Unfair and unbalanced

Just FYI - I have heard Cheney taken to task for being wrong about Iraq more than once. I googled it and this was first in line to pop up.

http://theweek.com/speedreads/451394/fox-news-megyn-kelly-dick-cheney-got-wrong-iraq

I mean, where is any sense of fairness or balance in the media? They hound Hillary Clinton into apologizing for what appears to be the big nothing of having a private email server.

But then they parade Dick Cheney out at every turn - to promote a book, to promote his sidekick/clone daughter, to undermine the present president... whatever.

And they never -EVER call him on having lied us into a disastrous war whose effects the world is still feeling, on the disastrous fiscal policy that has taken us years to dig out of, on ignoring and denying climate change, on having the worst terrorist attack ever on American soil happening during his watch. They seek him out for advice on the middle east? They allow him to constantly try to rewrite and spin history so that all the disasters of his administration get blamed on the present one.

And.they.will.not.challenge.him.

Cowardly is way too nice a word for this "fourth estate".

Why do Democrats always think that they are above the law and the rules don't apply to them?

Cheney is just a big dick.

Why are you linking Clinton with Cheney? They are completely different people. Your whole line of argument is rather bogus.

I am not "linking" the two, per se. I was attempting to make a larger point that the press hasn't been even in their creation of stories. Your statement about my line of argument is hyperbolic. I suggest you breathe deeply or add water to your libation - it's not all or nothing; there's certainly room for debate about whether there are false equivalencies, inaccuracies and acts of unfair coverage performed by the MSM. Cheney has been in the news a lot lately - it's the only reason I pointed out instances of press bullshit related to him.

Hillary Clinton has chosen to run for the presidency and as such she has put herself in the spotlight and invited scrutiny and criticism. Everyone who ever runs for president has to endure this. It isn't a surprise, it isn't a travesty. It is part of the job of a political candidate.

If you are of the opinion that Hillary Clinton is simply receiving her fair share of press scrutiny and nothing else, we'll have to agree to disagree.

The narrative that the Hillary Clinton email thing is a "big nothing" is bullshit.

There is a spectrum of opinion about the importance of her email server, just as there is a spectrum of opinion about her actions vis-a-vis Benghazi. From "bullshit, made up story" to "malfeasance that threatens national security"
You and I lean different ways. No need to be snippy.

She did screw up. She might not have stepped outside of lines that her wonderful PR/marketing team can't fix... but it is clear that she was not acting with transparency in the best interest of the American public.

Dick Cheney is not running for president. That is the only reason that he is not facing the same scrutiny that Hillary is facing.

He's not running for president, and he's not facing the same scrutiny - agreed. I beg to differ that not running for president is the only reason he has never faced that type scrutiny.

I think any suggestion that the "fourth estate" should refrain from giving presidential candidates a special scrutiny is ridiculous.

And it would be ridiculous, if anyone had tried to make the case that presidential candidates shouldn't receive enhanced levels of scrutiny. I didn't. I think what you did there is known as erecting a straw man.

Hillary is getting the same treatment that any other major presidential candidate gets.

Certainly a matter of opinion.

The fact that her supporters think that she, of all the people running, should be free from scrutiny or criticism is ridiculous. This is an election, not a coronation.

Who said I'm a Hillary supporter, or anything about a ******* coronation? My thread is about the lack of fairness and balance in media coverage, and I used those two people as examples. Don't put words in my mouth, or ascribe motives that evidently only exist between your ears.

Cowardly is way too nice a word for this "fourth estate".

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Why do Democrats always think that they are above the law and the rules don't apply to them?

I guess you haven't been keeping up, turns out it is not against the law to have a private email server in the state department and to delete them.

Let's compare the scrutiny Hillary is facing with other recent top tier candidates. Romney was questioned very critically about his activities at Bain. Of course everything about Obama from his liberal ties to his birth certificate was questioned.

Here's my challenge. You can have the past five election cycles and use a top tier candidate from either party. Pick any one and let's compare the challenges they endured with Hillary's experience.

The poor mistreated woman message (which she even used against Obama if you remember) has no basis in reality.