Word: partisanship
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...bloggers themselves--but by their readers. While CBS had a handful of experts look at the dubious memos (and failed to heed their concerns), the blogosphere enlisted hundreds within hours. Debates ensued, with different blogs challenging others over various abstruse points. Yes, some of this was fueled by raw partisanship and bias. The blogosphere is not morally pure. But the result was that the facts were flushed out more effectively and swiftly than the old media could ever have hoped. The collective mind also turns out to be a corrective...
...Bush's political style may appeal to those who are not comfortable with ambiguity, but it produces bitter partisanship instead of solutions to problems. Compromise and accommodation make democracy work, but Bush does not seem to know how to govern in a democracy. Don Wittenberger Seattle...
...attacks on Bush, Kerry still spent a good deal of time at the podium striving to avoid the impression of partisanship...
Byrd emphatically echoed that sentiment, calling upon the audience to overcome the bitter partisanship that currently divides America and to launch a coordinated effort to prevent “the dimming of freedom’s flame...
...scholars, President Bush seized the opportunity to publicly promote the virtues of education in a heartfelt, inspiring (and grammatically-correct) speech. It was a message of hope and celebration; it was proof that a shared priority of education could strengthen our nation and even transcend the boundaries of partisanship...