Posted on 02/10/2009 1:01:03 PM PST by Sub-Driver
GOP Leader Blasts Media Bias in House Floor Speech @ 3:20 pm by Michael O'Brien
An alleged liberal bias by journalists covering recent scandals was enough "breaking news" to House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-Texas), who took to the floor of the House yesterday to complain.
"The national media spells scandal without the 'D,'" Smith alleged during one-minute speeches by members on the House floor Monday.
"Two weeks ago the Governor of Illinois was removed from office," he added. "All three television networks ran full reports on the story the same night and again the following morning. Not one report mentioned that he is a Democrat."
Smith asserted the media failed to similarly include the party affiliation of indicted Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon and convicted Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, as well as sex scandal-plagued former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer — all of whom are Democrats.
"Americans need and deserve balanced reporting from the media, not selective omissions," Smith added.
He JUST noticed this?
They are just noticing this now?
The media is honest.......only when their mouth’s are shut!
“An alleged liberal bias....”
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“Alleged”: Funniest word in the whole article.
Bets on whether the MSM reports this?
You forgot Hartford, CT and Birmingham, AL...or Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) who is pushing for the Fairness Doctorine in Talk Radio (while the 90% of the rest of the media remains Liberal, including “public” television and radio) whose whore-chasing hubby is a senior executive in Liberal Talk Radio.
Lib bias is everywhere.
Don't they know that honorific is reserved for people like Castro and that guy who's running Iran?
The proper way to refer to the president of the United States is "Bush" or "Reagan" or "Nixon."
This "President" stuff is for banana dictators.
“Oppressors can tyrannize only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace.” — James Madison
Only one left to check off.
now the media will tar and feather him
Agreed! God job. I’m glad he spoke out against the horrid bias in the media. Not that it’s going to change anything, but he has at least taken a stand. Good for him.
Tyrants of the world should be green with envy of our MSM. No need for midnight firebombings of opposition newspapers, messy "disappearances" of editors, no need for nationalization of all news outlets.
Serve up a turd sandwich and Katie eat al will not only smack and drool but sprinkle sugar on it for you!
I agree. SOMEONE with an "R" after their name in DC has to stop taking the Chrysler Building up the nether-regions from the hyper-biased media and start making noise about this...might as well be MY Congressman.
Thanks, Lamar, keep up the good work.
They'll have a bit of trouble with that last check mark. Especially in Lamar's state and district (in which I reside). Frankly, it'll be safer for them to nuke the entire state from orbit than to try the old fashioned way (of course, we do manufacture nukes here, have our own air force and quite a bit of armor).
Don't forget, we also have our own navy!
“Agreed! God job. I’m glad he spoke out against the horrid bias in the media. Not that it’s going to change anything, but he has at least taken a stand. Good for him.”
The real patriots on the House and Senate floor must be seething.
Thank you to these folks.
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