Sean Wilentz: Fox provides best coverage. Calls their reporting "sophisticated."

[NYCGirl]

Presidential historian and big Clinton supporter follows the established pattern.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0508/Sean_Wilentz_Fox_provides_campaign_coverage.html

Presidential historian Sean Wilentz—who’s also a New Republic contributing editor, Bob Dylan enthusiast, and prominent Clinton backer—talked to MarketWatch about campaign coverage.

And like many Clinton supporters these days, he didn't shower praise on CNN or MSNBC.

said the best coverage by far came from the Fox News Channel. Wilentz observed that Karl Rove, contributor to Fox News and architect of Bush's two successful presidential campaigns, among others, had sounded "very, very knowledgeable."

"What it showed is that the reporting of politics doesn't have to be bad," Wilentz said. "If you respect your audience without a partisan imperative, then you can have some sophisticated reporting."

[anonymous171]

1. Wilentz wrote that ridiculous "Race Man" article

[Mz Pip]

3. Which a Hillary supporter

friend of mine forwarded to me. That seemed the best he could do. :eyes:

[tishaLA]

5. That was one of the low points of this election period

[flpoljunkie]

2. Truly ludicrous!

[ClassWarrior]

4. .

:puke:

NGU.

[anonymous171]

6. Doesn't Wilentz remember how Fox News helped the GOP during the impeachment?

[Texas Hill Country]

11. of course, we all do... but the massive bias that networks like MSNBC has been nauseating. many of

clintons supporters have turned to Fox for more fair reporting... they criticize both of the candidates pretty equally...

as opposed to Olberman, who seems to dream of licking Obama's from head to toe, and Matthews' obvious disdain for Hillary

[anonymous171]

12. They criticize them in ways only repugs would find fair and balanced.

C'mon. It's fucking FAUX NEWS! And Matthews is a dick.

[NYCGirl]

13. So do you want to defend Wilentz's praise of Karl Rove? NT

[iconicgnom]

15. Well, of course you've turned to FOX. It's fitting. n/t

[Lerkfish]

7. let this be a lesson to us all

a press that can be bought will buy others

[cali]

8. I don't for one second believe that Fox has bought Wilentz

Quite simply he's a very close friend of the Clintons and is hyperpartisan.

[Lerkfish]

14. I was referring to Clinton

Murdoch and Clinton have a symbiotic relationship.

[Occam Bandage]

9. Fox News is "without a partisan imperative?"

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[americanstranger]

10. For a smart guy,

Wilentz sure is an idiot.

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