LA Times - Criticizes Fox's Interview of Palin, But Compares Obama's Appearance on the View?

[Median Democrat]

Here is pretty decent article panning Fox's interview of Palin. However, in another nod to false neutrality, the article draws a parallel to Obama's interview on the View! Heck, while they are at it, why don't they throw in McCain's appearance on Ellen? Again, Big Media tries to suggest that overall Big Media is unbiased even when it points out the excess of one media outlet.

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-onthemedia20-2008sep20,0,2749199.story

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But given a chance to address real issues, and possibly even make news in two encounters with America's most intriguing couple, Fox instead condescended to both Palins, with Van Susteren's cringe-worthy paean to Arctic beauty and Todd Palin's machismo, and Hannity's weak-kneed idolization of Alaska's governor.

First, let's look at the two sessions on "Hannity & Colmes," where the host had the responsibility of interviewing a politician who aspires to help lead the nation and who is likely to subject herself to few unscripted moments between now and election day.

Sinking to the occasion, Hannity lobbed softball questions, led his pliant subject to safe responses and not so subtly sprinkled his queries with barbs aimed at Barack Obama.

He left the questions many Americans have about Palin's record to the end, then signaled that the "so-called controversies" weren't worthy of serious consideration.

At one point Hannity rhapsodized about Alaska's low taxes and actually added: "I have to move to Alaska."

I hadn't felt so queasy since the women of ABC's "The View" wriggled in their seats and giggled gleefully as Obama visited last spring.

Barbara Walters praised the young prince for his "passion, charisma and call for change," not to mention his "very sexy" looks. But at least "The View" ladies allowed Elisabeth Hasselbeck to pepper Obama with questions about his controversial former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr.

And that was daytime TV.

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[dennis4868]

1. The is the stupidest article ever...

did the person who wrote this article actually expect the FOX interview to be hard hitting...hahaha....

[No Elephants]

2. Not even fake neutrality. No neutrality. They're calling the Palins America's most interesting

couple. Repulsive and repugnant, yes. Interesting, no.