WHY IS YOUR HAND SO FAR UP MY ASS…?
September 10th, 2007
Yesterday I heard a radio news reporter comment: President Bush saying he’s waiting to hear what General Petraeus is going to say is like Edgar Bergman saying he’s waiting to hear what Charlie McCarthy has to say. And if you think I’m being unkind, the headline Petraeus Gives Exclusive One Hour Interview To Fox seals the deal.
Can’t have any non-Faux News journalists asking real questions, can we?
And from Andrew Sullivan: If Drudge is right and the general and the ambassador are going to give Fox News’ Brit Hume an exclusive hour-long sit-down, then it seems to me they forfeit any pretense of neutrality.
They really need either to stick to the Congressional testimony, or appear on more outlets than a purely Republican network. It’s extremely important for the integrity of the US military – and the credibility of Petraeus – that it remain above partisanship and even the appearance of partisanship. Here’s hoping Drudge is wrong.
They couldn’t be that stupid, could they?
Stupid? Bush? No. Arrogant? Yes.
