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Bush Redux: Hillary and MSNBC
Every time I think I would be okay with a Hillary presidency she manages to disgust me in a way usually reserved for Georgie.
Do we really want another president who bullies the media? Who thinks that a cable tv station should fire its employees on the demand of a politician?
The tactic is really carry-over from the Bush Administration. A reporter asks uncomfortable questions, ban him from press conference ... put him in the back of the room. It's simple: access to the politician is contingent on following the politician's rules.
I have no doubt this Shuster incident is just a prelude to what we could expect from a Clinton presidency. She's learned all of the wrong lessons from the past 8 years.
Yes, Shuster made a stupid off-the-cuff comment. It's not the same as an uncomfortable question. She can criticize it all she wants, and she probably should criticize it.
But, what business does a candidate have making demands on what type of commentary will be on a station covering her?
Not to mention, demanding that a man lose his job for this type of mistake shows so little humanity it's shocking.
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Clintons really, really PIMPED their daughter to bait the media and then use the response to pounce on them (MSNBC).
Brilliant? I don't think so.
February 10, 2008 1:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
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