Kerry’s Quaylisms
Posted by Moonage on 28 Oct 2004 | Tagged as: 2004 Presidential Election, The Media
I have often wondered why the media is so quick to dismiss Kerry’s frequent mis-speaks. When Quayle misspelled potatoe, the media jumped all over it, turning Quayle into a liability Bush could never recover from. Kerry does it all the time, no mention of it by the media at all. IBD finally tackles the issue:
If John Kerry loses Wisconsin in a close national election, the difference may very well be the cheeseheads who were offended when he referred to the home of the Green Bay Packers as “Lambert Field.” Yet the media hardly noticed.
In the debates, Kerry repeatedly asserted things that ar false, such as “50% of the black males (in New York) are unemployed.” That’s true, but only if you include babies, children, teens and seniors.
During the second debate, Kerry said he met with members of the Security Council before voting to use of force in Iraq. He said, “I talked to all of them.” The Washington Times checked; Kerry met only with envoys from only Singapore, Cameroon and, yes, France.
And they come to this conclusion:
IBD just summarily dismisses the media bias. I want a little more concrete commitment to what they are claiming. The laws changed a few years ago, being partisan is not so “innocent” any more. If IBD truly believes what they say, they should be filing complaints with the FEC.
Otherwise, it’s an excellent read.
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