Word: partisanship
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Beyond its surface flaws, does Outfoxed harbor an important message? Yes. Fox’s news coverage is rife with fearmongering, mistruths and rampant partisanship. The most powerful sequence of the film is Bill O’Reilly’s on-air interview with Jeremy Glick, the son of a Sept. 11 victim. Glick attempted to explain his opposition to Bush’s post-attack foreign policy; an enraged O’Reilly interrupted and browbeat his guest, even asserting that his father “would not approve of this.” Later...
...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...
...Thomason's new documentary, The Hunting of the President--an unabashedly partisan account of the Whitewater prosecution (or "persecution," as Clinton called it, perhaps not inadvertently). "Starr was the instrument of a grand design," the President said, launching a 30-minute disquisition into the historical roots of the rabid partisanship that marked his time in office. "He did what he was hired to do ... Hillary was hooted and derided for calling it a vast right-wing conspiracy. I joked with her afterwards, 'I don't know about the conspiracy word. A conspiracy is normally secret. This is wide open...
PUBLISHER MORT ZUCKERMAN IS GIVING $10 MILLION TO HARVARD FOR FELLOWSHIPS FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN PUBLIC SERVICE. DOES WASHINGTON REALLY NEED MORE HARVARD GRADS? Look, Washington needs more thoughtful, caring people who can look past partisanship to solve real problems, which is what our students do. I think of my own career, which began in academia and then was involved in government, and how much better off I would have been if I would have had some training in government and public managing...
Brokaw also described the nation’s deepening partisanship and said he hoped Americans could soon find a common ground...