Stephanie
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sickening really...the lamestream media has become a DNC lapdog JOKE and so are their sheep followers..
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SNIP:
The GOP was accused of overreaching on the IRS; the Left wont drop the traffic scandal.
By Andrew Stiles
Some observers were quick to compare New Jersey governor Chris Christies Bridgegate scandal to the inappropriate targeting of conservative activist group by the Obama administrations Internal Revenue Service. Both involve the abuse of power to punish political opponents, and stunned, angry, saddened executives who blamed their underlings. However, the medias reactions to the two scandals have been quite different.
The New York Times, for example, ran a Room for Debate forum asking contributors to debate whether or not Christie should resign as a result of the bridge scandal. Despite his contrite apology on Thursday, and his dismissal of a top aide, do Governor Christies actions, or inactions, justify an end to his political career? the paper wondered.
The Times coverage in the wake of the IRS-targeting revelations was a bit more nuanced. I.R.S. Focus on Conservatives Gives G.O.P. an Issue to Seize On, read the papers A1 headline on May 13, 2013, just days after the scandal broke. Other outlets seized on similar storylines. IRS scandal: GOP looks to seize election opportunity, wrote CBS News. USA Today ran with: GOP seizes on IRS scandal to press agenda.
On May 15, New Yorks Frank Rich called the IRS targeting a White House mishap. Republican seizers-on were the Boys Who Cried Wolf. The GOP overreach angle caught on quickly. Will Republicans Screw Up Again? Some Are Already Overreaching, pondered Roll Calls Stu Rothenberg on May 20. The IRS is a good political issue for Republicans. But are they in danger of overreaching on it? asked the Washington Post.
The Christie scandal landed on the cover of The New Yorker. The magazines cover story following the IRS revelations was about urban cyclists. Obviously, The New Yorker has a local purview that makes the Christie story more relevant than a Washington-based scandal, but that didnt stop the magazine from running a Halloween-themed cover on the government shutdown depicting John Boehner and Ted Cruz as ghosts haunting the Capitol.
ALL of it here
The Obama and Christie Scandals | National Review Online
links in article at site
SNIP:
The GOP was accused of overreaching on the IRS; the Left wont drop the traffic scandal.
By Andrew Stiles
Some observers were quick to compare New Jersey governor Chris Christies Bridgegate scandal to the inappropriate targeting of conservative activist group by the Obama administrations Internal Revenue Service. Both involve the abuse of power to punish political opponents, and stunned, angry, saddened executives who blamed their underlings. However, the medias reactions to the two scandals have been quite different.
The New York Times, for example, ran a Room for Debate forum asking contributors to debate whether or not Christie should resign as a result of the bridge scandal. Despite his contrite apology on Thursday, and his dismissal of a top aide, do Governor Christies actions, or inactions, justify an end to his political career? the paper wondered.
The Times coverage in the wake of the IRS-targeting revelations was a bit more nuanced. I.R.S. Focus on Conservatives Gives G.O.P. an Issue to Seize On, read the papers A1 headline on May 13, 2013, just days after the scandal broke. Other outlets seized on similar storylines. IRS scandal: GOP looks to seize election opportunity, wrote CBS News. USA Today ran with: GOP seizes on IRS scandal to press agenda.
On May 15, New Yorks Frank Rich called the IRS targeting a White House mishap. Republican seizers-on were the Boys Who Cried Wolf. The GOP overreach angle caught on quickly. Will Republicans Screw Up Again? Some Are Already Overreaching, pondered Roll Calls Stu Rothenberg on May 20. The IRS is a good political issue for Republicans. But are they in danger of overreaching on it? asked the Washington Post.
The Christie scandal landed on the cover of The New Yorker. The magazines cover story following the IRS revelations was about urban cyclists. Obviously, The New Yorker has a local purview that makes the Christie story more relevant than a Washington-based scandal, but that didnt stop the magazine from running a Halloween-themed cover on the government shutdown depicting John Boehner and Ted Cruz as ghosts haunting the Capitol.
ALL of it here
The Obama and Christie Scandals | National Review Online
