Posted on 11/05/2009 7:06:32 AM PST by SouthWall
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Does Fox News tilt further right than CNN tilts to the left?
Apparently in the right direction -— Drudge headlines this morning (headlines have been replaced with other news items)
CNN comes in a shocking 4th on election night...
PRIMETIME (8-11 PM/ET)
FOXNEWS: 4,043,000 viewers (1,130,000 in A25-54)
MSNBC: 974,000 viewers (308,000 in A25-54)
HEADLINE NEWS: 842,000 viewers (341,000 in A25-54)
CNN: 826,000 viewers (227,000 in A25-54)...
I have an issue with the title. Do we consider telling the truth a tilt?
I agree, although Fox has to explain the conservative view to all those CNN guys, and it seems like a tilt to them.
Mainstream Media Ignores Ethics Probes
Leaks about big shots who become subjects of ethics investigations are typically huge news.
But the Washington Post story, which disclosed names of key members of Congress who are involved in ethics probes, had the mainstream media basically turning a blind eye.
Maybe that’s because most of the congressional members who are currently huddled together under the ethics cloud happen to be Democrats.
Representatives John Murtha (D-PA), Peter Visclosky (D-IN), Norm Dicks (D-WA) Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and James Moran (D-VA) are being investigated for allegedly steering millions in earmarks to a lobbying firm, PMA.
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the biggest recipients of contributions from PMA and its clients were Murtha, who since 1989 has been given more than $2.3 million, and Visclosky, who has taken in more than $1.3 million.
Two Republicans are also being checked into, Representatives C.W. “Bill” Young of Florida and Todd Tiahrt of Kansas.
On the day the story broke, all three network morning shows conveniently chose to ignore it.
Dem Reps Under Ethics Investigation
Busy as bumblebees, the House Ethics Committee has been investigating complaints against two Democrat congresswomen from the Los Angeles area, Maxine Waters and Laura Richardson.
The committee released a statement indicating that the investigation surrounding Waters would look into the congresswoman’s activities involving the National Bankers Assn. and OneUnited Bank, a company in which her husband owned stock and served on its board.
Massachusetts-based OneUnited Bank received $12 million in bailout money. The funding took place three months after Waters, a senior member of the congressional committee that oversees banking, helped to set up a meeting between minority-owned financial institutions and officials in the Treasury Department.
Sidney Williams, Waters’ husband, was a member of the bank’s board of directors until early 2008. He held investments in the bank valued at $350,000, according to Waters’ financial disclosure report.
The committee also plans to investigate whether Richardson failed to list certain items on her financial disclosure forms, and whether she received a “gift or preferential treatment” from Washington Mutual after her Sacramento house was sold at a foreclosure auction. Washington Mutual subsequently returned the two-story residence to the congresswoman.
Adding to the morass are the ethics questions swirling around New York Democrat Rep. Charles Rangel. Recent disclosures have raised serious questions about Rangel’s personal finances.
Another Democrat, Rep. Alan Mollohan of West Virginia, is being probed over real estate holdings.
Back in 2006 prior to the elections, Nancy Pelosi issued a press release about how she and 160 House Democrats had introduced their Honest Leadership and Open Government Act that Pelosi touted as “an aggressive reform package to reverse Republican excesses and protect the public trust.”
To paraphrase Rush Limbaugh, how’s that public trust thing workin’ out for you?
Bad News for CNN — and Its Anchors
CNN hit an all-time competitive low in October, with three of its four prime-time shows finishing last in the ratings among the four cable news networks.
The pioneer all-news cable network’s programs airing between 7 and 11 p.m. lagged behind not only those on Fox News and MSNBC, but also CNN’s sister network HLN, formerly Headline News.
CNN’s prime-time ratings are down 22 percent from 2007.
“In an era when the relationship between the White House and Fox News is making headlines, and when the ideological rivalry between MSNBC on the left and Fox News on the right is commanding the spotlight, CNN has little from a news angle to stir consistent interest from viewers,” The New York Times observed.
The only prime-time CNN show that did not finish last was “Larry King Live.” It finished third.
Adding insult to injury, two CNN anchors recently suffered “humiliating defeats” on “Celebrity Jeopardy,” NewsBusters reported.
In October, Soledad O’Brien finished third behind actor Michael McKean of “Laverne & Shirley” and NBA legend Kareem Abdul Jabbar.
On an earlier show, Wolf Blitzer finished third and last behind comic Andy Richter and “Desperate Housewives” star Dana Delany.
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