As part of their 2008 smear campaign against Bob Schaffer, the Four Horsemen and their acolytes planned a "Foot On the Throat" effort, to so damage Bob's public image that he could never recover. As part of that effort, the Denver Post ran a series of articles detailing Bob's supposed misdeeds concerning a fact-finding mission to the Northern Marianas. In his brief stay there, Bob uncovered more facts than the Post did in several weeks worth of front-page "reporting."
Now, Ross Kaminsky has taken it upon himself to do some real reporting, not only about the trips, but also about the motivations and techniques of those behind trumping up the story. He'll be running a projected 8-post series on the non-story, and given Ross's thoroughness, it'll be a must-read for anyone who wants to be able to discuss this matter intelligently.
The first installment is here.
I've never made any secret of my admiration for Bob, and in the interests of full disclosure, I'll mention that both Ross and Bob have endorsed my campaign. Readers of this blog are clearly more than capable of adjusting for the lay of the land in my recommendation of the series, and of judging Ross's efforts on their own merits.