Neil Cavuto's "Common Sense" commentary was a complaint about how the press had handled Kerry's botched joke about President Bush.
Cavuto was incredulous that the WH Press corps had somehow turned it around; the press made it sound like the Bush Adminstration was in the wrong because it had mischaracterized Kerry's comments.
Cavuto complained that the Press Corps was practicing a double standard when it gave Kerry the "benefit of the doubt".
(I know, I know: what doubt?)
Cavuto said he wouldn't have a problem with this if the press had done the same thing when Cheney.....
...SHOT HIS FRIEND IN THE FACE!!!
WTF?!?!?!?!
I kid you not.
That's right...in Cavuto-Bizzaro world, botching a joke about Bush is equivalent to shooting a man in the face.
Everything that Kerry said was right out in the open: anyone could review his speech and judge for themselves whether he insulted the troops or not. When Cheney shot his friend in the face, there was an 18 hour delay before law enforcement was informed about a shooting incident. AFAIK, there isn't any kind of recording of the shooting incident available for review.
The press had all the facts about Kerry's statement; they reviewed what he said and they came to the correct conclusion: it was not about the troops.
There only facts that the press knew about the shooting were:
1. Cheney shot his friend in the face.
2. Proper procedures were not followed in reporting the incident to law enforcement.
But, of course, in Cavuto-Bizzaro world, these two situations are equivalent.