Just to be clear... which broad-brush generalization, about whom?
Red herring. The issue here isn't anything except the pass given to The Obama by the left/liberals/Democrats on this issue.
I'm a liberal, yet I agree with you. Your questions seem to address liberals generally while ignoring that there are many that agree with you to begin with...broad brush sir.
It's not a red herring, it's how the game of politics is played in this country. Partisans give passes to their side, it happens all the time. You can count on it.
it was different with Obama before he was elected. He got a free pass on nearly everything. Sure, some in the media pushed issues...but most in the media ignored them and actually mildly trashed those that pushed the issues.
Not sure of your age...but think back to Gary Hart....
He was running strong and then some investigative reporter found out that Hart was invited on a boat of a friend (Moneky Business)...on that boat were dozens of well regarded people....but the friend also invited a few promiscuous women....Hart knew nothing of them...he did not interact with them....he was cleared of any wrong doing.
But his ASSOCIATION with a man who befriended promiscuous women became headline news in the media...his integrity was briought into question and he petered out.
Look at Dean. He had a "rah rah" moment after a primary victory and the media trashed him.
Obama?
Wright....a non story...the media reported it.....but not a single member of the media bothered to question how Obama did not know of Wrights ideology. They simply accepted his answer of "I didnt know"
Resko...no one cared that he had an association with this criminal...but they cared that Hart had a friend who knew some hookers?
So when you say both sides give a pass....yes....that is true...
But with Obama, the media in general gave him a pass.......yet they destroyed Dean and Hart....
Why do you think that was?