Conservatives are basically of two minds regarding the report on the attack on the American mission in Benghazi aired by CBS’s 60 Minutes
last night. On the one hand, it always was a legitimate story and it’s
encouraging for any mainstream network to emerge even temporarily from
the president’s tank and acknowledge reality. Indeed, CBS reporter
Sharyl Attkisson put up with plenty of nonsense for her willingness to
do great reporting on the attack.
On the other hand, it is impossible not to notice the timing. The
media became collectively unmoored from the pretense of balanced
journalism during the 2012 presidential election when Mitt Romney dared
criticize President Obama’s incompetent handling of the event and the
administration’s dishonesty thereafter. Who can forget CNN’s Candy
Crowley diving into a debate she was “moderating” to shield Obama from criticism despite having her facts wrong? (Then again, who can blame members of the Obama administration’s farm team from playing for the name on the front of their jerseys?)
But while it may seem too late for the media to try and earn some of
its credibility back on Benghazi, it’s worth pointing out that the
straight reporting offered by CBS is still somewhat gutsy. After all,
the tick-tock of the tragedy paints then-Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton as staggeringly incompetent and irresponsible with power.
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013
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