Rabil

The idea, explained my colleague professor Robert Rabil, an expert on Middle Eastern politics, “is that Washington would be on a collision course with Damascus if the Syrian government would sink in confrontation with its own population and throughout Lebanon.”

The Coming Revolution Walid Phares 2010

Carter and Rabil acted as virtual, or rather digital, stenographers for the MSNBC public relations flacks, just like the flacks wanted them to.

Charles Warner: The New York Times and Bloomberg Act as Stenographers for MSNBC on Anti-CNN Coverage 2009

Neither Carter nor Rabil gave much insight into why the ratings might have been the way they were.

Charles Warner: The New York Times and Bloomberg Act as Stenographers for MSNBC on Anti-CNN Coverage 2009

Carter and Rabil acted as virtual, or rather digital, stenographers for the MSNBC public relations flacks, just like the flacks wanted them to.

New York Times and Bloomberg Act as Stenographers for MSNBC on Anti-CNN Coverage - Charlie Warner - MediaBizBloggers 2009

But neither Carter nor Rabil and Pulley's story made the connection between CNN's rating declines and the drastic change in the news network's channel position on Time Warner Cable in New York, where almost 10 percent of the country's TV homes are.

Charles Warner: The New York Times and Bloomberg Act as Stenographers for MSNBC on Anti-CNN Coverage 2009

Neither Carter nor Rabil gave much insight into why the ratings might have been the way they were.

New York Times and Bloomberg Act as Stenographers for MSNBC on Anti-CNN Coverage - Charlie Warner - MediaBizBloggers 2009

James Madison (2-1) finally got on the board on a 32-yard field goal by David Rabil with 6: 07 left in the third quarter.

USATODAY.com 2004

James Madison (2-1) finally got on the board on a 32-yard field goal by David Rabil with 6: 07 left in the third quarter.

USATODAY.com 2004

What impressed me was how incredibly impressed they were that two United States senators would make a six-hour drive into the middle of Iraq to Rabil (ph), to meet with them.

CNN Transcript Dec 7, 2002 2002

The Stealth players to beat him were Lewis Radcliff, who scored three, as well as Cliff Smith, Rhys Duch, Jeff Zywicki and Paul Rabil, with one each.

The Seattle Times 2011