Akin Rape remark causes uproar, Ifill tells us the President's sensibilities are purely political [View all]

on Monday, Aug 20, PBS Newshour reported on Missouri Representative Todd Akin's remark re "legitimate rape".


Gwen Ifill, ever helpful in telling viewers what they should think as to the motives of Democrats, prefaced the tape of Akin's comment and that of the President, by advising the viewers that:

[font size="+1"]"President Obama, who has been pinning his reelection hopes on women voters, took advantage today of controversial remarks made by a Republican Senate candidate."[/font]


I sure am glad Ms. Ifill took the time to offer this bit of advice that there is NO CHANCE that President Obama, a man with a wife and two daughters, could possibly have had a mote of sincere motivation behind his statement of condemnation of Akin's shocking, abhorrent statement. We must be thankful to Ms. Ifill for making sure we know that the President's motivations were ONLY political.

Here is what the President said (actually, I think he showed no small amount of restraint in his comment):

The views expressed were offensive.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec12/campaign_08-20.html

I would remind Ms. Ifill that politicians and men are found in both Democratic and Republican parties. Her editorializing in what should have been a report on a matter of news, were unnecessary and improper.


[font size="+1"] Gwen Ifill, doesn't dissappoint when it comes to offering, amidst what should be a news report, editorial comments, obviously intended to curry favor with the Republican Party and Right-wing corporate sponsors.[/font]