In the wake of the horrifying shootings in Tucson, and the predictable opportunist finger pointing that began soon after, it didn't take long to find many examples of political "target" lists out there in cyberspace. Both CBS News and ABC selectively chose to only report on a target list of Sarah Palin on the Sunday talk show circuit. Both networks referenced Palin's target list of house members on sarahpac.com. However, what these news outlets did not bother to mention was all the other congressional "target" lists posted by various competitors and interested parties in the political space.
In two minutes we found an article and list using the term "BULLS EYE." One can read a 2008 article contaning one such list from the popular progressive website Daily Kos. Listed along with many other "blue dogs" as a legitimate target for defeat is Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Is this list or this article that was posted on Daily Kos significant? Not really. The only thing significant about this list and article is its omission by once reputable news agencies like ABC and CBS in their atrocious reporting on the horrifying acts of a madman.
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This is the reason why CBS and ABC are no longer the news outlets of choice by most Americans.
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