hit piece journalism

On June 9, 2009, in Politics, by Henshaw

Objective Journalism
Not content just to bow down to King Obama the press misses no opportunity to bash Republicans who dare to take a any kind of stand against the federal government. Such is the fate of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. Jill Lawrence is the author of the headline hit piece Heartlessness Won’t Help Republicans Win the White House. Oh really; neither will endorsing racism or punching babies in the face.
Simply being against the porkulus bill doesn’t make one “heartless;” however, writing a hit piece article on a Republican governor and citing “empathy” is truly brainless. There’s nothing about this article that is objective or even analytical. To Lawrence, simply “doing something,” even if it’s a terrible waste of money is better than fiscal responsibilty.
If Lawrence really wants to educate Americans why not write an article about North Carolina’s former governor Mike Easley? I guess Democrat governors who are corrupt aren’t worth covering.

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One Response to hit piece journalism

  1. mark sanford should resign

    I’ve only written brieflyabout South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford here at The Daily Plunge. Frankly I don’t know that much about the politician other than his stand against the federal stimulus bill. Last week Sanford admitted to having an affair…

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