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From (O)CT(O)PUS The Swash Zone:
Have decades of Middle Eastern conflict made us safe or wise? Last week in back-to-back interviews, the consequences of political pandering and slipshod journalism converged.
Matt Lauer’s bungled interview of Donald Trump failed to reveal this flip-flop: Trump was for the war before he was against it.
“And what is Aleppo?” asked Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, fudging a question from Mike Barnicle on MSNBC. “You’re kidding,” replied Barnicle incredulously.
Which is worse? Our slovenly state of partisan debate, or failures of journalism to properly frame the news?