The Gall Of The Chickenhawks

[freetobegay]

What kind of absurd political twilight zone is it where George Bush and Dick Cheney can make John Kerry look like an unpatriotic chicken by focusing attention on his combat duty in Vietnam?

It's a doublethink world of issues-ephemera, spin, and manipulated perceptions that Bush's technicians have mastered and that we the media and we the people aid and abet: Campaign 2004, a truth odyssey.

What is the word that has more gall than gall? Nerve? Cheek, chutzpah conceit, arrogance, condescension? You name it -- the squadron of chickenhawks that steers both the campaign and government of President Bush's have pots of it. Where do these people come off impugning John Kerry's Vietnam era guts and patriotism? John McCain, Colin Powell, Tom Ridge or Chuck Hagel might have some moral standing, but not these chickenhawks.

This whole chickenhawk issue has become sort of politically incorrect, in a Republican sort of way. It's considered a rude charge. I don't buy that.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/04/30/opinion/meyer/main614915.shtml

[wryter2000]

1. I know what my answer is going to be

So, they think he isn't qualified to be Commander-in-Chief, well, we already know what kind of Commander-in-Chief Bush is...a miserable failure.

What I imagine happened here is these people are angry about Kerry's anti-war activities.

[prodigal_green]

2. The only thing the media can focus on is the horse race

They have no interest in reporting on policies or ideas, just who is up and who is down and who is smearing whom with what lies.

[wryter2000]

3. What a relief

I read the other thread and thought it was from CBS News. I only now realized that it was from CNS News. This is by Dick Meyer.

For you ladies over 40, forget about Dick Meyer...he's mine! :loveya:

P.S. I will tell you one secret. If you write to him, you always get a nice reply.

[AndyTiedye]

4. Who Owns The News?

[Adelante]

5. This was a terrific commentary

I emailed [e-mail] to tell them so.

[cally]

6. I thought that was a DUer writing that

but instead it's the editorial director of CBS news. WOW. :bounce:

Great editorial.