This CNN clip is an astonishment.
It deserves deep pondering. Seldom is such asininity captured and preserved for posterity in such a tight package.
What makes it worse is it happened on a show being captained by one of the best political reporters in America, who is deeply knowledgeable about American history, the political parties, the modern election era and the uniqueness of the American presidency and presidential campaigns. Simply put, he is among the best. He is an exemplar of what balance and fairness once meant in the dominant Watergate-era ethic that defined his early years in journalism. For example, I met John King when I still had hair, and his was brown. Through 25 years of professional interactions, I still have no idea what his personal politics are. None. That is the definition of “balance.”He isn’t an umpire. He is a reporter, who illuminates complexity by asking questions. It is a tried and true method of discernment.