Even WorldNetDaily, the least credible news operation in America, can stumble upon doing some actual journalism on occasion — stopped clock, and all that — and we would remiss if we didn’t recognize it.
Art Moore traveled to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland — since WND is a little short of funds these days, we suspect Moore lives close to Cleveland and went there on his own dime — and interviewed a couple people, both of whom were critical of Donald Trump. Surprisingly, Moore let them have their say, portrayed their comments fairly, and even posted the full video of the interview:
- A Colorado delegate pointed out that conservatives do not trust Trump and that he’s willing to let Hillary Clinton win in 2016 in order to save conservatism.
- A black Cleveland resident pointed out that the Trump campaign dragged out the Melania Trump plagiarism controversy much longer than it needed to go, that the convention was too negative about Hillary and that Trump himself was too negative. The resident also noted that contrary to “a lot of people” Moore cited, he didn’t think racial relations have gotten worse during the Obama presidency, adding “With me being an African-American male, I’ve dealt with this all of my life.”
Oddly, neither interview was conducted at the convention site itself: The Colorado delegate was interviewed at the airport, and the Cleveland resident was interviewed “while traveling on a commuter train west of downtown after the Republican National Convention.”
That’s not to say Moore didn’t try to guide the conversation WND’s way — which is, Hillary must be destroyed at all costs. Moore told the Colorado delegate:
There are some who would argue that we’ve had eight years of fundamental transformation, as Obama promised before he took office, and four years even — let alone eight years of Hillary would more or less cement that fundamental transition for generations. We’re talking about Supreme Court picks — could be 30 years that one of those picks would serve in a court that right now is 4-4 divided. With Trump at least you can roll the dice and there’s a chance. With Hillary there’s no chance you’ll get a Scalia. So how would you argue with somebody who’s saying, look, we don’t have another four years, we understand the whole concept of a war but the war could be over before the next four years is up?
See, WND? Actual journalism — as opposed to the biased right-wing advocacy that normally passes for “journalism” — isn’t that difficult. You even have employees who are capable of doing it if they are allowed. Y’all should try it a little more often if you want to have any chance at all of restoring your credibility.