Search This Blog

Saturday, October 28, 2006

Rich Lowry compares and contrasts the press treatment of Gingrich and Pelosi

Guess who the press characterizes as:

a “tough-minded tactician.” “kept the fractious House ...in line.” “thwarted many .. initiatives” by getting [the party] to “hang together.” Yes, [the opposition makes accusations] of being an obstructionist, but that’s just the sort of name-calling [the other parties] always engage in, now isn’t it?

Or this:

“casually reckless” “ruthless” “authoritarian” a “bomb-thrower.” given to “slash and burn, knife and smear” tactics. “mad as hell” or riding “a surge of voter anger.”

Well you know that the press just plays it right down the middle....

Sorry, just spilled my coffee laughing at the last line.

No comments: