A classic portrait of where "political journalism" has gone off the rails in America. Tim Russert, one of the smartest guys around, has a whole program with Wes Clark. He says he is going to find out where the general stands on "the issues".
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Then he spends the whole program dragging out every gaffe, accusation and political football he can find. Fair enough, but something is missing here.
ABSOLUTELY NO DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ISSUES - THE ECONOMY, JOBS, HEALTHCARE, SOCIAL ISSUES, CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM, THE ENVIRONMENT, EDUCATION, ETC. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
Last time I checked, those are issues. Very important issues. But the America political theater has reached the point of complete dysfunction when it comes to dealing with them.
Why bother with a campaign? Why not just sell tickets and popcorn and have a real circus instead of this joke?
Signed,
Disgusted Moderate Who Wants To Hear About Issues and Solutions to Real Problems |
