[Speed Gibson,
Monday October 30, 2006 at 10:42pm]
The End Justifies the Means
Mitch Berg thoroughly fisks the Minneapolis Star Tribune's endorsement of Amy Klobuchar, expected in every way. It is a classic start at the end (who) and work backwards (why).
But of course there is no honest, compelling argument for the underqualified, superficial Klobuchar, so the writers have to make it much of it up as Mitch points out. It was like their 2004 Kerry endorsement all over again.
"Her competence is manifest" it says. I love the choice of words these editorial writers use when they're having to play a weak hand like this. Manifest is just a fancy word for obvious, but connotes grand achievement in this context. But Klobuchar's actual record as Hennepin County Attorney is well short of that imagery, as Minneapolis residents can attest. Her staff didn't even want to endorse her at first, claiming she constantly took credit for others' work.
But our undemanding press requires nothing more than a "D" after a candidate's name.
But of course there is no honest, compelling argument for the underqualified, superficial Klobuchar, so the writers have to make it much of it up as Mitch points out. It was like their 2004 Kerry endorsement all over again.
"Her competence is manifest" it says. I love the choice of words these editorial writers use when they're having to play a weak hand like this. Manifest is just a fancy word for obvious, but connotes grand achievement in this context. But Klobuchar's actual record as Hennepin County Attorney is well short of that imagery, as Minneapolis residents can attest. Her staff didn't even want to endorse her at first, claiming she constantly took credit for others' work.
But our undemanding press requires nothing more than a "D" after a candidate's name.