https://freerepublic.com/tag/chicagomedia/ en-us Sat, 13 Aug 2011 11:55:32 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2763104/posts It's not very often that you run into a story that so perfectly captures both the sheer contempt which many reporters hold for the public and their desire to enable Democratic politicians. That's what happened in Chicago earlier this week when conservative journalist Bill Kelly had the temerity to ask Illinois Democratic senator Dick Durbin if he felt that he shared any responsibility at all for the recent U.S. debt downgrade. As a coddled and protected Democrat, Durbin certainly wasn't used to a tough question and he proceeded to ignore it, turning instead to a more compliant journalist, one Jim... NewsBusters https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2763104/posts#comment Sat, 13 Aug 2011 11:55:32 GMT