Mike Berg Flubs the Mike Dukakis Moment
Mike Berg is running for Congress in Delaware as the antiwar, Green candidate against the incumbent Republican. Berg calls for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq on the grounds that the U.S. is increasing suffering in the Middle East, not decreasing it. I'm as spavined as just about everyone else on the left over the immediate withdrawal question, still I'm pulling for Berg. Berg is the father of Nick Berg, a humanitarian and telecommunications worker in Iraq who was beheaded by al-Zarqawi two years ago. Or as the networks say, "personally beheaded by Zarqawi." (Is that a distinction?) So today Berg is finally getting some air time. Reporters are asking him how he feels about Zarqawi's death. On CNN, he was shown saying, "It doesn't bring me personally any relief because it doesn't bring my son back." He went on about how much suffering the U.S. has brought to Iraqi families. Amen. I was disappointed in Berg's answer. Michael Dukakis lost the presidency in 1988 for, among other reasons, flubbing the death-penalty question, when an anchor at a debate asked him if he'd support the death penalty if his wife was raped and murdered. Dukakis answered very coolly and technically, No, and explained why. People felt that he wasn't in touch with his real emotions, if he even had them. Mike Berg has said before that he has struggled with his vengeful feelings toward Zarqawi. Would it be so bad if he let it rip today about how he feels about the killing of his son's evil murderer? It might help his candidacy.
Your article indicates Dukakis and Berg flubbed. Maybe the questioners are the ones who are flubbing.
Andrea Mitchell also referred to the Dukakis debate question while eulogizing Tim Russert. I believe this is a poor example of journalism and brings your and Ms. Mitchells' judgement into question. Using an emotionally charged question about the rape and murder of your wife may have been a hard test for Mr. Dukakis, but it did not illuminate the issue. The question could have been "If your son was falsely convicted of rape and murder would you advocate the death penalty for him?"
The fact that the one question was chosen over the other indicates the bias on the part of the questioner.
We should be proud of those who don't fall into biased questioners' traps. And we should be proud of journalists who would not any of the above questions to "illuminate" an issue.
We need journalists who ask tough questions of the powerful in Washington, not lackeys who see an opportunity to gain favor by assassinating thought (or candidates) through emotional simplicity. "Support our Troops" is a nice phrase, but Hitler could have used it too. If "War on Terror" means killing anyone who can't afford to buy their weapons from us, I suppose Hitler could have used that one too. If powerful special interests lie to the public to send us into a region and add to the destruction and chaos, it ought to come up in the news once in a while.
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