You keep making this analogy, but it is false. There is no evidence that Obama was born in Kenya, or that Bush planned 9-11. There is evidence that Bill Cosby raped 14 women. That evidence is not definitive, and not at a point that could sustain a conviction, but it does sustain asking him a question about it. If 14 people filed sworn written statements that they saw Obama's mother falsify his birth certificate, or that they saw Bush shaking hands with Bin Ladin, then it would justify asking those questions as well.
I'm sorry, and with all due respect, but this is not even a close call. If Simon does not ask that question he might as well just resign from the news business. On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 3:52 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 2:01 PM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > >> My interpretation of Simon's comments is that there is nothing unsettled >> about Clinton's behavior, so there's no reason to ask the question now. >> > > If I may slightly beat a dead horse here, by that standard, Simon would be > obligated to ask Obama whether he was born in Kenya. He'd also have to ask > George Bush if he helped plan the 9/11 attacks. Because there are many on > social media who believe those are unsettled issues, and who have presented > what they claim to be evidence, Simon would be compelled to ask questions > about every internet-born conspiracy. And I'm sorry, but that isn't what a > journalist does. A journalist collects evidence, gathers sources, conducts > research, verifies statements. Had he contacted Cosby's then agents, > drivers, personal assistants, and others in his life at the time the events > supposedly occurred, had he done any background on those making the > accusations, had he done ANY actual journalism, he might then have been > entitled to ask Cosby a question. But he didn't so he isn't. He had > somebody in the room who was trending on social media, and decided to take > advantage of it, and that isn't what a journalist does. > > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
