I have never ONCE heard a Republican (or conservative-- two different things) EVER say something bad about immigrants. Hav e you? Is this a biased title to this article? I thought the press was supposed to be apolitical.
huh....
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071210/ap_on_el_pr/republicans_spanish_debate
2007-12-09 14:04:44 · 5 answers · asked by kent j 3 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
So now politicians can make promises in a different languages and fool more people. Where I came from it was impolite to whisper in public.
2007-12-09 15:03:42 · answer #1 · answered by Ibredd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're right; I haven't heard any Republican officials or candidates say anything against immigrants. The headline is biased.
Who said the press is supposed to be apolitical? We have a FREE press. Free to be political.
Of course, it would be really helpful if some sources were relatively objective. And it would be REALLY nice if sources would admit that they have an opinion instead of pretending they are objective.
2007-12-09 14:21:44 · answer #2 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I don't believe it is biased. If the GOP is anti-immigration, and somebody is reporting that as fact, then that doesn't make the article biased.
Just because it makes a political party look bad, and makes another party look better does not qualify it as biased. They are just reporting facts.
If Political Party Q is bad, and XYZ Newspaper reports them as bad, that doesn't make the newspaper bias. But Political Party Q, in an attempt to salvage their image, will accuse XYZ newspaper of being biased, simply because the facts they report paints their party in a negative light.
2007-12-09 17:21:51 · answer #3 · answered by ctown 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tom Tancredo has made numerous anti-immigration comments, including refusing to attend the spanish language debate because 'bilingualism is dangerous to this nation".
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/08/america/NA-POL-US-Tancredo-Spanish-Debate.php
Further, there has been a very slow movement towards embracing the hispanic voters by republicans, along with the refusal by all but McCain to accept some sort of pathway to citizenship for current illegals, which has caused many hispanic citizens to feel alienated by the party. PDF file showing changes in voter registration by hispanic citizens and causes: http://pewhispanic.org/files/reports/83.pdf
2007-12-09 14:18:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a misleading title. Anti-Illegal immigration would be more appropriate. There is a HUGE difference.
2007-12-09 14:28:22 · answer #5 · answered by Jeff F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