http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/leftistbias/ en-us Sat, 21 Oct 2006 03:48:36 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1723343/posts TOKYO (Reuters) - Google Inc.'s YouTube.com removed 29,549 video files from its popular Web site after receiving a demand from a group of Japanese media companies over copyright infringement, an industry group said on Friday. The television, music and movie clips had been posted without the permission of copyright holders, the Tokyo-based Japan Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers said in a statement. The group, which represents 23 media companies including TV networks and movie distributors, said it would ask YouTube to set up screening and other measures to block postings of unauthorized files. It also called on... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1723343/posts#comment Sat, 21 Oct 2006 03:48:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1570257/posts http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,944265,00.html   AMERICA'S families are in trouble—trouble so deep and pervasive as to threaten the future of our nation," declared a major report to last week's White House Conference on Children. "Can the family survive?...unmarried couples living together call into question the very meaning and structure of the stable family unit as our society has known it."   Hand-wringing over welfare cuts and other ‘community growth’ goodies?  No.  It was…12/28/70     http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,943113,00.html   THE Supreme Court had forbidden it, but they prayed defiantly in a school in Netcong, N.J., reading the morning invocation from the Congressional Record.…[e]verywhere, they... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1570257/posts#comment Thu, 2 Feb 2006 18:08:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1540332/posts While the New York Times has proven itself to be selective in it's reporting all the details about the war in Iraq, it seems to have no problem running attack ads on President Bush in regards to the same. As Bill O'Reilly reported on FOX News tonight, World Can't Wait's "next phase of the battle to drive out the Bush regime by placing a full page ad in the NY Times" ran on page A17 in the Times today The ad along with coordinated fliers make radical claims including the following: "Your government, on the basis of outrageous lies, is... The American Chronicle (Sharon Hughes editiorial) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1540332/posts#comment Wed, 14 Dec 2005 18:05:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1528175/posts The following is an update from Daily Pundit who has chronicled the UNBELIEVABLE behavior of CNN employees in the wake of the X/Cheney incident. A switch board operator who berated callers to CNN telling them "Bush and Cheney should stop lying" and that "Putting the X over Cheney's face was freedom of speach" has been fired by CNN. This has been confirmed! Visit this link to hear the tape. I just got off the phone with Laurie Goldberg, Senior Vice President for Public Relations with CNN. Her statement confirms the authenticity of the tape recording and reveals the actions CNN... Daily Pundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1528175/posts#comment Fri, 25 Nov 2005 03:22:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1527239/posts LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - CNN apologized on Tuesday and offered a rare explanation from its control booth for a technical glitch many viewers failed to notice -- a large "X" the network flashed over Vice President Dick Cheney's face. The wayward graphic, which CNN said lasted for about one-seventh of a second, appeared during the network's live coverage of Cheney's speech on Monday addressing critics of the Bush administration's conduct of the war in Iraq. Word of the snafu quickly surfaced on the Internet, including still photos of the image posted by online columnist Matt Drudge, along with a story... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1527239/posts#comment Wed, 23 Nov 2005 09:56:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1527269/posts Recent polls among American readers (and viewers) of the press continue to show a reluctance to trust the once vaunted U.S. mainstream media. And the recent brouhaha at the New York Times over the Judith Miller fiasco only further muddies the public's trust, not only on how reporters and editors report but also on what they choose to publish (or broadcast). For example, there have been whole forests cut down to provide enough paper for stories about Rep. Tom DeLay, the Texas Republican indicted recently on allegations of money laundering through state political action committees that helped the GOP secure... Accuracy in Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1527269/posts#comment Wed, 23 Nov 2005 12:51:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1525497/posts Cody Young is an evangelical Christian who attends a religious high school in Southern California. With stellar grades, competitive test scores and an impressive list of extracurricular activities, Mr. Young has mapped a future that includes studying engineering at the University of California and a career in the aerospace industry, his lawyers have said. But Mr. Young, his teachers and his family fear his beliefs may hurt his chance to attend the university. They say the public university system, which has 10 campuses, discriminates against students from evangelical Christian schools, especially faith-based ones like Calvary Chapel Christian School in Murrieta,... