When The Media Takes Sides, America Loses. And this is an excellent example...

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour says if a proposal to issue a license plate honoring a Confederate general -- who became an early leader of the Ku Klux Klan -- ever reaches his desk, he won't approve it. The special tag would commemorate Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Civil War general and later a Klan member. It's not going to happen, Barbour said.

In answer to a reporter's question about whether he would condemn those advocating for the new plate, the Republican governor also said he wasn't in the business of denouncing people -- in this case the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Now here is why that last sentence is so important - it shows the continued dishonesty of the liberal media. In case you have not noticed, the liberal media have been constantly and incessantly badgering Republicans with similar questions, asking if they will denounce these people or those people. And they are trick questions that have no good answer - which is why the media is asking them.

"Journalists" like Stefanopolis, Gregory and Matthews have all asked Republicans if they will denounce "birthers". And now, if they denounce the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Even though such things have no real relevance. So, why do they pursue such frivolity?

Here's why - no matter what response the Republican offers, it can be used to harm his or her chances of re-election. If, for example, Barbour had said, "Yes, I denounce them", then he would lose the votes from the SCV and many others. He loses. If he answers, "No, I will not denounce them", then the media pounds them, making the claim that their failure to denounce shows that they support such people. Again, he loses. And if he deflects the question, as he so deftly did, by saying it's not his place to denounce nor support, then the media condemns him for not taking a position. And he STILL loses.

I realize the left-wing media will never do the right thing, and that they will continue asking such stupid and disingenuous questions of Republicans. But that does not change the fact that ANY and ALL media have an obligation to be objective and unbiased, and provide factual information and should never, ever find themselves taking sides. Because when they do that, they harm the nation, they confuse the folks with smoke and mirrors and they lie to us all.

And that kind of liberal media should never be confused with the legitimate "press" that has the protection of the Constitution. If they intentionally deceive people, or if they take sides, they should be held accountable, just like anyone else.

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