Thursday, August 11, 2022

Political Reporting with Scenery: Australian Broadcasting Corp on Liz Cheney



RantWoman does not get to vote in the August 16 congressional primary in WY. If she did, she would seriously consider registering as an independent in order to support Liz Cheney. RantWoman has no opinion about whether this endorsement will have even the slightest impact. In any case, please appreciate the magnificent scenery.

Sometimes it is valuable just to see how a news story looks through the eyes of a reporter from another country. In this case, RantWoman also thinks it is just fine that the report is more about symbolism than actual policy.


WY is where Rant Dad grew up, graduated from high school and college. The Righteous Rev. RantGranddad was a Sunday School missionary and weekly religious radio host there for decades. The Rant children counted oil rigs more than once on summer road trips between CO and MT. RantWoman has never lived in WY but did snag a couple trophies in high school for a language competition at a WY community college. 


All that said,  RantWoman has no qualms about weighing in: a principled legislator to go where the facts are leading ranks much higher in RantWoman's esteem than someone who has completely been enthralled by....


In the interest of equal time or letting readers formulate their own "Ewww" reactions:










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