The establishment media ought to take a look at the clip below and maybe take some notes- it’s not about ideology or whether one is liberal or conservative, it’s about investigating possible government cover-ups and connecting the dots rather than focusing on mindless soundbites of he-said-she-said:

UPDATE: This NYT commentary explains why the mainstream media’s current “he-said-she-said” coverage about what House Speaker Pelosi knew and when, is nothing but a red herring in that the Bush admin. did not follow the law regarding correct notification when it briefed the so-called “gang of four.” And yes, it matters.

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