Byron Pitts, a reporter who would never want to be perceived as impartial made the following quote last Thursday:
“Four years ago, during the Democratic convention, not far from where we stand tonight,…John Kerry stood near his father on his deathbed. Earlier, as the family was preparing to leave John Kerry’s home in Boston, I’m told he whispered to his sister, ‘remember the words of our mother on her deathbed when she said, ‘John,’ knowing he would run for President some day, ‘remember, John, integrity, that’s what matters.’ Tonight, John Kerry tried to show that integrity.”
Oh Lord… Here are a couple more quotes from Mr. Pitts with regards to Senator Kerry:
“inside his left jacket pocket are…the Vietnam dog tags he wore in Vietnam, still wrapped in the black gaffers tape he used in Vietnam to keep those dog tags quiet as he went on patrol….Often in his life John Kerry has been down, but he always finds a way to get up.”
A way to get up? Sure. Usually by climbing on the backs of others, in this case the soldiers who he loves now, but called mass murdering baby-killers when he got home from Vietnam.
Finally, this gem, again from Byron Pitts on Thursday’s “Early Show”:
On Thursday’s Early Show, Pitts narrated a Kerry profile that could easily pass for a Democratic campaign commercial: “Tonight’s acceptance of the Democratic nomination is more than merely a day, it’s his destiny.”
In more than three minutes, Pitts made no reference to anything negative or controversial about Kerry’s career, and he ended by summoning some of the campaign’s favorite imagery: “The day before his speech, Kerry crossed Boston Harbor with some of his crewmates from Vietnam. They have one battle left. But tonight the loner will stand alone here in his hometown one more time and look to do what John F. Kerry has nearly always done — find a way to win.”
Any of that seem impartial to you?
Source: The Media Research Center