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Stenography as Journalism

Posted on | July 18, 2010 | 22 Comments

Agence France-Presse:

The Democrat’s House Majority Leader, Steny Hoyer, however urged a focus on a positive election year, calling to a move beyond the ongoing debate over racism in the conservative “Tea Party” movement that has divided voters.

Is there any such “ongoing debate”? Has it really “divided voters”? Why is this reporter just pushing Democratic Party agitprop?

Category: Neutral Objective Journalism, Tea Party

Comments

22 Responses to “Stenography as Journalism”

  1. LibertyAtStake
    July 19th, 2010 @ 1:07 am

    “Why is this reporter just pushing Democratic Party agitprop?”

    The question answers itself.

    http://libertyatstake.blogspot.com/
    [For a light hearted take on our present peril]

  2. LibertyAtStake
    July 18th, 2010 @ 9:07 pm

    “Why is this reporter just pushing Democratic Party agitprop?”

    The question answers itself.

    http://libertyatstake.blogspot.com/
    [For a light hearted take on our present peril]

  3. Dandapani
    July 19th, 2010 @ 1:16 am

    Why is this reporter just pushing Democratic Party agitprop?

    Rhetorical question.

  4. Dandapani
    July 18th, 2010 @ 9:16 pm

    Why is this reporter just pushing Democratic Party agitprop?

    Rhetorical question.

  5. JSF
    July 19th, 2010 @ 2:02 am

    The best stenographers write at The Economist on the DIA Blog — they’re the same types of reporters that still think Andrew Sullivan is an American Conservative.

  6. JSF
    July 18th, 2010 @ 10:02 pm

    The best stenographers write at The Economist on the DIA Blog — they’re the same types of reporters that still think Andrew Sullivan is an American Conservative.

  7. jann
    July 19th, 2010 @ 2:26 am

    Why is the democratic party so polarizing? Why does Mitt have a problem with women in power? My friends and I don’t like this one bit and other women are noticing it too.

  8. jann
    July 18th, 2010 @ 10:26 pm

    Why is the democratic party so polarizing? Why does Mitt have a problem with women in power? My friends and I don’t like this one bit and other women are noticing it too.

  9. Adobe Walls
    July 19th, 2010 @ 3:49 am

    To the extent that racism charges cause more and more people especially on the right to ignore or better yet scoff at such charges, the consequent divisiveness is good for our national debate. The NAAAAACP is no longer relevant the more they scream raaaaacism the more apparent this becomes to more people.

  10. Adobe Walls
    July 18th, 2010 @ 11:49 pm

    To the extent that racism charges cause more and more people especially on the right to ignore or better yet scoff at such charges, the consequent divisiveness is good for our national debate. The NAAAAACP is no longer relevant the more they scream raaaaacism the more apparent this becomes to more people.

  11. Bob Belvedere
    July 19th, 2010 @ 4:28 am

    Hey, Stacy: Methinks many of us [your loyal true VRWC bloggers who live for you insights] are wondering why you have declared the Second Annual Internation Bikini Fest yet? Hits is down, brother.

  12. Bob Belvedere
    July 19th, 2010 @ 12:28 am

    Hey, Stacy: Methinks many of us [your loyal true VRWC bloggers who live for you insights] are wondering why you have declared the Second Annual Internation Bikini Fest yet? Hits is down, brother.

  13. Bob Belvedere
    July 19th, 2010 @ 4:41 am

    Man…I shouldn’t be allowed to post after midnight…

    Hey, Stacy: Methinks many of us [your loyal and true VRWC bloggers who live for your insights] are wondering why you have not declared the Second Annual International Bikini Fest yet? Hits is down, brother.

  14. Bob Belvedere
    July 19th, 2010 @ 12:41 am

    Man…I shouldn’t be allowed to post after midnight…

    Hey, Stacy: Methinks many of us [your loyal and true VRWC bloggers who live for your insights] are wondering why you have not declared the Second Annual International Bikini Fest yet? Hits is down, brother.

  15. Mark J. Goluskin
    July 19th, 2010 @ 4:50 am

    You answer your own question, my friend! It is because it is Agence France-Presse!

  16. Mark J. Goluskin
    July 19th, 2010 @ 12:50 am

    You answer your own question, my friend! It is because it is Agence France-Presse!

  17. just a conservative girl
    July 19th, 2010 @ 5:23 am

    Debate?
    We just get called racists and the media moves on. I wouldn’t call that a debate.

  18. just a conservative girl
    July 19th, 2010 @ 1:23 am

    Debate?
    We just get called racists and the media moves on. I wouldn’t call that a debate.

  19. Miss Sharon
    July 19th, 2010 @ 1:41 am

    Seriously, as just a conservative girl stated, there is no real exchange of ideas. There is no debate. Remember when Teh One said, “We won.”? That ended the debate. Game over.

    There is no debate because they can’t beat us in the arena of ideas.

  20. Miss Sharon
    July 19th, 2010 @ 5:41 am

    Seriously, as just a conservative girl stated, there is no real exchange of ideas. There is no debate. Remember when Teh One said, “We won.”? That ended the debate. Game over.

    There is no debate because they can’t beat us in the arena of ideas.

  21. Miss Sharon
    July 19th, 2010 @ 5:43 am

    OT: Did you see where the damn GOP did not endorse our Doug Hoffman in #NY23? The Conservative Party did thus ensuring he will be on the ballot but I was pretty ticked.

  22. Miss Sharon
    July 19th, 2010 @ 1:43 am

    OT: Did you see where the damn GOP did not endorse our Doug Hoffman in #NY23? The Conservative Party did thus ensuring he will be on the ballot but I was pretty ticked.