Dave Kranz did some reaching in both of his weekday columns this week. He started out the week by attempting to fuel speculation that Thune Chief of Staff Matt Zabel is challenging Rep. Herseth in 2006.
Political observers writing on the Internet who pay attention to this House race say that Matt Zabel, chief of staff for Sen. John Thune, reserved a mattzabel.com Web site registered via Domains by Proxy.
Thune has said he encouraged Zabel to consider a candidacy, but Zabel said he is happy in his current job.
I wonder if Kranz took the time to ask Matt Zabel whether he reserved the domain name, or any other Republican for that matter? My suspicion is rather than take the time to investigate the story he took the word of a left wing anti-Thune blog. Where is the evidence it was Zabel who registered it? There is none, only speculation by political observers writing on the internet. (code for liberal bloggers who are former Daschle staffers that are so bitter they promote F--- John Thune T-shirts.)
Then today Kranz did an excellent job taking quotes out of context in an effort to make Sen. Thune look like he's not serious. This is what Kranz wrote this morning under the heading "Whats Cool?".
When Sen. John Thune appeared on the TV show “FOX & Friends” Wednesday, he was asked what, in his first 100 days, was the coolest part of being a U.S. senator.
“I think being able to park wherever you want, maybe,” he said.
This is the full exchange via Fox:
DOOCY: And finally, Senator, I know you've only had the job for
100 days, but what is the coolest part of being a U.S. senator?THUNE: I think being able to park wherever you want maybe.
DOOCY: Sweet.
(LAUGHTER)
THUNE: Actually, it's great to be here. It's exciting to be
here, but it's very challenging. We've got some heavy lifting ahead.
But we're ready to get after it.DOOCY: All right. Well, then get to it.
John Thune, U.S. senator from South Dakota, thank you, sir.
THUNE: Thank you all very much.
DOOCY: Stay away from the hydrants.
(LAUGHTER)
THUNE: I'll do what I can.
HILL: Do they still tow there?
DOOCY: They do me.
END
Kranz took a joke by Senator Thune and wrote it up to appear that Senator Thune really thinks the coolest part of being a Senator is the parking. Speaking of jokes that is exactly what both of Kranz columns this week were. Maybe he should write about something serious such as Senator Johnson's comments in support of filibustering judges.
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