I am fully aware of the standards lacking in the MSM.
This tape should not be political. ABC is making it political because they are witholding it. This is something which affects the lives of every single American. This tape is not a charge made by a political opponent.
ABC is holding false standards here. If it was a tape of a dark, hooded figure claiming he and President Bush have been partners since before 9/11 and President Bush knew full the attacks were coming--ABC might have a case.
But this is a tape of a sworn enemy making threats to the lives of citizens.
A case can be made that we have a right to know what we are dealing with before we cast our ballots. I lean towards that one. Air it, give us time to digest it. And (yes, this one is impossible) air it without comment. No friggin' pundits.
If the CIA/FBI have copies of the tape, they can make them available to any news organization for dissemination. I'm not sure why we haven't seen the tape. It could be political, and probably is on the MSM's part, but the US government also may be keeping it quiet. You also should see Homeland Security raising the Terror Alert level, which has not happened, which indicates they do not view this as an imminent threat. The fact the tape exists has been discussed on Fox News and perhaps other outlets.
I agree with you. I changed my mind further down the thread...