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1525497/posts#comment Sun, 20 Nov 2005 07:37:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1517024/posts On NBC’s “Meet The Press” this morning, host Tim Russert stocked his panel with three left-of-center journalists – Nina Totenberg of NPR, Ron Brownstein of the Los Angeles Times, and David Gregory of NBC News – to discuss the events of the week. When they got to the nomination of Samuel Alito to replace retiring justice Sandra Day O’Connor, Russert mentioned that when Bill Clinton was president, both Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer, despite obvious Liberal leanings, were approved by a strong majority of both Democrats and Republicans. “And they say, ‘Why can't we have the same courtesy to... News Busters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1517024/posts#comment Mon, 7 Nov 2005 02:23:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1516689/posts The NY Times lied and dishonored a fallen soldier in order to make their political statement about the war. Imagine if the Bush Administration had doctored and edited Casey’s last letter to Cindy Sheehan. Just another example of the utter dishonesty of the left. It seems as though journalists just view themselves as propagandists first and reporters second. Truth is really the first casualty of war, except today those who purport to report the facts can't be trusted to do so honestly. This is what the Times excerpted from Corporal Jeffrey Starr's letter home before he died: Another member of... R&C Archives http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1516689/posts#comment Sun, 6 Nov 2005 12:39:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1516697/posts "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace says he "hammered" his father Mike Wallace on the bias at CBS News during a taped interview set for broadcast on his own show Sunday morning. "I hammer my father about the mainstream media," Wallace told WRKO Boston's Howie Carr on Friday. "I hammer him about Dan Rather and the fake memos." Wallace said he told his Dad: "Isn't the reason that Dan Rather and '60 Minutes,' they were so quick to believe those memos is because they and others like you, card-carrying fellow travelers - isn't it a fact that they are quick... Newsmax.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1516697/posts#comment Sun, 6 Nov 2005 13:07:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1515996/posts Last night Arnold Schwarzenegger was grilled in a televised appearance by a supposedly "demographically and politically balanced audience". However, the questioning was biased strongly against him, and this appearance is the latest in a long line of dirty tricks: at least three of those who questioned him were Democratic Party activists. The L.A. Times does not mention this in their report Governor Stays Cool as Voters Fire Questions: Appearing live on a KNBC-TV Channel 4 forum at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, the Republican governor was peppered with hostile questions from a crowd of about 75 voters screened... Los Angeles Times, Ventura County Star, self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1515996/posts#comment Sat, 5 Nov 2005 02:05:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1516023/posts The John Ziegler Show on KFI has revealed the identify of the questioners of last night's state-wide broadcast forum on NBC and Telemundo. The forum included Arnold, Barbar Kerr (teacher's union) and Fabian Nunez (Dem legislator). Two of the questioners for Arnold are members Democrat central committees and one is a Democrat Congressional candidate! This forum allegedly included an independently selected balanced audience. The John Ziegler Show (KFI 640AM, Los Angeles) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1516023/posts#comment Sat, 5 Nov 2005 03:25:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1514754/posts No sooner had Hurricane Katrina moved inland to spawn tornadoes, flooding, misery, and tragedy than global warming alarmists and some in the media began spawning junk science. Blaming Warming for Everything "The hurricane that struck Louisiana yesterday was nicknamed Katrina by the National Weather Service. Its real name is global warming," opined long-time alarmist Ross Gelbspan's August 30 op-ed in the Boston Globe. Gelbspan also blamed global warming for snow in Los Angeles, high winds in Scandinavia, drought in the Midwest, a heat wave in Arizona, heavy rainfall in India, and an ice storm in New England. Gelbspan offered no... www.heartland.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1514754/posts#comment Thu, 3 Nov 2005 12:45:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1514581/posts AUSTIN, Tex. - In a courtroom victory for Rep. Tom DeLay, the judge in the campaignfinance case against the former House Republican leader was removed yesterday because of his donations to Democratic candidates and causes. The ruling came after a hearing - presided over by a semiretired judge - in which DeLay's attorneys argued that state District Judge Bob Perkins' political donations created the appearance of bias. Perkins, a Democrat, has contributed to candidates such as John Kerry and the liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org. "The public perception of Judge Perkins' activities shows him to be on opposite sides of the... New York Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1514581/posts#comment Thu, 3 Nov 2005 02:57:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1514529/posts Mary Mapes: Still Defending Her Assassin Mary Mapes still isn't coming clean. The latest issue of Vanity Fair features an excerpt from Mape's forthcoming book Truth and Duty, in which she provides her account of how the infamously flawed "60 Minutes II" segment about President Bush's National Guard service made it onto the air. But Mapes directly contradicts the official report to CBS by investigators Dick Thornburgh and Louis Boccardi on one critical point, and the excerpt deals not at all with the critical question of Mapes' pre-broadcast contact with a staffer from the Kerry campaign. Recounting her efforts to... cjrdaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1514529/posts#comment Thu, 3 Nov 2005 01:35:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1513261/posts The new president of CBS News wants to revive the network's news operation, but according to some analysts, he must first overcome two major obstacles: boredom and bias. Shawn McManus, head of CBS Sports since 1996, was named president of CBS News on Oct. 28 by Les Moonves, the head of parent company Viacom, and instructed to "break the mold in news." CnsNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1513261/posts#comment Tue, 1 Nov 2005 14:33:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1512431/posts Embattled New York Times reporter Judith Miller responded to catty colleague Maureen Dowd's snippy column with a seven-point rebuttal sent by e-mail, New York magazine is reporting. What were Miller's first words? "I like you, too" — a direct attack on Dowd's now-infamous lead, "I've always liked Judy Miller." The flamethrowing Dowd used the sugarcoated line before she trashed her colleague as a seat-stealer and for her "tropism toward powerful men," before calling for her resignation. But the magazine shows today it's Dowd — rather than Miller — who has earned her stripes as a red-haired temptress. Along with her... New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1512431/posts#comment Mon, 31 Oct 2005 08:53:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1509794/posts October 26, 2005 MSM Makeover: Condi Rice Filed Under: Humor, Media This morning, Michelle Malkin points out the following circumstances regarding a recent photo in USA Today.