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Catching Up With Old Friends
« on: February 19, 2008, 11:57:17 PM »
To Our Readership and Friends,

Jason Leopold is no longer employed by Truthout.

Jason is a truly gifted reporter, and his efforts on behalf of Truthout have been greatly appreciated.

There may be some speculation that this announcement is connected in some way to Truthout’s reporting of the Karl Rove indictment matter. It is not. At the time of our reporting on the Rove matter we stood by the factual accuracy of our reports, and we stand by them now.

We sincerely wish Jason the best of luck.

Marc Ash, Executive Director - t r u t h o u t


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Re: Catching Up With Old Friends
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2008, 12:02:33 AM »
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts)       Tue Feb-19-08 06:13 PM
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1. We'll know more in 24 business hours
bsg is awarded ten points for being first out of the gate. 

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Shine  (1000+ posts)       Tue Feb-19-08 06:14 PM
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2. I got that same email just now. Maybe they couldn't afford him anymore?

Oh, naieve little Shine.  You need a new name more suitable to your gullible ways.  :rofl:
  
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grytpype  (1000+ posts)       Tue Feb-19-08 07:32 PM
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14. I'm glad Truthout stands behind the fake accuracy of their Jason's fake report about Rove
oooh, BURN :cheersmate:
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Re: Catching Up With Old Friends
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2008, 12:05:08 AM »
DU AdBot (my favorite new member) makes an appearace, as well as several postings from the mysterious 'Name removed'.  He seems to have a lot on his mind.  What do you think he has to say?   :-)
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Re: Catching Up With Old Friends
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2008, 12:06:58 AM »
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts)         Tue Feb-19-08 06:13 PM
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1. We'll know more in 24 business hours
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 Shine  (1000+ posts)         Tue Feb-19-08 06:14 PM
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2. I got that same email just now. Maybe they couldn't afford him anymore?
   
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 davidlynch  (333 posts)        Tue Feb-19-08 06:16 PM
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3. I have a feeling that William Rivers Pitt may know more and will hopefully post n/t
   
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 Shine  (1000+ posts)         Tue Feb-19-08 06:20 PM
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4. Good call.
    we shall see...
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 Prefer (563 posts)        Tue Feb-19-08 06:30 PM
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5. Maybe he was for Hillary?
   
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 asthmaticeog  (1000+ posts)         Tue Feb-19-08 09:46 PM
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20. Ooooh, and when he does, let's all K&R!
   
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 tritsofme (1000+ posts)         Tue Feb-19-08 06:37 PM
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6. He is still technically employed as his contract doesn't end for 24 more business hours.
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 Yael  (1000+ posts)         Tue Feb-19-08 06:44 PM
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8. Self-delete
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 Truth2Tell  (1000+ posts)         Tue Feb-19-08 07:02 PM
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10. I just got this...   
   Dear Friends,

I have decided to leave Truthout after three years in the trenches to
start my own web-based, non-profit political magazine to be called
BackgroundBriefing.org <http://backgroundbriefing.org/ > . The website is
currently in production and I hope to launch a beta version in mid-March
with a full rollout in June.

I have been committed to independent journalism for nearly a decade and
will continue to report on the most pressing issues this country faces
and will continue to face long after Bush is out of office.

In the meantime, I will continue to dig for the truth and will report
sporadically on the issues while setting up my new venture. I greatly
appreciate the support you all have given me over the years and hope you
will all become readers of BackgroundBriefing.org

Stay tuned.

Jason Leopold
Editor-in-Chief
BackgroundBriefing.org
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 sueh (886 posts)        Tue Feb-19-08 07:11 PM
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11. Thanks for posting, Truth2Tell...
   Good to know he hasn't *gone away*...
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 salvorhardin  (1000+ posts)         Tue Feb-19-08 07:13 PM
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12. He might want to actually register the domain name as part of his "preproduction"   
   As of a couple of minutes ago it was still available for anyone who wanted to make a couple of bucks selling it back to Leopold.
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Re: Catching Up With Old Friends
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2008, 06:34:05 AM »
The ones that have were removed were all sarcastic digs at Pitt.
One was to the effect he was writing a looooong screed to post on the thread and another was that he would show up to hog all the attention.

Guess I should have saved them but never gave it a thought. :thatsright:
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BREAKING: Jason Leopold No Longer Employed By Truthout
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2008, 07:53:19 AM »
davidlynch  (333 posts)      Tue Feb-19-08 06:12 PM
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BREAKING: Jason Leopold No Longer Employed By Truthout
 Advertisements [?]Source: www.truthout.org Letter from Marc Ash Executive Director

To Our Readership and Friends,

Jason Leopold is no longer employed by Truthout.

Jason is a truly gifted reporter, and his efforts on behalf of Truthout have been greatly appreciated.

There may be some speculation that this announcement is connected in some way to Truthout's reporting of the Karl Rove indictment matter. It is not. At the time of our reporting on the Rove matter we stood by the factual accuracy of our reports, and we stand by them now.

We sincerely wish Jason the best of luck.

Marc Ash, Executive Director - t r u t h o u t director@truthout.org

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Re: BREAKING: Jason Leopold No Longer Employed By Truthout
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2008, 07:56:17 AM »
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Re: Catching Up With Old Friends
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2008, 08:42:44 AM »
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Shine  (1000+ posts)       Tue Feb-19-08 06:14 PM
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2. I got that same email just now. Maybe they couldn't afford him anymore?

Well, he is a HUGE liability for sure.  Is that what the DUmmie meant?
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