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Jeff Lord is right to name the reporters who collaborated, but wrong to label one of them, Jan Crawford, as a partisan. My experience is that she is one of the most fair-minded reporters around, very even-handed. Jeff and I became friends during the judicial battles of the last decade, so he should particularly care about this: Jan Crawford is one of the very few “establishment” reporters to consistently give a fair shake to conservative judges and judicial activists (even while of course also being fair to the left as well). She always had the inside scoop on the Bush Admin’s short list for judges; her reporting pretty much exploded the myth of Clarence Thomas as a mindless clone of Scalia’s; and her book Supreme Conflict is an absolutely superb exploration of the personalities, intellectual trends, background, and controversies of the current court.
I don’t know the full context of the “collaboration.” It didn’t sound good, although I can imagine a context in which it might not have been as bad as it appeared — although I DO believe it is symptomatic of a herd mentality and bias that GENERALLY applies in the national press corps. But even this collaboration was objectionable, I do not think this one incident proves Crawford is a partisan; her whole body of work disproves that allegation.
To Jeff: In short, we have every right to be frustrated at the collaboration. But we shouldn’t draw such sweeping conclusions from it about the individual motives involved.
Thanks.
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Teflon93 | 9.13.12 @ 4:35PM
Must be one of Jennifer Rubin's buddies.
RJ| 9.13.12 @ 5:13PM
I am with you on this, Quin. In reading her book and listening to her reports, I have always thought that she was well-informed and fair minded. I have heard the audio clip a few times but can't be sure of what was intended. We have a whole lot of bad characters in the press without adding Jan Crawford to the list.
SCPOret| 9.13.12 @ 5:24PM
Jan Crawford may be a wonderful person and generally a fair minded reporter/journalist. However "if you lie with dogs you get fleas". From the sounds of the transcripts she was right there in the doghouse. She might want to consider the company she keeps.
Bob K| 9.13.12 @ 6:39PM
I'm not impressed with your defense of Ms. Crawford. She appears to be quite adept at selling herself.
It isn't hard to be "evenhanded" when reporting on the Supreme Court. As we all know they are appointed by Presidents. And if the presidential candidate you support wins you will in all likelihood get appointees whom you favor and you can still be kind to the other ones; exploring their personalities, their intellectual trends and getting gossip from them about the Court.
Especially if it will help sell your book about the Court!
RJ| 9.13.12 @ 7:01PM
You are right that it shouldn't be hard to be evenhanded when reporting on the Supreme Court, but many times we don't see it. I will never forget some of the coverage during Bush v. Gore.
Interested Conservative| 9.13.12 @ 8:02PM
"If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking." - Patton
He knew the press well.
Sjccoach| 9.13.12 @ 8:16PM
Are you afraid you won't be invited to her parties anymore? It does no one any good to make nice with the enemy.
spike59| 9.14.12 @ 5:38AM
partisan is as partisan does, Quin...she's just another ObaMaoshill