Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Recently Donald Trump was confronted by Univision Anchor George Ramos, he essentailly made a ass of himself, making pro-imigration statements.  He essentially acted like an illegal alien, cutting ahead of the line of other reporters and then demanding things of Trump.  It has not been reported fairly, and essentially has made trumjp look bad for no good reason.  

Here is the problem with George.  I don't really care if you have a position on something that is different from Donald Trumps, myself or anyone else.  What I can't stand is when a supposed "reporter" and I use that term very loosely with George and Tim Cushing (see earlier blogs) is that you must disclose any biasis and conflicts of interest that might paint your reporting.  In George's case, he doesn't much act like a reporter, but he acts like an advocate for a open border and amnesty program for illegal alliens.  But that is not how reporting works in America, George, in Mexico, it might.  George is from Mexico and worked in Mexcio.  George doesn't have to my knowledge a journalism degree from the United States (he does have a master's degree in International Studies from the University of Miami and he isn't even Jewish).  George left Mexico due to politicians wanted to stop him from reporting on the government.  Its unfortunate he hasn't learned anything, a free press means a responsible press.  The press has to disclose biases and potential conflicts, and not report in some cases.  Lawyers have to do this.  Judges have to do this (though rarely do).  It's pretty simple.  You need to ask questions in a responsible manner, disclose conflicts and biases and let the public decide.  But George isn't a reporter, he is a commentator, which might be common in Mexico but not in the US.  

George didn't disclose his familiy's realtionship with Hillary Clinton (his daughter works for her) before espousing on Trump.  George will engage in straight out with Ann Coulter and state their should be no limit to immigration.  His conflict with Ann Coulter would have landed a mainstream reporter essentially out of work.  But as the star of Univision, he can play pretend reporter when he wants and then be a commentator when he wants.  

Simply put George needs to disclose things like his daughter working for Hillary Clinton.  He shouldn't even cover this election cycle to be compltely honest, but in Mexico, a place steped in corruption, its par the course.  Its sad comparing illegal immigrants from Mexcio to my own ancestors who were essentially kicked out of their country for their religous beliefs, who entered this country legally.  I am offended when George equates Mexican immigrants escaping nothing but wanting free handouts in the US, to my family who was forced out of the Soviet Union at the hands of Stalin.  You can't compare George, your not a reporter and you never were. 

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