David Gregory is seen interviewing President Obama in 2009. (Pete Souza / White House / Bloomberg)
If you want to understand why conservatives have lost faith in the so-called mainstream media, you need to ponder the question: Where is the Benghazi feeding frenzy?
Unlike some of my colleagues on the right, I don’t think there’s a conspiracy at work. Rather, I think journalists tend to act on their instincts (some even brag about this; you could look it up). And, collectively, the mainstream media’s instincts run liberal, making groupthink inevitable.
In 2000, a Democratic operative orchestrated an “October surprise” attack on George W. Bush, revealing that 24 years earlier, he’d been arrested for drunk driving. The media went into a feeding frenzy. “Is all the 24-hour coverage of Bush’s 24-year-old DUI arrest the product of a liberal media almost drunk on the idea of sinking him, or is it a legitimate, indeed unavoidable news story?” asked Howard Kurtz in a segment for his CNN show “Reliable Sources.” The consensus among the guests: It wasn’t a legitimate news story. But the media kept going with it.
One could go on and on. In September 2004, former CBS titan Dan Rather gambled his entire career on a story about Bush’s service in the National Guard. His instincts were so powerful, he didn’t thoroughly check the documents he relied on, which were forgeries. In 2008, the media feeding frenzy over John McCain‘s running mate, Sarah Palin, was so ludicrous it belonged in a Tom Wolfe novel. Over the last couple of years, the mainstream media has generally treated Occupy Wall Street as idealistic, the “tea parties” as racist and terrifying.
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See Also:
Media cooperating with Benghazi cover-up?
Lingering questions about Benghazi
Benghazi Coverup Much Worse Than “Third-rate Burglary”
Is there a Benghazi media cover-up?
Charles Woods Emotional on Hannity – 10/29/2012
This information is a “carry on” from Bob Owens’ column presented (and commented on) this morning. In the side bar there is a short video which should be watched because it ties into this topic.
This morning I was watching Fox News and John McCain was interviewed briefly. He noted twice that his military contacts are really upset with this Benghazi thing because they feel Obama is covering the situation up and they no longer trust him. Rightly so in my opinion. That led me to ask myself how many vets there are in the US at any given time.
“Million’s?”
And each with a family and friends whom they influence on a daily basis?
I have no idea what the final outcome will be but in six days we’ll all know. My personal view is that Obama is going to be fired and I don’t need a poll to tell me that. Simple common sense intrudes. Call it a “Benghazi reckoning” and “no”, Sandy won’t save this president. He’s gone either by defeat in the election or by impeachment a bit later.
We’ll see how it goes.
Gone for the day.
Wow, Thankyou for putting up that clip from Hannity.
I pray that President Obama presents all the details and proves he did the right thing as commander in chief. The silence from the White house and bluster about the video gives the impression they are hiding something. This president has been weak but I hoped he has at least been honest.
I did believe in hope and change , and also believed compassion and truth was part of that. Wow… I am disappointed and I am Canadian. How must Americans feel? Sad.