Kirsten Powers, a contributor to Fox News, is no conservative Republican. She is a liberal Democrat. However, unlike most of her liberal brethren, she is intellectually honest. In this piece (for Fox News), she is highly critical of the Obama administration's efforts to attack Fox. She also calls out Media Matters for their hypocrisy in going after Fox.
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/01/29/obama-vs-fox-news-behind-white-house-strategy-to-delegitimize-news-organization/
Those of us old enough recall how President Nixon fought wars against the liberal media his whole life (at least until he left the presidency). The media hated him, treated him accordingly, and he hated them right back. It is a part of his legacy. When the shoe is on the other foot, however, Obama gets a pass from the mainstream media, which lionizes him.
Media Matters for America, which is a creation of David Brock, is nothing more than a political arm of the Democratic party even though they enjoy non-partisan, tax-exempt status. Go figure.
It should not matter which side of the political fence you are. Imagine a country in which all media outlets have the same political bent, which we almost have now. Imagine no Fox News, no talk radio, and no conservative blogosphere. Imagine no Republican party-only one party, the Democrats. You may say that I'm a "dreamer", but we are not that far away. The Republican party is in serious trouble, and many Democrats, like Obama, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi would love to finish them off.
But what would that do for the country? Do you really want one-party rule and no dissent? I don't even if my side had the advantage.
Kudos to Powers for her honesty.
Kirsten Powers, a contributor to Fox News, is no conservative Republican. She is a liberal Democrat. However, unlike most of her liberal brethren, she is intellectually honest.
ReplyDeleteIf she were liberal, or a Democrat, Gary Fouse would not call her intellectually honest.
If she were intellectually honest, she would not be working for Fox News.
She is to Fox News what that Neu Kart rabbi is to the Iranian regime.
Actually, what it means, Siarlys is that Fox, despite its conservative bent has several liberal Democrats, who engage in spirited debate as opposed to MSNBC, which has Morning Joe,(Who knows what he is?) Pat Buchanan (still?) and SE Cupp, who is outnumbered by 3 liberals.
ReplyDeleteWe can agree on Buchanan. Using him as a foil for political debate is almost cheating, although I agree with him about one third of the time, usually for different reasons than his own.
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