http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/2008electionbias/ en-us Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:42:50 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270484/posts President Obama should just join the cast of "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!" It's not that farfetched; he's been on everything else. I'm still a fan, but there's a fine line between being transparent and being overexposed. Every time you turn on the TV, there's Obama. He's getting a puppy! He's eating a cheeseburger with Joe Biden! He's taking the wife to Broadway and Paris -- this is the best season of "The Bachelor" yet! I get it: You love being on TV. I love my bong, but I take it out of my mouth every once... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270484/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:42:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264807/posts FEC dismisses complaint on MoveOn's "Betray Us" ad @ 2:38 pm by Aaron Blake The Federal Election Commission (FEC) ruled Thursday that The New York Times did not provide MoveOn.org with a special rate for its 2007 full-page ad critical of Gen. David Petraeus. The ad, which ran in 2007 and called Petraeus "General Betray Us," caused a lot of controversy when it first ran, and Democrats were forced to separate themselves from the liberal group. Conservative commentators also alleged that MoveOn was given a special rate for the ad - evidence of the New York Times's supposed liberal bias... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264807/posts#comment Thu, 4 Jun 2009 18:44:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254706/posts Sympathetic media commentators are rushing to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's defense against Republican men, accusing them of sexism toward Washington's most powerful woman. The liberal-leaning Media Matters compiled a video of male conservative pundits making fun of the speaker's rumored use of Botox. Rush Limbaugh took it a step further, saying the best way to limit unwanted pregnancy would be to post Mrs. Pelosi's image in cheap motel rooms. "How do these people handle a strong-willed woman like Pelosi?" MSNBC's Ed Schultz lectured in his Monday show. "Well, they revert to calling her offensive names like 'hag'; they make demeaning... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254706/posts#comment Wed, 20 May 2009 15:23:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2254098/posts Inconvenient Emails from the NY Times by: Bethany Stotts, May 19, 2009 Now that New York Times public editor Clark Hoyt has published his official story of the events surrounding the decision to spike Stephanie Strom’s investigation of ACORN’s alleged fundraising connections to the Obama campaign, it becomes imperative for this correspondent to reiterate that Strom personally attempted to mislead AIM just days after she cut off contact with Anita Moncrief. “The story involved allegations that Barack Obama’s campaign, in league with Acorn, a left-leaning community activist group, was guilty of technical violations of campaign finance law. Evidence supplied by... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2254098/posts#comment Tue, 19 May 2009 18:53:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2248679/posts Apparently they knew about the affair. Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2248679/posts#comment Mon, 11 May 2009 18:52:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2248531/posts In addition to a sympathy tour on Oprah Winfrey’s show, Elizabeth Edwards was interviewed by National Public Radio on Thursday. But All Things Considered co-anchor Michele Norris deserves credit for channeling some of the resentment of voters – both Edwards voters and others – who feel defrauded not just by John, but by Elizabeth, who consented to completely fraudulent media stories celebrating her wedded bliss. Deep into the interview, Norris asked the toughie: Newsbusters.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2248531/posts#comment Mon, 11 May 2009 15:23:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2248212/posts Stop the presses! A member of the mainstream media actually said something nice about Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. I kid you not: "Saturday Night Live" senior producer Marci Klein said during an interview last week, "This is the most confident person I've ever met." Certainly not the impression created by CBS's Katie Couric or ABC's Charlie Gibson, wouldn't you agree? Appearing on Julie Menin's "Give and Take," Klein had absolutely nothing but nice things to say about the press's current public enemy #1 (video embedded below the fold with partial transcript, relevant section at 2:25): Newsbusters.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2248212/posts#comment Sun, 10 May 2009 22:59:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248502/posts Dear friends, family, loved ones, conservatives, Republicans, libertarians, my brother in law, Sam, and my cousin Joe: I am sorry and you were right. These are not easy words for anyone to utter, much less a leftist from Berkeley, or a recovering leftist, that is. Even though I've been in recovery for 14 months, 2 weeks, and 3 days, leftists are always right in your face, in an I-hate-you-if-you-disagree sort of way. Hence, this letter of amends to all the people I've lectured, scolded, ranted and raved at, and otherwise annoyed during my 30 plus years of "progressive" politics. My... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248502/posts#comment Mon, 11 May 2009 14:45:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245361/posts The news that federal prosecutors are investigating John Edwards' presidential campaign payments to his mistress brings a sense of satisfaction. The phoniest man in American politics is finally getting the comeuppance he so richly deserves. With his $400 haircuts and investments in predatory lenders, all while saying ending poverty was a "moral issue" and the "cause of my life," Edwards set new standards for hypocrisy as he sought the Democratic nomination. His contrived compassion was a joke among rivals. And that was before we learned he had an affair with a campaign aide. Yet any sense of justice served is... New York Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245361/posts#comment Wed, 6 May 2009 15:12:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243413/posts RALEIGH Federal investigators are sifting through the records of money that helped John Edwards' presidential campaign to determine if any was used to keep quiet his affair with Rielle Hunter. Edwards, a Democrat and former U.S. senator, acknowledged the investigation to The News & Observer. “I am confident that no funds from my campaign were used improperly,” Edwards said in a statement. “However, I know that it is the role of government to ensure that this is true. We have made available to the United States both the people and the information necessary to help them get the issue resolved... charlotteobserver. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243413/posts#comment Sun, 3 May 2009 23:55:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2236253/posts Christina Bellatoni reports Zero's 100 day press conference next Wednesday at 8 PM. Twitter http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2236253/posts#comment Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:51:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2230703/posts In case you missed it ... HBO is making a movie about the 2008 presidential campaign. Hollywood doesn't wait around anymore, it seems. So already a casting director somewhere is probably asking herself this question: Who should play John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Barack Obama and -- yes -- Sarah Palin? Salon & Entertainment Weekly have posed the question, and it's a good one. Salon readers have pitched Megan Mulally, Hilary Swank, Sandra Bullock and Felicity Huffman for Palin and Laura Linney, Glenn Close and Meryl Streep for Clinton -- with Will Smith playing Obama. P.S. -- The movie... Seattle PI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2230703/posts#comment Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:31:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228919/posts Think about it. Has there been a lousier 10 years in American history? OK, the Civil War, granted. And the Great Depression wasn't so hot, either, the pictures suggest. But this one has been close enough to an all-time bad to merit the kind of willful amnesia that I'm proposing. sajohnson@tribune.com Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228919/posts#comment Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:29:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2225772/posts From John Ziegler, creator of the documentary Media Malpractice: How Obama Got Elected and Palin Was Targeted. On April 15th, the once upon a time prestigious (and apparently now openly a political leftist propaganda tool, akin to the Nobel Prize given to Paul Krugmann -not elevating leftist quacks, but rather tarnishing once noble institutions) USC Annenberg School for Communication will be presenting CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric with the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Journalism. Now, for there to even be such a thing as an prize for Excellence in Television Journalism, in an age where a... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2225772/posts#comment Thu, 9 Apr 2009 19:01:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2225677/posts The father of Sarah Palin’s grandchild accused the Alaska governor on Wednesday of lying about him and his family. Levi Johnston said during an interview on CBS’s “Early Show” that he moved into the governor’s house a few weeks before Bristol Palin gave birth to their child. Palin’s camp has denied the claim, but Johnston insisted the governor is not telling the truth. “They said I didn't live there,” he said. “I was like, 'OK, well, whatever you want to call it. I had my stuff there.'” Asked if the Palin was lying about him, Johnston simply said: “Yes.” Palin... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2225677/posts#comment Thu, 9 Apr 2009 16:36:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2179952/posts CUMMING, Ga. (AP) - A woman who claimed her house was set on fire because she supported President Barack Obama and her boyfriend have been charged with first-degree arson. Forsyth County Chief Investigator Steve Anderson said Friday that 47-year-old Pamela Graf and her boyfriend, 46-year-old Steve Strobel, are being held in different jails. Graf is in Forsyth County and Strobel in Barrow County, where he was charged with obstruction of justice in the case earlier this week. Graf's home burned on Jan. 18 while she was in Washington, D.C., to attend the inauguration. Officials found spray-painted graffiti that included a... WALB-TV/AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2179952/posts#comment Fri, 6 Feb 2009 21:00:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2221702/posts She knew? You betcha, says the baby daddy of Sarah Palin's grandson. The Alaska governor most likely was aware before her daughter, Bristol, became pregnant that the teenager and her hockey hunk boyfriend were having sex, Levi Johnston said in a bombshell new interview. "I'm pretty sure she probably knew. Moms are pretty smart," said Johnston, 18, the father of the governor's first grandchild, in an interview that will air Monday on "The Tyra Banks Show." Johnston said he and Bristol Palin practiced safe sex "most of the time." The New York Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2221702/posts#comment Fri, 3 Apr 2009 18:32:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2219670/posts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has decided to drop all charges against former Alaskan Senator Ted Stevens amid charges of prosecutorial misconduct, NPR reported on Wednesday, citing Justice officials. Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2219670/posts#comment Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:43:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2218969/posts All the Leftist news that they don’t seem fit to print: ‘New York Times’ Spiked Obama Donor Story A lawyer involved with legal action against Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) told a House Judiciary subcommittee on March 19 The New York Times had killed a story in October that would have shown a close link between ACORN, Project Vote and the Obama campaign because it would have been a “a game changer.” Heather Heidelbaugh, who represented the Pennsylvania Republican State Committee in the lawsuit against the group, recounted for the ommittee what she had been told by... Stop The ACLU http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2218969/posts#comment Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:55:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2218275/posts Instant Internet communication and an explosion in political commentary are magnifying President Obama's gaffes and administration missteps, and could erode his popularity faster than that of other presidents, say experts from both left and right. Intense scrutiny and rookie mistakes by an understaffed administration combine to draw attention faster to Obama's stumbles. Last week was notable for budget battles and a new Afghanistan strategy, rather than for headline-hogging gaffes, although the president didn't escape a few media jeers for his reliance on a giant TV screen in place of his trademark teleprompter to feed him his lines at Tuesday's primetime... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2218275/posts#comment Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:57:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2218247/posts A lawyer involved with legal action against Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) told a House Judiciary subcommittee on March 19 The New York Times had killed a story in October that would have shown a close link between ACORN, Project Vote and the Obama campaign because it would have been a “a game changer The Bulletin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2218247/posts#comment Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:26:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2213672/posts CHICAGO Newspapers perform a public service for democracy and should be allowed to operate as tax-exempt non-profits, U.S. Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D.-Md., proposed Tuesday. Cardin introduced a bill that would explicitly include newspapers among organizations eligible for 501(c)(3) status. The non-profit status is the same that public radio and television have now. The legislation would give a national green light for newspapers to adopt the so-called Low Profit Limited Liability Company business model, often shortened to L3C. The L3C model, which the Newspaper Guild supports as an alternative newspaper ownership model, is the subject of a feature story in the... Editor and Publisher http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2213672/posts#comment Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:47:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2212844/posts [video trailer of movie] The Supreme Court has agreed to review a case involving “Hillary: The Movie.” “The outcome of this case,” producer David Bossie said, “will dictate how we’re able to make films and educate people about them.” Bossie’s movie was released while Hillary Clinton was running for the Democratic presidential nomination. He wanted to run TV commercials in key states during the primaries and show the movie on cable TV. But federal courts said no and said “Hillary: The Movie” violated campaign finance regulations because it was nothing more than an attack ad. Bossie’s group, Citizens United, appealed... IHateTheMedia.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2212844/posts#comment Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:13:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2207754/posts John Ziegler takes a few minutes to tell EC about the hatchet job on Sarah Palin, how the media tilted the field towards Comrade Obama, and the reaction he's had from the media he indicts in his new film. Evil Conservative Radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2207754/posts#comment Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:32:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2204488/posts Remember when Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin accused journalist Katie Couric of "exploiting" their disastrous exchange — the one in which Palin couldn’t name some of running mate John McCain’s policies? Couric’s work obviously paid off, because the 52-year-old today received the prestigious Walter Cronkite Award for the exchange. The Baltimore Sun elaborates: "Couric, who weathered one of network TV’s most criticized anchor-desk launches when she took over from interim anchor Bob Schieffer, was named winner of the University of Southern California’s Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in TV Political Journalism for her focused and illuminating interviews with Republican vice-presidential candidate... wowOwow.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2204488/posts#comment Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:28:55 GMT