Junkyard Blog has a great political web advertisement that’s worth checking out. It’s a Gore vs. Gore vs. Reality slug fest.
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As a Hollywood conservative, Chetwynd has long had a touchy relationship with the press. During a news conference last year for his previous docudrama — Showtime’s DC 9/11, about how the White House handled that terrible day — the murmurs of disapproval I’d been hearing from colleagues about Chetwynd’s pro-Bush sympathies came to a head during one remarkable exchange:
Question: “You did contribute to [Bush’s] campaign?”
Chetwynd: “Yeah, the limit was $1,000… Would it make a better film if I’d given $1,000 to Gore?”
Question: “Yes.”
Chetwynd: “Why?”
Question: “Because it would show less potential bias.”
My fellow hack was absolutely serious; if you’d donated money to Bush, you are therefore biased toward Bush, but if you’d donated money to Gore you are not therefore biased against Bush. Supporting Gore was just the normal default position, as everyone knows. Chaw!
The rules are just different for the other side.