Burnt Orange Report is a blog that is the, self-described, "leading source for progressive coverage of political news and issues that matter in Texas." The blog recently published an article describing Texas Senator Ted Cruz's intentions to add amendments to highway legislation that would take away federal government moneys for the Planned Parenthood program.
My initial take on the article was what I always imagined a blog to be: mildly informative and mostly invective. The author, Katherine Haenschen, makes use of subtle and overt digs against Senator Cruz while not providing much information. She seems to have enough credibility to get into a Ph.D. program at the University of Texas or maybe she just knows someone. (get it? I'm playing the invective game.) Her intended audience seems to include just about anyone however, the slant comes across as favoring those who mostly subscribe to a Liberal point of view.
Evidence supporting the claim in the headline is limited to one quote from the office of Senator Cruz with the rest of the filler consisting of derisions which seem to have the intention of swaying the reader into immediately discounting anything Senator Cruz does. Examples include alluding to Senator Cruz's supposed allegiance with Donald Trump, calling his intelligence into question and alleging his drastic measures to increase his popularity with potential primary voters.
Overall, the author seems to have succeeded in her effort to inform the public of Senator Cruz's alleged intentions against Planned Parenthood funding and in her effort to denounce him. I feel her success is mostly due to her low standards for this article as it appears it was thrown together in a period shorter than ten minutes. Nevertheless, at least it was entertaining.
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