From David Sirota:
Time Mag Slams Media For Edwards Coverage; Says Reporters Making "A
Dumb Argument"
By David Sirota
Working Assets/Denver Post's Politics West, 8/31/07
Two weeks ago, I asked a pretty simple question: What is real-life
hypocrisy, and what is faux hypocrisy manufactured by the political
Punditburo in lieu of actual reporting? I asked this question in the
wake of right-wing Denver Post columnist David Harsanyi screaming
from the ramparts about how John Edwards is supposedly a hypocrite
for having an ownership stake in an investment fund that has
ownership stakes in some subprime lenders. I asserted that just
because a candidate wants to change the laws that govern the land (in
this case, lending laws) doesn't mean they don't live in the current
world as it is, and certainly doesn't mean they are a hypocrite. It
doesn't mean they've made a smooth political move - but again it
doesn't even come close to meaning they are a hypocrite.
Shocker, my view hasn't really broken the Washington Punditburo's
fabricate-a-gotcha rituals - though finally, at least one of the big
traditional media outlets has actually taken the time to report the
Edwards situation accurately. None other than Time magazine sets the
record straight this week about Edwards, and indirectly indicts the
absurdly biased and irresponsible behavior by campaign reporters and
pundits alike.
For the full post, go to:
http://www.workingassetsblog.com/2007/08/time_mag_slams_media_for_edwar.html
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