The Comedy Central Insider SCOOP: Still No Standards, Just Better Sources
How, exactly, did the Comedy Central Blog scoop the media on Rummy's step-down? Here's a handy timeline:
12:15 AM EST: Only Like the Biggest (Maybe) Newsbreak of the Night – our CC InDecider one-night-only liveblogging "token conservative" says something to the effect of "My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Donald Rumsfeld find out he was getting canned and pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious."
THIS MORNING: Wonkette Spreads the Rumor, saying
"Weirdly, this was first floated by Comedy Central’s blog. So if it’s true, expect dogs lying with cats by sundown."
LIKE, 12:22 PM EST: Upon learning of the Drudge Report saying there would be a "significant announcement" at 1pm, we begin to pee our pants with anticipation.
LIKE, 1 MINUTE AFTER CNN ANNOUNCED RUMSFELD'S RESIGNATION: We pee our pants. Also, Gawker.com says:
Yep, it's true. Defense Secretary Donald Rumseld is packing it in. This won't come as a shock to those of you who keep in touch with the muckraking journal which broke the story late last evening, the Wall Street Jour– er, the New York T– er, the National Enq– huh? Oh, right, the Comedy Central blog.Nice work, media! You got scooped by the folks who write web promos for Mind of Mencia!
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