Ted Rall for September 27, 2004
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The Bush news cycle 1. Breaking news threatens to topple the Generalissimo. (Man: Did George Bush embrace gay love with his Yale roommate? Witnesses and new documents say: hell, yeah!) 2. Never addressing whether or not the story is true, Republicans Pummell its sourcing. (Man 2: Why did the "roommate wait all these years to speak up?) (Woman: The ink on the love letter is fake. Fags use pink, not red!) 3. Never addressing whether or not the story is true, the media turns sheepish and gun-shy. (Man 3: I should have known that my source had voted Democratic in 1996. I request the honor of "Seppuku.") 4. Never considering whether or not the story is true. Americans form opinions. (Woman 2: Only a rock-ribbed heterosexual like former cheerleader George Bush can defend traditional values.) (Man 4: Tell it, girlfriend!)