Mark Halperin admits to not ever voting for a President.

[tjwash]

Hugh Hewitt Interviewing Mark Halperin, the Political Director of ABC News.

HH: Before we press on to the specifics, we’ve got to get our plumb lines down, Mark Halperin. We’ve got to locate you on the political map somewhere, so the people will know how to adjust for the lie of the green. Did you vote for Kerry or Bush last time around?


MH: I believe that if you are a reporter covering politics, in America today, certainly, and probably I’d have the same view in the past, I think it’s important to try to restore credibility to the media, what we call the old media. And that requires doing what…the metaphor I used to use was we’ve got to be like Catholic priests and give up sex. But that metaphor’s lost some of its currency. We have to step away from politics. We can’t have political views. So I don’t discuss my political views. I don’t discuss…I will say, somewhat controversial in the minds of some, I don’t vote, because I think that just opens up the question of how can I say I’m being objective, and fighting for truth, if I’m making a decision about who to vote for in a presidential race.

Okay. I just have to ask: if you've never even voted in a Presidential Election, how can you cover politics?

[aquart]

1. This rightwing pig has no political views??? Say what?

[NashVegas]

2. US News Media People Have a Long Tradition of Being Apolitcal

Unlike their British counter-parts.

It was pretty much demanded by employers, in the past.