Friday, September 11, 2009
The Typical MSM Bull
Mike Rappaport
Whether one believes Joe Wilson's comment was appropriate, it is hardly unprecedented. As usual, the Democrats have done far worse. From Politico:
In 2004, Democrats delivered a “Chorus Of Boos” during Bush's Bush’s State Of The Union when he called for renewal of the Patriot Act., according to the Washington Times.
In 2005, Dems howled, hissed and shouted "No!" when Bush pushed for
Social Security reform in the SOU: "Foreshadowing the contentiousness
of the coming debate, Democrats broke decorum and booed twice,"
according to the National Journal.
At the time, CNN's Bill Schneider remarked, “It was unusual. I had
never heard it at least at that level before. The Democrats clearly
were booing, heckling, saying no when the president talked about the
crisis in Social Security."
Yet, the MSM treats it as some kind of singular outrage, and some Democrats now seek to censor Wilson. This is typical fare -- a dog bites man story. If the MSM and the left Democrats were fair minded, that would be the man bites dog story.
http://rightcoast.typepad.com/rightcoast/2009/09/the-typical-msm-bullmike-rappaport.html
Mike, this is pretty weak tea, I think. Do you think that boos are "worse" than being called a liar? I don't think most people would agree with that. At the least, it's hardly obvious. Secondly, the point is not only "technically accurate" (though it is that, too, showing that Wilson is either a liar himself or a fool, though most likely a mix of the two), it's fully accurate, and the supposed "counter" points cited in the quote are not relevant- they have nothing to do with the point in question. To imply that they do is again dishonest, or shows basic confusion, or both, making this a pretty poor article to use to support a point.
Posted by: Matt | Sep 12, 2009 9:37:58 AM