Gee, what a surprise! Democtratic politicians are just as bad as any other kind of politician! I'm shocked!

Re: Objective news reporting--it's standard for reporters to do their best to appear neutral in order to cover the news. As a student reporter, I absentmindedly went to cover a speech by Curtis Lemay while wearing a "McCarthy for President" button. As a result, I was hit over the head with a picket sign by a Lemay supporter when I tried to interview her.

I have been told may times by friends that it is impossible to be totally objective, and of course that's true, but a good reporter is supposed to simply gather facts and leave it to the editorialists to draw conclusions. It's easier to gather facts if you don't go around advertising your own views, as my experience taught me. While I doubt many viewers would be offended by an American flag lapel pin, it really is just a standard procedure for the networks to object.