"politically and ideologically motivated U.S. Supreme Court" - is an opinion
"... some say, politically and ideologically motivated U.S. Supreme Court" - is a fact Don't selectively quote out of context to try and make a point. Now, he could have said what you suggest, but that sounds to me more like mollycoddling a perfectly valid dissent/argument to the outcome than some semblance of a balanced statement. By Rather saying what he did say, he's acknowledging that there is considerable dissent to the ruling without saying something considerably more inflammatory. He could have very well said the "politically and ideologically" bit without adding the "some say", which would have, I'm sure, given you an aneurysm at the very least :) and /definitely/ would have been an opinion. How about this (this isn't an actual quote, but I'm making up an example for argument's sake): "The Massachusetts Supreme Court today ruled that the state must begin recognizing same-sex marriages within 3 months time. The ruling comes after much deliberation from a sharply divided and, some say, politically and ideologically motivated court, but most people realize they were just following the law." To me, that language sounds like it's telling social conservatives to go piss up a rope. Not that I mind that particular sentiment :) but it's definitely not a fair statement to make, in my opinion. - Jim Sam wrote: >"politically and ideologically motivated U.S. Supreme Court" >Is that a fact or an opinion. >Shoud the news be loaded with the reporters personal opinons? Or >should that be left to the Opinion segment? > >Why didn't he say: >"Some say a politically and ideologically motivated U.S. Supreme Court >handed .... >but most people realize they were just following the law." > >On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 14:27:35 -0600, Jim Campbell wrote: > > >>>>Now is he reporting the news or is he a commentator? >>>> >>>> >>It doesn't sound any more inflammatory than this: >> >>"Good evening. Vice President Al Gore tonight will assume the >>mantle and the honor of President-elect. This comes 24 hours after a >>sharply split and, some say, politically and ideologically motivated >>U.S. Supreme Court ended Governer Bush's contest of the Florida >>election and, in effect, handed the presidency to Gore." >> >>What are you seeing? It sounds fairly straightforward. >> >>- Jim >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:150115 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
