Vice President Cheney accepts responsibility for the hunting accident. Cheney told FOX News on Wednesday that he alone is responsible for the weekend hunting accident in which he shot Austin attorney Harry Whittington. He told Brit Hume:
"Ultimately I'm the guy who pulled the trigger that fired the round that hit Harry. I'm the guy who pulled the trigger and shot my friend, and that's something I'll never forget...The image of him falling is something I will never be able to get out my mind. It was one of the worst days of my life."
Of course, liberals continue in their efforts to exploit this unfortunate incident. They have been harping on the way the incident was reported to the press, and now they are criticizing Cheney for choosing FOX News as the forum to address the incident. CNN commentator Jack Cafferty called the interview "a little bit like Bonnie interviewing Clyde. ... I mean, running over there to the FOX network -- talk about seeking a safe haven."
I'll tell you what he means by that. FOX News is often portrayed by liberals as a conservative network that is sympathetic to Republicans. This is actually not true. The difference between FOX and other news networks is that FOX has conservative commentators as well as liberal ones. Other news networks (especially CNN) have obvious liberal bias almost across the board, give or take a token conservative or two. So, was Cheney supposed to choose a news outlet that was clearly hostile to him? Apparently, that is what liberals are saying. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D, NJ) said:
"Now that he feels forced to talk, he wants to restrict the discussion to a friendly news outlet, guaranteeing no hard questions from the press corps."
First of all, speaking to Brit Hume hardly guarantees "no hard questions". Second of all, many Democrats are known to avoid appearing on FOX News, even as they complain that the network does not feature enough Democrats. Why? Because they fear hard questions. Liberal Democrats are used to being given a free pass by liberal-biased news outlets, and they often react with hostility when they are asked probing questions. That is one of many reasons why Democrats have been losing elections.
Besides the fact that Cheney was more likely to receive fair treatment from FOX than from other networks, there is another reason why Cheney was wise to choose FOX: it is the top-rated cable news network. That is something that the more liberal networks clearly resent, and their childish outbursts aren't likely to help them.
By the way, a new Rasmussen poll indicates that only 27% of Americans believe that the recent hunting accident raises serious questions about Cheney's ability to serve as Vice President. More than twice as many, 57%, say it was "just one of those very embarrassing things that happens to all of us."
The FOX News story:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,184957,00.html
"Ultimately I'm the guy who pulled the trigger that fired the round that hit Harry. I'm the guy who pulled the trigger and shot my friend, and that's something I'll never forget...The image of him falling is something I will never be able to get out my mind. It was one of the worst days of my life."
Of course, liberals continue in their efforts to exploit this unfortunate incident. They have been harping on the way the incident was reported to the press, and now they are criticizing Cheney for choosing FOX News as the forum to address the incident. CNN commentator Jack Cafferty called the interview "a little bit like Bonnie interviewing Clyde. ... I mean, running over there to the FOX network -- talk about seeking a safe haven."
I'll tell you what he means by that. FOX News is often portrayed by liberals as a conservative network that is sympathetic to Republicans. This is actually not true. The difference between FOX and other news networks is that FOX has conservative commentators as well as liberal ones. Other news networks (especially CNN) have obvious liberal bias almost across the board, give or take a token conservative or two. So, was Cheney supposed to choose a news outlet that was clearly hostile to him? Apparently, that is what liberals are saying. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D, NJ) said:
"Now that he feels forced to talk, he wants to restrict the discussion to a friendly news outlet, guaranteeing no hard questions from the press corps."
First of all, speaking to Brit Hume hardly guarantees "no hard questions". Second of all, many Democrats are known to avoid appearing on FOX News, even as they complain that the network does not feature enough Democrats. Why? Because they fear hard questions. Liberal Democrats are used to being given a free pass by liberal-biased news outlets, and they often react with hostility when they are asked probing questions. That is one of many reasons why Democrats have been losing elections.
Besides the fact that Cheney was more likely to receive fair treatment from FOX than from other networks, there is another reason why Cheney was wise to choose FOX: it is the top-rated cable news network. That is something that the more liberal networks clearly resent, and their childish outbursts aren't likely to help them.
By the way, a new Rasmussen poll indicates that only 27% of Americans believe that the recent hunting accident raises serious questions about Cheney's ability to serve as Vice President. More than twice as many, 57%, say it was "just one of those very embarrassing things that happens to all of us."
The FOX News story:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,184957,00.html
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