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Odd. AP is already reporting on John Kerry's speech.... and it hasn't even happened yet!

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=1&u=/ap/20040730/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_convention_rdp

Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites) challenged President Bush (news - web sites) over the war in Iraq (news - web sites) Thursday in the climactic speech of the Democratic National Convention and pledged an administration where "America never goes to war because we want to, we only go to war because we have to."

"I defended this country as a young man and I will defend it as president," said the Massachusetts senator, a decorated Vietnam War veteran now seeking to oust an incumbent commander in chief.

He vowed to build a more robust military at home and strong alliances overseas. "And then, with confidence and determination, we will be able to tell the terrorists: You will lose and we will win."


"The future doesn't belong to fear; it belongs to freedom," he said in excerpts of remarks prepared for delivery.


Kerry's speech capped a four-day convention designed to persuade millions of undecided voters in the battleground states that he is a man tested by war and ready to take command in an era of terrorism.

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I know that they released some previews, but shouldn't reporters actually wait for the speech before filing their stories?

I know that they released some previews, but shouldn't reporters actually wait for the speech before filing their stories?

I'm not surprised: there were news agencies reporting the safe landing and successful completion of the Columbia Shuttle mission on the internet about 12 hours before it blew up. The stories remained accessible for several hours after the incident as well...

This is actually the scariest realisation I've come across on NS......

Didn't the New York Post recently run a front page article claiming that Kerry chose Gephardt for his running mate? And we all remember "Dewey Wins!" It's been going on for years and, with the advent of the Internet, it's even more of a rush for print agencies to "get the scoop".

I was doing Ted Kennedys speach as he said it... I read it along with him... offa foxnews

Didn't the New York Post recently run a front page article claiming that Kerry chose Gephardt for his running mate? And we all remember "Dewey Wins!" It's been going on for years and, with the advent of the Internet, it's even more of a rush for print agencies to "get the scoop".
The New York Post printing something thats incorrect? Surely not!

Shouldn't reporters write the story, but then wait til the event has happened to file it?

[QUOTE=Spoffin]The New York Post printing something thats incorrect? Surely not!QUOTE]

I know. It shocked and apalled me as well.

huh....well I guess I can change channels

Kerry's speech isn't worth listening to. Even to make fun of it.