[Speed Gibson,
Tuesday November 16, 2004 at 1:52pm]
Fair and Balanced
A common argument from the Left involves "moral equivalence" that equates bad behaviors even if one side does ten times as much. Dennis Prager had a caller yesterday try this tactic, that quantity doesn't really matter when discussing immorality. Of course it does, responded Prager. That's what makes the Holocaust the Holocaust, that it was six million killed, not six.
Media pundits are fond of saying that they're objective because they pick on both sides. And indeed they do, from time to time, but nowhere in proportion.
Lori Sturdevant finally got her "fair and balanced" piece in for 2004, reviewing the House District 45B race in New Hope. DFL'r Sandra Peterson's highly negative campaign was too much for the GOP's Lynne Osterman who took the high road. To be fair, Peterson publicly asked the DFL to stop the attack ads, which they of course refused. All in all, the article was very favorable to Osterman, even if it was overly kind to Peterson as well. She could have ended her negative ads by at least threatening to quit the race.
So there! We can't say Lori Sturdevant is one-sided. Not in 2004, anyway.
Media pundits are fond of saying that they're objective because they pick on both sides. And indeed they do, from time to time, but nowhere in proportion.
Lori Sturdevant finally got her "fair and balanced" piece in for 2004, reviewing the House District 45B race in New Hope. DFL'r Sandra Peterson's highly negative campaign was too much for the GOP's Lynne Osterman who took the high road. To be fair, Peterson publicly asked the DFL to stop the attack ads, which they of course refused. All in all, the article was very favorable to Osterman, even if it was overly kind to Peterson as well. She could have ended her negative ads by at least threatening to quit the race.
So there! We can't say Lori Sturdevant is one-sided. Not in 2004, anyway.