On May 28th, CNN's Crossfire had as their topic the stolen election. Under the guise of presenting 'both sides', their guests were Bill Sammon of the Moonie-controlled Washington Times, author of "At Any Cost: How Al Gore Tried to Steal the Presidency" (which accuses Gore of trying to steal the election and presents Bush as practically heroic), and Jake Tapper, author of "Down and Dirty: The Plot to Steal the Presidency" (which accuses both Gore and Bush equally of trying to steal the election). Such sleazy tactics would be expected from the more blatantly right-wing Faux News, but those of us who have respected Bill Press in the past were jolted to see him let Sammon natter on and on, with occasional anti-Gore comments by Jake Tapper (who basically defines the term 'apologetic liberal').

Below is an email from Lisa Thomas of Mad Grandparents for Justice to Jake Tapper.

Date: Tuesday, 29 May 2001
From: "Lisa Thomas"
To: Jake Tapper
Subject: Monday night Crossfire's "discussion" on who tried to steal the election

Mr. Tapper -

You and Bill Press were both disgraces to journalistic integrity on Monday night, letting some cloaked and hooded far-right figure hoodwink you into letting Bill Sammon control the show. You know damned well Al Gore didn't try to steal the election. He tried to HANG ON UNTIL EVERY VOTE WAS COUNTED BECAUSE - GUESS WHAT! - exit polls do carry a lot of weight. We all know now that without a doubt, FAR more people went into the booths thinking they voted for Mr. Gore than Mr. Bush.

You know this. Bill Press knows this. You also know about the false felons' list. If that had been connected by the most remote way to Bill Clinton or Al Gore you would STILL be yelling about it.

Your chains have been jerked, and I am sure that I represent THOUSANDS who despise you for your rollover.

George W. Bush stole this election, and it becomes clearer every day. We have no mainstream media anymore. Bill Press loses the Spin Room and has to eye his future. You apparently think you'll make more book sales pandering to the right. Why didn't you have Vincent Bugliosi on the show? Why didn't you MENTION the felons' list? Why didn't you mention the growing number of protestors against the Bush Machine's theft of Florida (and maybe more)? Why didn't you MENTION the several hundred law professors who consider the Supreme Court selection unconstitutional?

You sicken me, utterly SICKEN me, and I thank God that I never got to the bookstore to buy your book. This issue is NOT going away. Our anger is growing anyway, but to see such a sham as we all watched on CNN last night is going to eventually explode into the truth.

Lisa Thomas

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