Yesterday, I telephone a girlfriend over at Vanity Fair. We exchange pleasant greetings, swap lies for a bit. I am truthful, advise her I am looking for information on Michael Gross, author of this latest Palin hit piece.
There is excitement in her voice but she cautions me, "Taha, you must guarantee I will remain anonymous." No problem, this works for Michael Gross, and this works for me, "Sure, darling, I will keep your secret right to my very grave."
She knows I am a red skinned girl, knows I am a traditional American Indian truth speaker. My girlfriend trusts me.
"Taha, a couple of women around the office here told me Michael Gross'," she pauses to search for a polite word, "they told me his virility is of insufficient size."
To be sure I understand correctly, I ask, "His penis is small?" No hesitation, she informs me, "No, his penis is tiny."
We chat a while longer, she adds, "One of those women told me Gross takes two or three Viagra before, well, you know. She says Viagra doesn't help him, not one bit. Michael Gross suffers serious erectile dysfunction, he is impotent."
Usually I provide sources and names so readers can independently verify what I report. However, this is a rare instance when I promised anonymity to my source of information. Nonetheless, what I report to you readers, is true.
Poor Michael Gross, he is so confused. This boy directs hatred at women because of his own personal problem. This, of course, constantly prompts Michael to prove how very small of a man is he.
I figure if Gross can discuss Sarah's breasts, we can discuss his penis, and he does prove himself to be just such, a penis, an insignificant penis.
Amongst the most critical aspects of journalism is integrity, and integrity is based upon truth, independently verifiable truth. An icon of journalistic integrity is Walter Cronkite. When Walter died, so did journalistic integrity.
A reputable journalist will always cite sources for quotes. We see this throughout news releases. A person is quoted and a source, including name, place and date, is included. This affords readers an ability to independently verify if a quote or cited material is factual and true. Integrity is the touchstone of journalism. Integrity of truth is never to be violated.
Citing anonymous sources is not in keeping with journalistic integrity; quotes and cited materials cannot be independently verified, least not easily. Within our journalism world, citing anonymous sources is considered hearsay and rumor. Michael Gross provides only anonymous sources for his cited quotes and material. Gross has no integrity. Already his Palin hit piece is falling apart, is being shown to be deceit, by independent research. Gross is already caught lying.
Baffles me left liberals treat this deceit by Gross as gospel truth. This baffles me left liberals have no interest in verifying what Gross writes is truth. What does not baffle me is left liberals will propagate known deceit while this fits with a left liberal political agenda.
Gross is shown to lack journalistic integrity and shown to be practicing deceit. Left liberals are also shown to lack integrity and to be practicing deceit through their parroting lies written by Gross. This never baffles me.
This does seem left liberals view truth as a nemesis to be defeated.
