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Journalists, McCain and the false Iran/al-Qaida link
Still more media stars admit there is a pervasive pro-McCain double standard in their coverage.
Glenn Greenwald [2008-03-24]

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    Thanks for covering Kurtz. I was planning to blog on that, and write in a question today, but my home computer's died. I'm glad other folks got to it. Meanwhile, the list of journalists who have made excuses for McCain is growing ever longer.

    I'll add that what's particularly galling about Kurtz is that he slams Clinton and Obama in his original statement, and Obama had already criticized McCain on his statement the previous day. Furthermore, the Americablog post Kurtz linked even mentioned that McCain had made the gaffe multiple times, but Kurtz chose to ignore that. As usual, he quotes some liberal blogs, but selectively, sometimes missrepresenting them in the process and ignoring key points. In general, he recycles right-wing talking points days after they've been debunked by major liberal blogs. It's pathetic, but it's dangerous because he still wears an undeserved label of being "objective and fair."

    -- Batocchio
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    Monday, March 24, 2008 12:25 PM
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