At CNBC, Kid Gloves For Bankers, Boxing Gloves For Bank Critics

At CNBC, Kid Gloves For Bankers, Boxing Gloves For Bank Critics
WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 19: Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York Neil Barofsky testifies during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill November 19, 2008 in Washington, DC. Barofsky will become the Special Inspector General of the Troubled Assets Relief Program if confirmed. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 19: Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York Neil Barofsky testifies during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill November 19, 2008 in Washington, DC. Barofsky will become the Special Inspector General of the Troubled Assets Relief Program if confirmed. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

We're all for aggressively skeptical interviewing--I've often wished we could import Brits to do our presidential interviews, for instance. But it's a problem when one group of people get interviewed adversarially and another group gets deferential treatment.

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