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JAMES JOYNER: It?s all truly bizarre. We?re at the most gay-friendly time in American histo?

By Glenn Reynolds

JAMES JOYNER:

It?s all truly bizarre. We?re at the most gay-friendly time in American history and have, arguable, the most liberal administration ever on social issues. And yet they?re treating casual mention of Kagan?s sexuality as a smear orchestrated by the Right?

Yes, of course, appointing a lesbian to the Supreme Court would trigger a political fight. We?re much more tolerant of these things than we were ten or twenty years ago, but it?s still a controversial subject. But the reaction makes no sense whatsoever.

Further, CBS should be ashamed. What sort of journalistic ethics have they displayed here? First, they republish a four-day-old column and don?t bother fact-checking? Then, in response to pressure from the White House ? at which point any journalist worth his salt would dig in, citing the sanctity of freedom of the press ? they again don?t bother fact-checking but, instead, meekly pull the piece within hours? Seriously?

It’s a clown show all around.

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on April 18, 2010 (boomark / email).