The
Liberal Bible's Editorial Board Blog weighs in on
Dick.
[T]he (thankfully) former vice president let loose a stream of disinformation and attacks on Mr. Obama that were breathtaking even by the standards of a man who set new lows for meanness and dissembling.
The Ed Board then proceeds to deconstruct most of Cheney's straw-men.
And here's the ironic part:
– Mr. Obama is “more concerned about reading the rights to an al Qaeda terrorist” than “with protecting the United States against people who are absolutely committed to do anything they can to kill Americans.”
Once again, this is nonsense — just the sort of bald propaganda Mr. Cheney and Mr. Bush used to frighten Congress into voting for appalling pieces of legislation like the Military Commissions Act of 2006, the Patriot Act and warrantless wiretapping.
The Times is not quite so eager to remind us of the appalling pieces of legislation they propagandized, like the "Let's Have a War in Iraq" Resolution of 2003. Heh.
I know, all the media that promoted the war (like the NY Times) gave a quick apology and then never looked back. Will they be suckers for the next war?
ReplyDeleteMedia Editor Responds:
ReplyDeleteMost of then have never met a war they didn't like, though they do reserve the right to dislike it later.