Reaction to Daschle and Clinton Outbursts (Media Bias Alert)

I want to address those of you in the mainstream media who are perplexed when you hear that people think you're biased. You know who you are. You're the same ones who think that the EIB Network, FNC and Washington Times somehow run the show. Let me ask you something: Do you remember when Tom Daschle took to the Senate floor to whine that President Bush had impugned Senate Democrats? You guys thought Daschle was right, and ran with it. You demanded Ari Fleischer explain. You did everything but show up on the South Lawn with torches and pitchforks and demand the president come out and talk to us about this mythical "challenging of patriotism." Fast-forward to Wednesday. You had Bill Clinton and his baseless accusation that the GOP are racists who trick blacks out of voting. (See: Clinton Writes Off South for Democrats)

Is there any outrage from the press over this? Are you going to confront Democrats and demand to know what they mean by this? No, you're echoing it! Bush spoke of the entire Senate, not just Democrats, yet you picked up the Daschle mantra that this was aimed at him and his "patriotism." Now the new talking point is Bill Clinton's, so you're following along like good little lapdogs once again.

You're dutifully playing the Clinton sound bites all day long, and saying, "See! This is what life is like in America when the GOP runs the show." You're trying to show the consequences of the voters upsetting the unquestionable order of things in Washington: Democrats with total power.

This is the main agenda of the mainstream press: we must put the natural order back together, with the Democrats in power. After all, who are these Republicans? They're a bunch of hayseed pretenders! So if you don't think media bias is real - and there are still some that don't - just take a look at the way those two stories were covered.

I caught part of Rush's broadcast on 12/19 at around 12:50 Eastern time and it was just as hard hitting and insightful as what you've posted here. It is worth the nominal fee for the EIB site to hear the replay. I wouldn't be surprised if that particular broadcast becomes past of the "best of ..." for years to come.

The next time the GOP comes looking to me for a donation, I'll say I'll give when someone, anyone, in the party speaks out like that and tells it like it is.

"The next time the GOP comes looking to me for a donation, I'll say I'll give when someone, anyone, in the party speaks out like that and tells it like it is."

. . .good idea and share the anger at our speechless Representatives. . .

. . .how long must we wait for some outrage from Repubs. . .how long to see some genuine backbone.

This is incredible.

This is the outraged frustration of anyone who takes zebra suits seriously when they are worn by people with no credentials.
The First Amendment is all the credential anyone needs to become a journalist, say they're objective, and call fouls on Republicans for not being Democrats. Why do all commercially successful journalists do that?
a) because liberalism is sophistry and demogaugery, which exploits the prejudices of the people. That makes liberalism the cheap and easy way to draw a crowd.
b) because flame wars among journalists are (gasp!) bad PR. Going along and getting along are the order of the day.
c) because it's fun as well as profitable. Who wouldn't be tempted to slander his fellows if he knew they had no recourse?
The real question about "bias in the media" is not "why," but "why not?" The burden of proof of lack of bias logically falls on the person claiming it rather than the one questioning it.
'Course that's a negative which can never be proven, which simply points out why the First Amendment was crafted to keep government out of publishing. And the First Amendment worked pretty well, until the government came up with the FCC and the "right to listen" to licensees and a concommitant duty of the unlicensed to be quiet.

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