Arianna Huffington: Denying the Truth: Petraeus, Iraq, and Our Pontius Pilate Press - Politics on The Huffington Post: "...Like Pontius Pilate washing his hands of responsibility, too many in the Washington press corps want to pretend they are leaving the question of 'what is truth' to their readers -- refusing to admit that there is even such a thing as truth. It is particularly troubling that so many in a profession dedicated to the idea that there is a truth to be ferreted out -- and that the public has a right to know it -- remain so resolutely committed to presenting two sides to every story -- even when the facts are solidly on one side..."
And it's not just Iraq. The Old Media persists in presenting Creationist Jesus-on-a- Dinosaur stories as if they were something other than wild fantasy, and they insist on enabling haters by broadcasting stories that amount to nothing more than "you can catch Teh Gay," when no hard science supports the contention that being gay is a choice. What about Global Warming? One could go on forever about their resolute willingness to present two sides of a fact when the very definition of a fact means there is only one side.
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