I'd say what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. The Left in this country cut it's eye teeth doing ‘guerrilla theater’ in the ‘60’s and ‘gotcha’ journalism was born. They have used it effectively for nearly 50 years against America and it's time they realized respect is a two-way street.
I understand what you are saying. What we need is to get back to honest investigative journalism. It has simply disappeared off the face of the earth. No reason to be rude. Just be honest and inquisitive and make them answer the hard questions. Do not let them weasel out of it.