Campbell Brown Is Say What I’m Thinking, and That is All things Aren’t Relative

Campbell Brown might just be a part of a media reawakening when it comes to the magic of the “follow –up question.” Those pesky follow-up questions usually require the fleshing out of a statement, in many cases a lie, so the viewer can get a peak into the thought process of deceptive positions. It also should make lying a difficult position to take. Take it away Campbell…

NY Times:

“As journalists, and certainly for me over the last few years, we’ve gotten overly obsessed with parity, especially when we’re covering politics,” Ms. Brown said. “We kept making sure each candidate got equal time — to the point that it got ridiculous in a way.”

“So when you have Candidate A saying the sky is blue, and Candidate B saying it’s a cloudy day, I look outside and I see, well, it’s a cloudy day. I should be able to tell my viewers, ‘Candidate A is wrong, Candidate B is right.’ And not have to say, ‘Well, you decide.’ Then it would be like I’m an idiot. And I’d be treating the audience like idiots.”