Journalists rush to take sides in gun debate. (Well, one side.)
“Reporters on my Twitter feed seem to hate the NRA more than anything else, ever,” Atlantic writer Jeffrey Goldberg noted recently. (In the aftermath of the Aurora, Colorado mass shooting, but before Newtown, Goldberg wrote a balanced assessment of the gun issue in which he advocated both stronger gun controls and more widespread gun ownership.)
When Goldberg made his comment, a writer from The New Republican named Marc Tracy responded, “So either reporters on Twitter are crazy or the NRA is uniquely hateful. Which do you think it is?”
“I think the NRA is ridiculous and horrible, but I think some reporters are fulfilling stereotypes,” Goldberg told Tracy.
“What stereotype?” asked Tracy. “That they think they are smarter and better than a retrograde, evil organization? They are! We are!”
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I’m guessing none of them ever were members of the NRA nor attended any NRA-related function.
Therefore, their opinion is irrelevant, other than the fact that they “hold sway” with other
idiots, willfully uninformed individuals.ProfShadow on December 25, 2012 at 3:16 PM
It’s a nice rhetorical philosophical question and exercise in mental masturbation depending upon one’s philosophy (do the ends justify the means — or not?), but in all reality and practicality lo these many years — with all due respect Mr. York — it’s obviously a settled question …
It’s the rare journalist today who’s able to hide their philosophical biases despite the large number who claim to try and actually believe they do; for those whose consciousness is more in tune with reality, a disclaimer to that effect (what their bias is) preceding each “report” would be a breath of fresh air (but I’m not holding mine).
ShainS on December 25, 2012 at 3:23 PM
“What stereotype?” asked Tracy. “That they think they are smarter and better than
a retrograde, evil organization?stupid mouth breathing ordinary useless Americans? They are! We are!Corrected with his actual sentiments
clippermiami on December 25, 2012 at 3:43 PM
No bias in the MSM. None. I promise.
CW on December 25, 2012 at 3:51 PM
40 House democrats are going to try and force a 200 million tax payer funded gun buyback program into the fiscal cliff negotiations.
My God I am sick of these tyrants.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/12/25/Momentum-grows-gun-buybacks
jawkneemusic on December 25, 2012 at 4:09 PM
Flashback: Clinton Requests $60 Million to Put Cops in Schools
http://tinyurl.com/d7ts8sz
Resist We Much on December 25, 2012 at 4:52 PM
Was I the only person unaware that Mr. Sanctimonious Azzhole Pier Morgan was fired from a British publication that ran admitted faked pictures of UK soldiers torturing Iraqis? How in the world does he get a voice here?
Cindy Munford on December 25, 2012 at 5:10 PM
The same way that former BBC-chief, Mark Thompson, got his gig at the NYT after incalculable misdeeds like overlooking the paedophilic Jimmy Savile, who is accused of raping 400 to over 1,000 children.
He’ll fit right in at the NYT for this reason alone:
BBC Chief: Christianity Gets Less Sensitive Treatment Than Other Religions
Resist We Much on December 25, 2012 at 5:23 PM
We have enough of our own journalist that suck, why in the world do we need to import rejects from other countries.
Cindy Munford on December 25, 2012 at 5:30 PM
What do you mean “should be”, Byron? Have you been asleep the last three decades?
Socratease on December 25, 2012 at 5:41 PM
He was reporting on what the guy said.
xblade on December 25, 2012 at 6:52 PM