Originally reported by Margaret Sullivan of the Washington Post, a new study released by Harvard University has found that people who rely on Fox News and other fringe media like Rush Limbaugh, Breitbart News, One America News, or The Drudge Report more often believe that: The Chinese Government created the Coronavirus. The CDC exaggerated the … Read more
Rush Limbaugh is quickly reminding the American People that his receiving the Medal of Freedom at the State of the Union was a sick farce. Yesterday, the reactionary paragon of intolerance and hate blasted the candidacy of co Democratic Frontrunner Pete Buttigieg, saying on his talk show: “Then they’re sitting there and they’re looking at … Read more
When Bill Clinton delivered his 1999 State of the Union Address, he was Presidential. Please click here for the video link He shook the hands of the Republican Speaker of the House. He gave an inspiring uniting speech. He singled out Rosa Parks for her contributions to Civil Rights. He gave this speech in the … Read more
Posted by Bob Lord
False equivalence bugs me, probably more than it should. It’s a tactic that intellectually dishonest politicians and pundits engage in freely, because they almost never can get in real trouble for it. And the public slurps it up.
I encountered two shining examples of false equivalence in the past few days, both, ironically, involving Sarah Palin. Today, I watched Steve Schmidt on Morning Joe discuss “Game Change,” which premiered over the weekend. For the most part, it was a remarkable mea culpa on Schmidt’s part. No doubt, he truly is regretful for his role in McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin. But then he went on to claim that both parties, blinded by the desire to win, select VP nominees who are unfit to be President and, as the Democratic example, referenced John Edwards. Andrea Mitchell then backed up Schmidt’s absurd comparison. And nobody on the show challenged the phony logic.