The Wall Street Journal's editorial (idiotorial?) page has a column called Best of the Web where they take cheap shots at Democrats through links to articles on other websites. Many times the headline the Journal slaps on their "analysis" of the item is "Stupidity Watch."
After reading Tuesday's Best of the Web, one wonders whether the Journal's column should call it column Stupidity Watch or Dishonesty Watch.
In a ridiculous and dishonest report, the Journal attempts to say that when Democrats bring up the disgusting, but successful, attempt by the GOP to question former Georgia Sen. Max Cleland's patriotism in his 2002 election then the Democrats are only making more people question Cleland's patriotism.
For background, the Washington Post has noted that "Cleland, 60, is still livid over a now-infamous TV commercial that Republican challenger Saxby Chambliss ran against him. It opened with pictures of Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein, then attacked Cleland for voting against President Bush's Homeland Security bill. It didn't mention that Cleland supported a Democratic bill that wasn't radically different.
"That was the biggest lie in America -- to put me up there with Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein and say I voted against homeland security!" he says, his voice rising in anger."
The reason the Journal brought this up again because the AP (and others) reported that Theresa Heinz Kerry said she left the GOP over the treatment of Cleland.
"Shame on the AP for repeating as if it were a fact the canard that Republicans "raised questions about Cleland's patriotism." In fact, it was Democrats who did this because they could not defend the man's voting record" the Journal spewed.
According to the Journal, Democratic complaints about GOP dishonesty only reinforces the dishonesty so Democrats shouldn't complain and try to make sure the public knows the facts.
Isn't it odd that a newspaper would be against informing the public. So is the Journal dishonest or just stupid?
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