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Media: be careful what you're objective about
I've got to start reading Coates more over at the Atlantic. The man makes sense:
Here's an interesting video that shows how objectivity becomes a cover
for weakness. I think David Gergen just disagrees, and I'll give him a
pass. But two things stick out to me from this: 1.) It's OK that Palin
was clueless about the Bush Doctrine because most Americans and
journalists are clueless about it. By that logic, most Americans are
qualified to be president. 2.) Palin's ignorance only matters if it
affects the "game." In other words, unless McCain loses votes on this,
it's actually irrelevant. This is the sort of analysis that arises
when your more interested in process than in actual results. It's also,
interestingly enough, pretty judgmental. The more I watch, the more I
think it's not that you have to be objective, you just have to be
careful what you're objective about.
Video Link to talking heads segment
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Sorry again. Here's the link to the article: Dysfunctional blogger at work here.
http://ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com/
September 15, 2008 1:22 PM | Reply | Permalink
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