At the Weekly Standard, Bill Kristol draws a comparison between disgraced Senate candidate Todd Akin — who was promptly branded a pariah by Republican officials after his comments about “legitimate rape” — and DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who was caught misrepresenting comments from the Israeli ambassador this week:
Every important Republican was asked about Akin in the days following his comment. Will reporters ask leading Democrats whether they stand by their national chair, who has doubly lied about a matter of international import? Will any Democrats have the courage to call on Debbie to go?
Not only should the media press Democrats on this issue, they should also confront Wasserman Schultz. It’s not just that she was caught misrepresenting a statement by the Israeli ambassador, or denying that she made comments that were recorded on audiotape. Journalists should be even more concerned to see the DNC chair uttering blatantly false claims so casually, knowing full well that audio evidence and an objection from the Israeli ambassador could (and did) emerge to discredit her.
Will the media challenge Wasserman Schultz and other Democrats over her falsehoods at the convention? Or will reporters let her get away with something that RNC chair Reince Priebus would have been hammered over?
The Left leaning Main Stream Media will not question Debbie Wasserman Schultz because they agree with here and they want Obama to get re-elected. Also, Schutz is as mean as a sand viper when confronted.
Perfect. I wondered on a different thread here how the Rs can tie the Ds to DWS. Kristol and you make a great suggestion: smack every D notable upside their political heads with the demand they repudiate and disavow DWS over her brazen lying.
Poor DWS. There's a bus revving its engines and closing in on her, and she doesn't see it. She's too busy memorizing her talking points. n n
Todd Akin may be something of a buffoon—but I have not seen any evidence indicating the man is a liar. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is outright deceitful.
No and Yes. n nDoesn't matter that Akin was foolish while DWS is mendacious twice over – first she lies about Okin, then she lies about saying what she said about Okin.
The mainstream media will never question a liar, because they are so used to it themselves, 'cause they practice it everyday to mislead mediocre minds, ha,ha,ha,ha the joke is on you people. Nobody with a little brain power listens to the medai anymore, eversince the net was invented. Only the simpletons still watch it……honest…..