The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

Alex · 04-26-2006, 12:57 PM

Gemini Cricket, surely you don't think that Snow is any more or less a partisan than the guy he's replacing? At least now, for the first time since McClellan the press secretary is someone with a pleasing voice for television and radio.

Also, Tony Snow has never been presented as a journalist. His entire career on TV (and at NPR before he moved to Fox) has been as a pundit. Criticizing him as not fair and balanced is like saying CNN is skewed because James Carville only presents the left side of the equation.

As for George Stephanopoulis I was very skeptical that he could successfully move from political hackdom to straight journalism (rather than punditry as all the others do) and have been pleasantly surprised with how successfully he's pulled it off.

04-26-2006, 12:57 PM	#10
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Gemini Cricket, surely you don't think that Snow is any more or less a partisan than the guy he's replacing? At least now, for the first time since McClellan the press secretary is someone with a pleasing voice for television and radio. Also, Tony Snow has never been presented as a journalist. His entire career on TV (and at NPR before he moved to Fox) has been as a pundit. Criticizing him as not fair and balanced is like saying CNN is skewed because James Carville only presents the left side of the equation. As for George Stephanopoulis I was very skeptical that he could successfully move from political hackdom to straight journalism (rather than punditry as all the others do) and have been pleasantly surprised with how successfully he's pulled it off.
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