[Vision2020] Bush Says He Won't Be Swayed To Withdraw

[Andreas Schou]

On 11/29/06, Tony <tonytime at clearwire.net> wrote:
> For those of us who prefer to deny the role of liberal bias in the news, our
> dear friend Tom has provided a classic example from the A.P.  The article
> quoted President Bush prefaced with " Bush, dodging a direct answer..."
> This is grossly unprofessional conduct for a journalist when not writing on
> the opinion page.  A direct quote, free of smart ass interpretation, is the
> ONLY conduct a respectable reporter would employ.  Unfortunately the A.P. is
> known for hiring biased little lapdogs.

Tony --

A direct answer to "does civil war exist or not?" is one of two
things: "yes" or "no." Answering something that contains neither is
dodging the question. Unbiased reporting doesn't require that you
ignore what's right in front of you.

-- ACS