Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX): Press is ‘healthy’ adversary, not ‘opposition party’

Austin American-Statesman ^ | Jan. 27, 2017 | Sean Collins Walsh

[bgill]

“It’s fair to say the press and politicians have always had somewhat of an adversarial relationship,” Cornyn said at a meeting of the Texas Hospital Association in Austin. “My view is you have your job to do, I’ve got my job to do, and I’m fine with that. But I think (administration officials) feel somewhat aggrieved by some of the unfair coverage that they’ve gotten and they’re entitled to their opinion. I would call it, as opposed to the opposition party, I would say it’s a healthy adversarial relationship.”

[jonrick46]

In the media bubble of Washington D.C. the impression that the press is the watchdog for freedom is the perception. This insulation is a strategy to keep our representatives out of touch with what is really happening.

[falcon99]

Cornyn is a GOPe. When the press colludes with the Hillary campaign, protects the Dem president by withholding negative information or minimizing that information and hypes fake news, they the media is the opposition party. Cornyn doesn’t seem to be very smart.

[Lady Heron]

Republicans need to stop being cowards.