[d14truth]

How's that for hardheaded, just-the-facts reporting? It "appears" to Sterngold that Simon's campaign is petering out? "Appears" is a weasel word that simply means, "I don't have the facts." Wouldn't it be a little more honest to say that it "appears to this liberal reporter" that the Simon campaign has lost momentum?"

Somebody else is clarifying for those not motivated to 'parse' between the lines.

[skeeter]

"Appears" is a weasel word that simply means, "I don't have the facts."

Similar to the "many believe" or "sources say" entres the media use when they gratuitously interject their own opinions into news stories, as in "many believe the president did not act forcefully enough". The rodents do it all the time.