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Yes you labeled the Congressman and I quote "the intended victim".
Jesus, where do I start...
The problem with the internet is this: When some no-talent hack writes a screenplay or a book and posts it on the internet, they get ignored because most of us know real authors and filmmakers have their work published and produced.... But Michele Michelle Malkin has a website. Any jagoff with a computer can start a blog. That doesn't make you a journalist.
Reporting the news takes practice. Not everybody can do it.
Now, if you have no desire to be objective -- don't call yourself a journalist. Because you're not.
Well, it took a bunch of jagoffs to "discover" that Dan Rather and company had forged a document in Microsoft Word and tried to pass it as authentic.
Your ideal "journalists" are so in bed with you and yourn that objectivity is a inconvenient nuisanace to be ignored at every turn.
I wish we'd do away with these political apologies altogether. If you said, or did it, then own it and take the heat. Save us with your "I'm sorry I got caught" meaningless diatribes.
Well, welcome to the new age. Average people can now blog, report, etc. to their heart's content. Just because you don't deem it as legitimate doesn't mean that it isn't. They have a right to ask him a question just as anyone would. They weren't blocking his way. They simply asked a question and he got in their face. He could have easily kept walking, but instead decided to attack them. Because of this, he deserves the criticism he is getting.
I meant that in the 'gotcha' video connotation of the word. Think candid camera. But I think you already knew that and were just trying to be cute.
And so do they.
And so do they.
And so do they.
Well, it took a bunch of jagoffs to "discover" that Dan Rather and company had forged a document in Microsoft Word and tried to pass it as authentic.
Your ideal "journalists" are so in bed with you and yourn that objectivity is a inconvenient nuisanace to be ignored at every turn.
Right Now - Who TMZ'd Rep. Bob Etheridge?"Who are you?" asked Etheridge, grabbing one of the cameras and pointing it down -- a move more typically seen from Hollywood bodyguards than congressmen. The second camera rolled as Etheridge, irritated, held the wrist of the first cameraman, then pulled the student to his side and grabbed him in a hug.
Don't let this get turned into an argument over media bias, as that helps obscure that what happened in this instance was not about partisanship, it was about basic human interaction.
The consensus of pretty much everyone in this thread is that the Congressman was flat out wrong to do what he did. If hazlnut wants to keep defending him, point out the flaws in that argument.
So in other words you don't feel that the average citizen has the right to question their elected officials and not only that, but asking questions of your leaders is tantamount to assault and punishable by physical violence. I'm sure you would have made a good SA recruit. Seig Heil.
Again, when you paraphrase or put words in my mouth, strive for some semblance of accuracy.
I said, I ain't sayin' it's right, but I understand.
Are you kidding? A well-written letter outlining the specifics of the interview and asking for no more than 5 minutes... Very likely.
I can't believe some people are defending this guy. I don't care what ideology you adhere to, both parties host people who are on a power trip and think their **** doesn't stink. Has anyone posted his office phone number? I'd love to organize a phone raid to let this guy know his political career is over.
You're making things up too.
No, they really don't work all that effectively. There's a limited amount of time the politicians will give to locals to begin with, since they know that elections are won on money, not on being intimate with the voting base.
If it's an issue they don't like, I don't care how damned eloquent the students are, they're not getting in.
What do you understand exactly? That the average citizen doesn't have the right to ask their elected representatives questions?
Well, it took a bunch of jagoffs to "discover" that Dan Rather and company had forged a document in Microsoft Word and tried to pass it as authentic.
Your ideal "journalists" are so in bed with you and yourn that objectivity is a inconvenient nuisanace to be ignored at every turn.
Write a letter. Make a phone call.
Don't run up to people on the street and shove a camera in their face.
Any jackass knows that.
By the way, it's now the lead story on MSN.
I know, what kind of jackass would just follow people around all day, every day, videotaping everything they do in order to gain a political advantage?
Allen Quip Provokes Outrage, Apology - washingtonpost.com
I bet you fervently defended George Allen when that whole incident happened, right?
By the way, it's now the lead story on MSN.
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