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i agree w/you completely scipio. there is never a shortage of people nebulously referred to as "experts" quoted in all avenues of news journalism. these people give their opinion, and then journalists often use that person's opinion to disprove another person's opinion. the reader often loses track of the fact that all this fluff boils down to 2 or more persons disagreeing on a issue.
i think this contributes to how loosely politics is based on actual issues...
instead of ever pointing out how kerry actually votes and has evolved through the years, you get stories of a possible affair and what his rivals are suggesting about him to smudge his character.
instead of examining the war in iraq statistically, and measuring reconstruction objectively... we are treated to quotes by people who have everything to gain by hurting the president's credibility.
the news is never what someone actually did, it is what someone else says about them. it is like middle school girl politics all the time.
i'm not sure who is to blame... low journalistic standards or the public who eats this stuff up. but honestly, i don't think many people share my perspective on this issue.... even fewer have ever given it enough thought to care.
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