Red Blogs & Blue Blogs – Day 3

The top item on Daily Kos discusses voters in Washington state, saying, “I don’t think they’re too gung-ho for 100 more years in Iraq, or four more years of the Bush agenda.”  A blog is understood to be a compilation of opinions, but these statements come across as facts, which is dangerous, misleading, and, at the risk of sounding trite, unfair.  When John McCain spoke about 100 more years in Iraq, he was speculating and speaking in broad terms.  Dailykos.com would have readers believe that McCain is pushing for legislation to guarantee 100 more years in Iraq. 

 

 

The main story on townhall.com boasts “Big-Mac:  The Taxpayer-Friendly Candidate.”  This leaves readers with the assumption that not only is Obama less taxpayer-friendly, but also that McCain is the only taxpayer-friendly candidate.  Last night’s post detailing Obama’s flip-flopping on the issue was the perfect lead-up for this.  But, I can only speculate that, when looked at closely, both candidates may have said things that could be misconstrued as being on both sides of most issues.  I think that’s called “politics.”