The problem with our “liberal” MSM
here is a great example of what is wrong with our “liberal” MSM. We have a reporter and I use the term loosely, Howard Kurtz that is whining away about how hillary Clinton doesn’t let or have the press on her bus. She is limiting access to these poor guys therefor making it that much more difficult for them to “cover” the candidate.
If you don’t know anything about Howie, he is biased, no not left either. He is subtle enough, but you watch this putz enough on CNN and read his junk enough you can tell he doesn’t like Clinton and leans to the right. So much for that liberal bias I guess. Below is a good example of Howie. He works for the Washington Post, you know that liberal newspaper. Tell me what you think of this as he contrasts and compares a Republican with a Democrat.
With rare exceptions — John McCain chats endlessly with reporters aboard his bus — leading presidential candidates take a wary approach to the press, doling out access in carefully limited increments. Journalists sometimes question whether it is worth the time and energy to trail politicians who rarely engage them. In this regard, Clinton differs only in her degree of discipline, honed during eight years of often testy media relations in her husband’s White House.
Uh-huh. So Mr. Accessable, Maverick, straight-talker, surge supporter is the bees-knees. With “rare exception” What the fuck is that? While Clinton is disciplined (hard, tough) honed (precise, calculated), testy (bitchy) I mean gimme a break people.
In case that was a mistake and Howie was at a loss for fair and balanced reporting…read on.
Clinton blames an overtaxed schedule for the arm’s-length approach, but something more fundamental is at work here. She, like her rivals, wants to deliver a daily message, usually framed around some policy prescription, while reporters want to ask her about the latest polls, tactics or blast from Barack Obama or John Edwards.
Uh-huh, liberal media my ass…keep dreaming wing nuts. And to make another point about Howie’s original intent that Clinton isn’t accessable why would chumming up with a candidate be a good thing? Wouldn’t being an actual Journalist with an outside view be more appealing then someone that gets invited to the oval office to disseminate their talking points? What a joke.
Tags: 2008 Presidential, Hillary Clinton, Liberal Media, Politics, wingnut-o-sphere
Our esteemed host wrote:
You’ve got it wrong, Mr Viti. There are plenty of reporters available to do that, but yes, there are some whose job it is to do just that, report on the campaigns directly. If the candidates have talking points, those are also news.
Of course, no one should be surprised that Senatrix Clinton is pretty much what we evil right-wingers have always said she is.
there is no law that says the press has to ride on a bus with the candidates. Nor is there one that says they have to ride Air Force one Dana.
Keep your enemies closer comes to mind
HA! Senatix! You must have cribbed that off of someone. Who, Dana? Tell me…you can’t be that clever to come up with that one all by your widdle self!
“Emasculate their men and give their women masculine qualities…..”
You learned the Rovian techniques well, Asshopper! Now go! Goose-stepping class is about to begin and you’re gonna be late!
Funny thing is, is that the Press only have themselves to blame for this state of affairs, I think. They don’t act much like the 4th Estate and certainly have allowed themselves to be treated as essentially a special interest group. BushCo has been spectacularly good at treating the press badly and the press should know that the way to fight back is not to whine, but to get real about journalism.
Reporting on dualing talking points is one thing, but truth-squadding those talking points helps news consumers place that stuff in some context and is the real journalism. Stop being a conduit for talking points and earn some respect back.
lol, asshopper…be honest, is that one yours?
It certainly is…but I could lay claim in calling Me a closet power-bottom…. 😉
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