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Originally Posted by orion5
Balanced? Not supportive of O?
The article Dusty posted said this:
"The efforts did little to satisfy Republicans, who see the controversies as an opportunity to derail Obama's second-term agenda. House Speaker John Boehner suggested the White House had violated the public's trust, and he promised to "stop at nothing" to hold the administration accountable."
If this was balanced reporting, and the emphasis was on "doing what's right for Americans" vs "partisan gotcha", wouldn't Julie Pace's article omit the part I highlighted in orange? Are you certain that all Republicans are trying to derail Obama's second-term agenda vs doing what's right, i.e. standing up for the American people who don't want their trust violated?
Or if this was balanced reporting, where was the mention of the Dems using these controversies as an opportunity to paint all Repubs as bitter and crazy? I only see a slam on the Repubs in Julie Pace's article.
It's true that responses by both sides often seem "predictable", but what do you suggest? That if you see something that is wrong you shouldn't speak up lest someone view you as predictable?
Bottom line, AP has circled the wagons (or at least Julie Pace has) and is back on message, which is that Republicans care not for anything but destroying Obama, progress, and America itself. Tired, tired old message. But when all of the msm trots that out consistently, it's effective.
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who see the controversies as an opportunity to derail Obama's second-term agenda does not make this an op-ed piece. And I submit - of course they do! Our elected representatives are POLITICIANS and that's what they do on both sides of the aisle. Like it or not, politics is the modus operandi in DC.
As I have said before in other posts, the genie is out of the bottle and this will not go away. Bob Woodward was the first to leave the reservation months ago, even Chris Mathews is turning. The scrum politics is in full swing and I am watching to see where Leadership is going to emerge.