Thursday, November 29, 2007

CNN Youtube debate was a sham

It turns out the most trusted name in news cant be trusted when it comes to its coverage of political debates. Its been learned that the most of the questions from the youtube people were actually supporters of democrat campaigns including a former general who asked the republican candidates about gays openly serving in the military. The CNN producers should have vetted these people for potential conflicts of interest. It was not fair for the candidates or the viewers to have debate that was tainted from the beginning. There are serious issues to be debated in the next year with regards to the presidential election. Im not sure if this was political bias or journalistic incompetence. CNN has a national reputation which has now been tarnished. At least now we have the internet to keep CNN honest or any other media outlet for that matter. The press is given constitutional protections so that they can hold the government accountable. But sadly the citizens must now hold the media accountable for misrepresentations and dishonesty.

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