ABC's "The Note" - Now That ABC Admits to Campaigning for Dems, do FEC Regs Apply to Them?

ABC The Note ^ | 2-12-04 | jstein7

[jmstein7]

Question for you...

ABC News has admitted its bias, writing in "The Note":

Like every other institution, the Washington and political press corps operate with a good number of biases and predilections.

They include, but are not limited to, a near-universal shared sense that liberal political positions on social issues like gun control, homosexuality, abortion, and religion are the default, while more conservative positions are "conservative positions."

They include a belief that government is a mechanism to solve the nation's problems; that more taxes on corporations and the wealthy are good ways to cut the deficit and raise money for social spending and don't have a negative affect on economic growth; and that emotional examples of suffering (provided by unions or consumer groups) are good ways to illustrate economic statistic stories.

More systematically, the press believes that fluid narratives in coverage are better than static storylines; that new things are more interesting than old things; that close races are preferable to loose ones; and that incumbents are destined for dethroning, somehow.

The press, by and large, does not accept President Bush's justifications for the Iraq war -- in any of its WMD, imminent threat, or evil-doer formulations. It does not understand how educated, sensible people could possibly be wary of multilateral institutions or friendly, sophisticated European allies.

It does not accept the proposition that the Bush tax cuts helped the economy by stimulating summer spending.

It remains fixated on the unemployment rate.

It believes President Bush is "walking a fine line" with regards to the gay marriage issue, choosing between "tolerance" and his "right-wing base."

It still has a hard time understanding how, despite the drumbeat of conservative grass-top complaints about overspending and deficits, President Bush's base remains extremely and loyally devoted to him -- and it looks for every opportunity to find cracks in that base.

Of course, the swirling Joe Wilson and National Guard stories play right to the press's scandal bias -- not to mention the bias towards process stories (grand juries produce ENDLESS process!).

The worldview of the dominant media can be seen in every frame of video and every print word choice that is currently being produced about the presidential race.

That means the President's communications advisers have a choice:

Try to change the storyline and the press' attitude, or try to win this election without changing them.

Okay. So, now that ABC News admits that it is a political interest group with a liberal agenda -- threatening the President to change or be hit with political attacks from ABC -- does/should ABC News now be forced to comply with FEC (Federal Election Commission) Regulations and McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance "Reform" Laws?

Interesting.

[Technogeeb]

It does not understand how educated, sensible people could possibly be wary of multilateral institutions or friendly, sophisticated European allies.

That would be because "it" doesn't recall that just a few decades ago those "sophisticated European allies" were invading each other and murdering millions of people.

[Defender2]

See my media boycott proposal in my post above in regards to the article.

[Defender2]

See my post #20 above!

[JohnHuang2]

Couldn't agree with you more, my friend.

[Defender2]

Thanks JohnHuang2, To Paraphrase"They want War, Then War is what they get"!!!!

[JohnHuang2]

"They want War, Then War is what they get"!!!!

Bush 2004 State of the Union Address :-)

[King Prout]

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ABC wrote this???
ABC stands behind this???
I mean, they are actually flat out admitting to this???
Have they lost their marbles entirely? Leftists are NEVER supposed to admit to self-evident facts like this. It is against their Holy Bylaws!

MHKING! This is a nuclear-powered mega "just-damn!"

[nopardons]

Way ahead of you. Once we got FNC on cable, I stopped watching ANY network news, ever! :-)

[Defender2]

#26. :-)

[Defender2]

:-)

[mhking]

I mean, they are actually flat out admitting to this???

It took me long enough to pick my jaw up off the floor when this first showed up. (I've saved it on my website - http://mhking.blogspot.com/)

Just damn.

If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

[VOA]

bump

[jmstein7]

It is NOT an admission.

This is not honesty; running a primetime story on their bias ON AIR is honesty.

Posting it in "The Note" is a taunt and jab at conservatives; it's says,"ha, ha!!! We know that nobody but you will read this, and nobody will ever call us on this, but all your fears about bias are true! We're going to PURPOSEFULLY destroy your candidate, but nobody but you will know that we are doing it on purpose! Everyone else will think we are still objective."

Got it?

[Defender2]

#33. I still think we should boycott ALL of the Networks for the reason I stated above in my post #20. Very Best FReegards, Defender2 D2

[TheEaglehasLanded]

bttt

[prairiebreeze]

It still has a hard time understanding how, despite the drumbeat of conservative grass-top complaints about overspending and deficits, President Bush's base remains extremely and loyally devoted to him --and it looks for every opportunity to find cracks in that base.

No sense looking any further than some right here on FR. Plenty of cracks and crackpots here....

Prairie

[prairiebreeze]

I watch very darned little of the networks Defender2. Damned little in fact. Guess I've got a boycott going already.

Prairie

[Defender2]

I do not watch them much either. After this, I'm now definitely at WAR with them! I think I will cancel my cable
and just radio and Free Republic!!!!:-)

[Alamo-Girl]

Indeed. Thanks for the ping!

[Defender2]

Your Welcome, Alamo-Girl!!!!:-) Hugs!!!!:-)