What Media Bias?
Charles Johnson
Thu Dec 1, 2005 at 10:27 am PST • Views: 316
More crummy behavior from mainstream media, exposed at NewsBusters.org: ABC Reporter Exploits Tour of Christmas Decorations to Hit First Lady on Exiting Iraq.
ABC’s Jessica Yellin, live on Wednesday’s Good Morning America, exploited First Lady Laura Bush’s tour of White House Christmas displays, cards and decorations to hit her with an emotion-laden inquiry about regretting the war in Iraq: “Have you ever met with a mother whose own loss has made you question, even for a moment, whether the U.S. should be in Iraq?“ Mrs. Bush replied with how “every loss is too many” and said that “I want to encourage Americans to reach out to our military families who suffer the most.” Yellin followed up by continuing her agenda: ”And do you hope the U.S. will be out of Iraq by this time next year?” Yellin posed her serious questions about three minutes into Mrs. Bush’s descriptions of the cards and ornaments in the East Room. (Transcript follows.)
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