Cameron gives views, not news
Reported by Ellen - June 29, 2004 -
"Campaign Carl" Cameron's report on the Kerry campaign Monday, 6/28/04, (video streamed on Foxnews.com) contained so many subtle and not-so-subtle putdowns of John Kerry, I wondered if Fox News was offering a bonus for each insult.
"Kerry offered no congratulations to President Bush, the international community or even the Iraqi's (regarding today's handover of "sovereignty")"
"Though the handover of power in Iraq came ahead of schedule, Kerry was critical, suggesting the administration has still not made an adequate effort to stabilize the country." This was followed by a quote from Kerry critical that US has spent much less than the funds appropriated for war. Cameron says, "But Kerry voted against that money." No further explanation provided.
Cameron continues that even though it is considered bad form to criticize the commander-in-chief while abroad, Kerry nonetheless blamed Mr. Bush for NATO's failure to participate in the Iraqi war effort.
Kerry was in Baltimore instead of at a long-planned speech to mayors in Boston. According to Cameron, Kerry canceled the speech because of a possible strike by policemen and firemen. Cameron then reports that the mayor of Boston, Kerry's "fellow Democrat," expressed disappointment, "suggesting that Kerry knuckled under to labor pressure." Cameron then adds that dozens of Democratic mayors crossed that "threatened" picket line (driving home his point that Democrats are swayed by the special interests of labor but lack conviction to carry it out?) That's followed by a quote from the Boston mayor saying how embarrassing it is that Kerry didn't appear.
Republican governor Romney stepped in "when Kerry became a no-show" and threw "an indirect shot at Kerry" by praising the mayor of Boston as a man of courage and integrity.
Cameron concludes by saying that former President Clinton, former Vice President Al Gore and Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy (a triumvirate of evildoers, if you believe Fox commentators) will be among the prime time speakers at the Democratic Convention, without comment. He then gushes over the Republican line-up at their convention: New York's former Mayor Rudy Guiliani, "mayor during the 9/11 attacks," "the Democrat's - the Democrat's - favorite Republican John McCain," and "a Democrat, Zell Miller, a staunch Bush-backer and one of Kerry's harshest critics."
If this is fair and balanced reporting, I'd hate to see what's biased.
