On Thursday, January 20, 2017, the Daily Kos published an
article titled Dear Senate Republicans: Your leadership has no respect for you
This article is based on a tweet from
twitter about a quote by Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn who allegedly
said “That’s a luxury we don’t have when asked “don’t some people want to know
the plan before they vote”. This puts the senator in a pretty bad spotlight but
to be fair, the quote was taken out of context as only snippets of the
conversation is presented.
The author of the tweet Kelsey Snell
is a reporter from The Washington Post, a left leaning media outlet which gives
reason that she may be partial to democrats and hold prejudice towards Republican
senators.
The article is quite short and full
of the author’s own presumptions and opinion of the matter. The lack of
reliable sources and facts, coupled with the heavy usage of derogatory
vocabulary makes the article quite cringe worthy and seemingly not very
credible. Although you can surely tell the author is very passionate, the
article appeared more like an outlet for their frustration rather than
professional journalism. There was definitely a better way to report the issue
and the senator’s comments instead of having the stand-alone source from a tweet
that was taken out of context. Instead of dissecting the issue and searching
for a more reliable source such as tracing back to when that comment in what conversation,
the author jumped the gun and started making allegations. The author’s intended
audience are definitely liberals and conservatives frustrated with how the GOP
plans on healthcare are going right now.
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