Comments on: "Harry, You're Sounding Like a Partisan Rather Than A Reporter Here."

[one_american]

Pantopikon:

I think even during his time, Thomas Jefferson could easily identify the difference between "Freedom of the Press" and "Yellow Journalism".

Obviously, you cannot.

So, who is lying and deceiving?

[ideazman]

Way to go Harry! Harry Smith a US profit media reporter showing some spine! What an anomolay that is here in the land of the alleged "free press". If this type of questioning catches on, we may actually begin to have an effective fourth estate in this country.

I can see by many of the posts here that the right is afraid of one thing and one thing only. They are afraid of the truth that only comes when one is under oath. The Right Wingers are are going into cardiac arrest over this and everything else. They are wigging out because these actions by the Dems are threating their power structure which is based on lies and deception.

"Our liberty cannot be guarded but by the freedom of the press, nor that be limited without danger of losing it." --Thomas Jefferson to John Jay, 1786.

[mauricedel]

No matter how you Democrats try to spin it, what Harry Smith did was a partisan attack, not journalism. He stepped over the line, and there is no doubt he would not have behaved that way to a Democrat. Maybe he's angling for Katie's job, as she's about to get the ax.

[sanfelz]

Tony Snow says "The legislative branch has no oversight responsibility over the white house..."

Not only is he incorrect, but the press has an oversight responsibility over the all the branches of govenment.

An equal branch of government to Bush applies only when the other branches are to his liking.

[mattcat25]

Our Right Wing Friends sure sound a little un-hinged over the latest (in the many) Bush/GOP corruption scandal!

Relax, Bush hasn't done anything wrong in firing prosecutors doing their job in investigating Republic Party illegal doings%u2026It%u2019s the media and Bill Clintons fault!

[sanfelz]

Crybaby Tony. I am a Bush person so do not interview me like I interviewed others over the years. Waaa,waaa. Just because I am a hypocrite and cannot stand my own words thrown back at me. True Bush people don't testify under oath. Bush41 taught Bush43 and his crew well: deniability.
Hooray for Harry, got a bit feisty. The lackeys at FOX would never ask a tough bquestion of a fellow believer.

[one_american]

mnorling:

Moron. The "rule of law" states that the President can hire/fire attorneys as he wishes.

No one has alleged any criminal wrong-doing here.

This is a manufactured scandal by Liberal Democrats Leyhe and Schumer, to score political points, and take the heat off of their failed attempts to stab our military in the back by slowly bleeding off the funding.

If you want to talk about "respect for the principle of democracy", then why are the liberal Democrat Legistators trying to run the Executive Branch of our Government? Don't you think that errodes our Democracy?

[glwaggon]

Mr. Smith acted like a child -definitely not
a fair unbiased interview-No matter how hard the
MSM minions try, Karl Rove will not be destroyed.
Politics? Exactly, why does Washington, D.C. exist?
Pushing a non-story to scandalous downfall is a waste of most American's time. We want answers to
what are the people in all branches, every department, doing to make America better, safer and stronger? I don't want to see a grown man having Bush Derangement Meltdown question anyone
for me. I am able to make decisions without propaganda from either side, Thank YOu. The desperation to "score" from Smith was nauseating.
He was parroting, exactly, Schumer-Waxman types.
Since he lives in NYC has he investigated the control and politicizing Schumer is involved in
with his state (district) US Attorney office?
I didn't think so. Journalism 101- present all possibilities and let the reader,listener decide.
Don't preach to them what they should believe by
rudeness and snideness in treatment of those who
believe the opposite of your personal opinion.No one should tell from any tv news report, newspaper,radio interview how the journalist votes. It is very clear in everything Smith does
who's boots he licks.

[mnorling]

Wow, I can't believe how dumb these comments are. Is there a single Republican who even understands the phrase "rule of law" or the term "justice"? Is there even one who has any shred of respect for the principle of democracy?

[one_american]

HARRY SMITH: COME CLEAN, ADMIT THE TRUTH ON-AIR THAT YOU ARE A PARTISAN LIBERAL ACTIVIST, AND NOT A JOURNALIST.

YOU OWE IT TO ME!

YOU OWE IT TO AMERICA!