Jonah Goldberg at National Review Online posted an article Friday commenting on the fact that CNN felt it necessary to fact check a Saturday Night Live skit regarding President Obama's accomplisments in office. Huh?
The skit had a fake President Obama listing his accomplishments as 'jack' and 'squat'. It was a funny skit. CNN chose to fact check the skit on Wolf Blitzer's,Situation Room. Why? Were the skits depicting Sarah Palin as an idiot every fact checked on CNN? What about the skits involving George Bush or Bill Clinton (or my favorite--the Halloween skit involving Hillary, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and John Edwards (Halloween 2007).
The double standard involved in news coverage and now even in humor is ridiculous. It's time for everyone to back up, take a deep breath, and make an honest effort to be fair. Is it possible?
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