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Bruce Morton highlighted the disconnect between public opinion across the country and the assessment of Clinton in Washington. He began: "A funny thing has happened on the way to the impeachment: the chattering class, the Washington columnists and commentators, the liberal media, are really down on the President..." After running some pro-Clinton soundbites from citizens, Morton asked: "Why the split between voters and pundits?" Andrew Kohut of the Pew Center answered: "The public thinks that things like this are fairly commonplace and go on all the time in Washington. They have a very cynical view of Washington leaders, they think, you know, this is not unusual. The people within Washington, the leadership class, say, ‘Hey, there's a lot of sex in Washington, but it doesn't go on between the big boss and the kid who goes out for pizza or runs the Xerox machine. This is really extraordinary.’" Morton elaborated in concluding: "And reporters don't like being lied to, and know that all politicians aren't liars. The voters are less sure of that, and seem to be saying, anyway, ‘Things are pretty good right now, leave the President alone, media; don't rock the boat."
pretty ironic, yes, this bit?
"And reporters don't like being lied to"
what utter BULLSHIT!
not only do they LIKE it from Bush, they COVER UP for him
WHEN did they EVER do that for Clinton?
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