“Notice anything peculiar about her eyes?,” asks Malkin.“No, Condi isn’t possessed; the photo was manipulated.”This news comes courtesy of From The Pen, which found a pre-doctored version of the Associated Press photo on Yahoo! España:What they didn’t find is the latest photo “revealing” who’s sitting behind Condi in the photo. By using propriety photographic algorithms, we were able to focus in on the background. (If only Dick Morris knew how to use photoshop)That might... California Conservative http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1509794/posts#comment Wed, 26 Oct 2005 22:07:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1509716/posts Includes many updates by Michelle Malkin DEMONIZING CONDI By Michelle Malkin   ·   October 26, 2005 06:41 AM ***scroll down for updates...345pm EDT flash: THE PHOTO HAS BEEN REMOVED from USA Today's site with an editor's note...I'll be talking about more unhinged examples of Condi hatred next week. More details here.*** Check out the photo of Condoleezza Rice that was published by USA Today last week: Notice anything peculiar about her eyes? No, Condi isn't possessed; the photo was manipulated. This news comes courtesy of From The Pen, which found a pre-doctored version of the Associated Press photo on Yahoo! España:... Michelle Malkin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1509716/posts#comment Wed, 26 Oct 2005 19:53:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1509422/posts DEMONIZING CONDI By Michelle Malkin   ·   October 26, 2005 06:41 AM Check out the photo of Condoleezza Rice that was published by USA Today last week: Notice anything peculiar about her eyes? (Click on the Extended Entry for an explanation.)No, Condi isn't possessed; the photo was manipulated. This news comes courtesy of From The Pen, which found a pre-doctored version of the Associated Press photo on Yahoo! España: Ask USA Today's Graphics and Photos Managing Editor, Richard Curtis (rcurtis@usatoday.com), what the ^$%#@+! is going on. *** Related: Katherine Harris vs. the Photo DoctorsTime's photo distortions Michelle Malkin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1509422/posts#comment Wed, 26 Oct 2005 11:43:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1508782/posts Todays "Inside Politics" brings us a look into the minds of the people we are supposed to be worried about in the next two cycles. Reading thier list, you can't help but be struck by the fact that their "there" has no "there" there. Tax crusade "When, on this past weekend's 'Inside Washington,' host Gordon Peterson recited a list of issues Democratic congressional candidates could use against Republican incumbents -- 'you've got Iraq, you've got Harriet Miers, you've got Katrina, you got Tom DeLay being indicted. You've got a lot of ammunition' -- NPR reporter Nina Totenberg jumped in to... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1508782/posts#comment Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:56:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1508751/posts Michael Bellesiles Resigns from Emory Faculty October 25, 2002 Robert A. Paul, Interim Dean of Emory College I have accepted the resignation of Michael Bellesiles from his position as Professor of History at Emory University, effective December 31, 2002. Although we would not normally release any of the materials connected with a case involving the investigation of faculty misconduct in research, in light of the intense scholarly interest in the matter I have decided, with the assent of Professor Bellesiles as well as of the members of the Investigative Committee, to make public the report of the Investigative Committee appointed... Emory University website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1508751/posts#comment Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:04:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1505257/posts Guns are dangerous. But myths are dangerous, too. Myths about guns are very dangerous, because they lead to bad laws. And bad laws kill people. "Don't tell me this bill will not make a difference," said President Clinton, who signed the Brady Bill into law. Sorry. Even the federal government can't say it has made a difference. The Centers for Disease Control did an extensive review of various types of gun control: waiting periods, registration and licensing, and bans on certain firearms. It found that the idea that gun control laws have reduced violent crime is simply a myth. I... Real Clear Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1505257/posts#comment Wed, 19 Oct 2005 15:06:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1503686/posts Propaganda pieces normally contain an indisputable kernel of truth, which is then artfully embellished with innuendo, distortions, and half-truths. By that standard, the upcoming PBS program, Breaking the Silence: Children’s Stories, doesn’t even qualify as good fiction. The program is so larded with Leftist fantasies and sweeping stereotypes you begin to wonder if producers Dominique Lasseur and Catherine Tatge thought they were doing a special for Sesame Street. A nice bedtime story wouldn’t be so bad, except this tale targets fathers and families. Breaking the Silence leads off with this whopper: “One-third of mothers lose custody to abusive husbands.” That... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1503686/posts#comment Mon, 17 Oct 2005 02:39:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1503362/posts "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace said Friday that since leaving the mainstream networks behind to join Fox he's noticed an "astonishing" amount of biased reporting on the part of his former colleagues. "I came from the mainstream media and I didn't used to feel this way," Wallace told WRKO Boston radio host Howie Carr. In radio interviews he does to promote his Sunday broadcast, Wallace said, the questions he gets are almost always slanted against the Bush administration. NewsMax.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1503362/posts#comment Sun, 16 Oct 2005 12:40:36 GMT