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Jens 'n' Frens
Idle thoughts of a relatively libertarian Republican in Cambridge, MA, and whomever he invites. Mostly political.
"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures."
-- Daniel Webster
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Friday, May 16, 2008 :::
From the Boston Globe web site: Senator Barack Obama rejected the president's charge he would talk to 'radicals' and asserted Bush's failed policies have made the country less secure. (Globe Staff)
I'm not one to go out looking for media bias, but this raises some questions.- When did Bush charge that Obama would talk to "radicals"? We know it wasn't part of the speech before the Knesset, which never mentioned Obama, and could be referring to any number of people (I think Jimmy Carter is the most obvious possibility).
- Why does Bush's characterization of "radicals" require quotes, while Obama's characterization of Bush's "failed" policies doesn't? I think both characterizations are majority opinions, but they're equally opinions, aren't they? To the extent that either word can be considered sufficiently uncontroversial as to be a fact, it would have to be "radicals", would it not?
Labels: media distortion
::: posted by Steven at 6:56 PM
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