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To: liberallarry
What I do acknowledge is that, in politics, only the disinterested are unbiased.

That statement is tautological, and therefore meaningless. Perhaps you meant that only the uninterested are unbiased?

What does this have to do with my post?

The post you were replying to spoke of the *press* attempting to harm the President. You responded that such is a legitimate function of the opposition. I agree, but the opposition should not be going around pretending to be an objective news outlet. Even the opposition should not use forged evidence, but it's most certainly the press's responsibility to critically examine such claims, rather than just passing them along as "true."

51 posted on 09/18/2004 3:21:16 AM PDT by Sloth ("Rather is TV's real-life Ted Baxter, without Baxter's quiet dignity." -- Ann Coulter)
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To: Sloth
Yes, I meant uninterested...but my error didn't prevent you from grasping my meaning. :)

pretending to be an objective news outlet

There's no such thing...but the pretense is accepted as part of our culture. Or, more generously, some do a better job than others in approaching the ideal. But it's a constant fight.

Even the opposition should not use forged evidence...it's most certainly the press's responsibility to critically examine such claims

The story is not complete but, as of now, I believe CBS exercised due diligence. It was inadequate - probably because they were blind-sided by their bias, their arrogance, or their age.


You miss the point of my original post. It is quite legitimate to try to "harm" the President during an election year, war or no war. I don't think the poster understood that...or, even worse, wants to understand it.

56 posted on 09/18/2004 3:40:02 AM PDT by liberallarry
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