This is fair … er … ah … well, you know―
See, it shouldn’t be that hard to cover Donald in a way that feels fair. Simply apply the three immutable tenets of Hillary reporting:
1. Always assume bad character and attribute malicious motives.
2. Completely overlook and invisibilize supporters.
3. Focus relentlessly on negatives — and portray positives as negatives.
―except that it’s about her.
(Right? Isn’t that how it goes?)
At any rate, Peter Daou’s open letter to the media is worth a read.
Something about famous last words might go here, but that still doesn’t sound right. Infamous openings? Let us check in with Emma Dumain of Roll Call:
House Republicans insist their new committee to investigate Planned Parenthood won’t be political.
And if it sounds like a setup, well―
But lawmakers and aides on both sides of the aisle are raising eyebrows at the optics of GOP leaders soliciting buy-in from outside groups as they make decisions about which members will sit on the special committee.
The original plan was to convene a subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee to investigate the women’s health organization and abortion provider, which is under fire after secret film footage seemed to implicate Planned Parenthood officials with illegally selling fetal tissues, a charge the group denied.
Under that initial framework, the select committee would have drawn from in-house resources, including mostly staff. And while membership on both sides of the aisle would still be subject to appointment by their respective party leaders, the pool would be restricted to those members already sitting on Energy and Commerce.
Outside advocates and leaders in the anti-abortion community urged Republican leaders to expand the committee to lawmakers outside Energy and Commerce to include more stalwarts of their movement. GOP leadership agreed and has also listened to outside advice on exactly whom to appoint.
―yeah, this is the House of Representatives, and, yes, Speaker Boehner is, technically, still as in charge as he ever was.
This Is 