On the round table segment of Special Report tonight, Nina Easton (of Fortune magazine) made the rather bizarre assertion that one of the main reasons that the Congress is currently experiencing such low popularity is because of their treatment of Alberto Gonzales. This struck me as a rather remarkable argument, to say the least.
Should I find video and/or a transcript, I will post it.
Also, as a side note, in watching some of the Fox coverage of Gonzales’ departure, and then portions of Hardball and Countdown I was struck as to the degree to which watching different networks is almost like looking at two alternative universes…
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I happened to see that segment, and I didn’t interpret her comments quite the same way that you did. While she certainly wasn’t very clear in making her point, I think she was trying to get across that the public perception was one of the Democrats being too focused on investigations, for which Gonzales has been the poster child, in spite of the absence of any solid evidence of wrongdoing. Their preoccupation with investigating meant that they had not gotten very far with the legislative agenda they had run on; and the public’s disapproval was in response to that.
Comment by ts — Monday, August 27, 2024 @ 9:05 pm
It is possible that I misheard what she had to say, although I honestly don’t think that even the broader point that the Congress has been too investigation happy is the main cause of their unpopularity.
Comment by Dr. Steven Taylor — Tuesday, August 28, 2024 @ 6:19 am
You’re watching Countdown?! You should stop watching NOW and get your IQ tested immediately to look for long-term damage. Studies have shown that Countdown not only causes stupidity in lab rats, but it also causes stupidity in scientists who study lab rats that have been subjected to Countdown.
If Countdown is in an “alternative universe,” I’d like to choose the alternative, please. I think one of the lesser-known bolgias in Dante’s Inferno is the one in which sinners are punished by demons in the form of Keith Olbermann and Nancy Grace. Frightening!
Comment by Richard Scott Nokes — Tuesday, August 28, 2024 @ 9:54 am
I have been known to partake of a wide array of mass media, although I can safely say that Nancy Grace I cannot stomach at all. (TiVo makes it rather easy to have a wide sampling of things).
I actually like Olbermann, although I acknowledge both his pomposity and his tendency to hyperbole.
At the risk of incurring more of your wrath, I will confess that I actually find the coverage of Gonzales on Countdown to be closer to reality than much of what I saw on Fox News last night.
Comment by Dr. Steven Taylor — Tuesday, August 28, 2024 @ 10:05 am
GWOT Update, Heavily Iraq-Centered, As Usual.
The advances made by locals, as opposed to the troubles of the Sadrists and other bad actors are also lovingly reported at The Thunder Run.
Though the big news takes these sorts of tensions with the Mahdi Army, really Iraqi security forces’ pur…
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