Tuesday, November 04, 2008
The Media - "Suddenly Incurious Katie"
It's not likely that this issue matters; however, this does serve as another example of the media's bias...
At NewsBusters.com, Mark Finkelstein noticed:
"When Katie Couric was trying to pin Sarah Palin down on examples of John McCain promoting increased government regulation of business, the CBS anchor posed no fewer than three follow-up questions, even breaking out the 'not to belabor the point' line as she did just that.
But when the man perhaps poised to become the most powerful person on the planet, with all the most sophisticated communication resources at his fingertips, claims 'I haven't been able to get in touch' with his aunt who has been residing illegally in this country for over four years, Couric doesn't bat an eye. To the contrary, she can be seen nodding in agreement. And far from asking a follow-up question, such as 'have you tried?', Couric tossed Obama a super-slo softball, asking him to describe the thing the McCain campaign has done that's made him angriest."
