What followed, was an outpouring of negative quotes about the state of Afghanistan. So far so good. Blitzer would not give much of a breathing space to President Karzai. He then quoted "NewsWeek". The old cliches of "open sewage" and "lack of electricity" were directed at the President.
President Karzai was obviously under pressure. He then reminded Mr Blitzer that "NewsWeek" people only "came for a day". The President observed, "then they leave us with the consequences". The President informed a reluctant Blitzer, that there is now democracy in his country. He mentioned the doubling of the gross annual income.
Wolf seems not to have heard of the vile, brutal Taliban. After all, what Afghanistan suffers today, must be small potatoes, compared with the reign of the Taliban.
On my way for morning coffee, it suddenly dawned on me (surprise, surprise) what Blitzer was all about. I was reminded of the attitude of an employer. The one who got up Monday morning disgruntled. He hauls in an employee. He has to observed civilize niceties though. Yet, he can scarcely restrain his ire.
Many of us have been that employee. I have it.
Blitzer talked down to the President in this fashion. The utter arrogance of the man, the absolute lack of professionalism. Now,sadly taken for "solid journalism".
The idea around which liberalism coheres is that NOTHING actually matters except PR.That is cynicism, and that is arrogance.