Attackerman: Washington insider?
Say it ain’t so, Spencer. Mr. Attackerman, one of my favorite bloggers, stumbles today and says the media falls all too often into an "adversarial" relationship with government spokesmen. Well, that was the way the founding fathers intended it, by devising an adversarial system of checks and balances and on top of that empowering the ...
Say it ain't so, Spencer.
Say it ain’t so, Spencer.
Mr. Attackerman, one of my favorite bloggers, stumbles today and says the media falls all too often into an "adversarial" relationship with government spokesmen. Well, that was the way the founding fathers intended it, by devising an adversarial system of checks and balances and on top of that empowering the press more than in any other country. If you want to understand what that means in real life, watch a check in hockey game sometime. It can get rough. Sure, be respectful. But still be adversarial: That is part of the job.
I guess Attackerman is getting old and respectable. It can happen to anyone. Next thing you know he’s gonna start pontificating like David "I’ve seen ‘em come and I’ve seen ‘em go" Brinkley. Maybe he needs to listen to some music.
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