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Don't Criticize Media

Dissent

By William B. Decherd

The Staff claims to criticize the media's involvement in this scandal yet relies on the as-yet-unconfirmed rumors about the workings of the investigation of the President. The American public and their soaring approval of the President cheapen the national character in the eyes of the world, and perhaps in the realm of American history in the decades to come. This scandal, complex and unsubstantiated, has woefully derailed vital American policy in Iraq, Bosnia and Israel.

The actions of the independent counsel, Lewinsky and others who claim to mar the President's character have been coy and deceptive. On the contrary, the media has done its best to illuminate the facts in a fair and responsible manner.

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