Accurate Assessment or Dirty Tactic

[aquapub]

On May 4th, Dean Reynolds of CBS Evening News attacked criticisms of Barack Obama:

"...'out of the mainstream' is a charge Republicans habitually make against Democrats. It's code for 'unpatriotic.' And it worries Democrats that it's been so effective against their candidates in the past -- even against those who've received the purple heart."

CBS showed a clip of Kerry during that last part.

Is it a dirty tactic for Republicans to have pointed out the extreme left-wing voting records of both Kerry and Obama? Is it a dirty tactic for Republicans to point out how most Americans would have responded to finding out their pastor was a bigoted anti-US hysteric (like not embracing him in every imagineable way for 20 years straight)?

In other words, does it matter that Republicans were demonstrably correct in portraying Kerry and Obama as being fringe extremists, or is CBS correct in acting like any criticism against Democrats just a dirty tactic? Why is it always a hate crime to discuss the voting records and fanatical conduct of Democrats seeking to become president?

At least CBS didn't join Charlie Rose and the Washington Post in portraying objections to Rev. Wright's flaming bigotry as "white racism."

Liberal media? Nah, that's just a myth. :lol:

 

[The silenced majority]

You forgot about Bill Moyers' fluff piece on Rev Wright, designed specifically to present Wright as a benign, mis-understood character.

I guess people forgot about that interview now that Rev. Wright has been thrown under the bus by the politician Obama's, campaign.

 

[aquapub]

You forgot about Bill Moyers' fluff piece on Rev Wright, designed specifically to present Wright as a benign, mis-understood character.

I guess people forgot about that interview now that Rev. Wright has been thrown under the bus by the politician Obama's, campaign.

I only saw a couple clips from that. Did Moyers also end up portraying it as a dirty tactic to point out Democrat voting records? Not that Moyers being a former partisan Democrat operative (as with most household-name "journalists') would ever affect his judgement in any way. :roll:

 

[The silenced majority]

I only saw a couple clips from that. Did Moyers end up portraying it as a dirty tactic to point out Democrat voting records too?

No. It was more like a: "what's your favorite color?", "do you like cats?" interview.

 

[ReverendHellh0und]

SO pointing out the history of a canidate is now considered a "Dirty tactic"? What will they think of next! :lol:

 

[DarkWizard12]

SO pointing out the history of a canidate is now considered a "Dirty tactic"? What will they think of next! :lol:

How dare you mock the democrats! Thats A DIRTY TACTIC! :mrgreen:

I should make a youtube video on those words lol!

 

[aquapub]

No. It was more like a: "what's your favorite color?", "do you like cats?" interview.

:lol:

Nothing like hardball journalists tirelessly grilling political figures on the tough questions of the day.