The MSM, Part III

Apr. 26, and May 10, 2011

Did you notice how the mainstream media (MSM), that rag-time mix of status-quo reporters, gets down on each Republican candidate as they appear on the horizon for the 2012 election season? No? Then, perhaps you've seen them call Sarah Palin (R-AK) an idiot and said there simply could not be a worse candidate than she. And then, they ridiculed Michele Bachmann (R-MN), and said she was a Tea Party radical. Next, they said Donald Trump was a clown, positively the worst candidate, ever. My guess would be that Herman Cain (R-GA) is next, but they'll have some difficulty insulting him.

The MSM keeps interviewing conservatives and tries to get them to look foolish. They always try to pin 'em down! Remember Katie Couric's interview with Sarah Palin? Or, Charlie Gibson peering down at Palin through glasses strategically placed at the end of his nose to make him appear superior? The formula is set up this way. The MSM interviewer makes a statement or two, and then says to the conservative, "So, [title], will you say right now that you have absolutely no doubts [tag line]?" There are variants, but you get the idea.

Example 1: To Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA), "Are you willing to say right now we’re not going to let the country go into default, and we won’t allow a government shutdown?" Chris Matthews of MSNBC crafted that one.

Example 2: Sometimes they repeat their question to try to force an uncomfortable answer. To Sen. Snowe (R-ME) in 2009, "Will you vote for it if you're the only Republican because Senator Grassley, another key Republican, said he's not going to vote for it if he has to be the only Republican? It has to be a broader plan than that. Would you be willing to vote if you're the only Republican that's for this?" Care of Bob Schieffer, CBS news.

Example 3: Governor, will you say right now that you have absolutely no doubts that President Obama was born in the U.S.? Christiane Amanpour said something close to this on her show on ABC.

Example 4: Bob Schieffer said this To Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), "You say you’re not for cutting taxes. But am I misinformed? I thought you were talking about lowering that rate for the top-income taxpayers back to about twenty-five percent, so isn’t that a tax cut?"

I rest my case.

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The MSM, Part I

Apr. 5, 17, 19, and 26, 2011

Did you ever notice how the mainstream media (MSM), that tireless team of left wing news reporting outlets, always tries to corner Republicans, make them look bad, and tries to get them to agree there's some kind of problem within the Republican Party? No? Then perhaps you've heard them try to insinuate that the GOP is crumbling to pieces. It's true, reporters in the mainstream media sure love to harass conservatives. On November 7, 2010, Christiane Amanpour interviewed Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), and continually tried to get him to agree that the Bush tax cuts would someday have to be repealed. On the same show she asked Rep. Mike Pence (R-SD) six times if he was running for office!

The MSM loves weak Republican candidates like Sen. John McCain. Watch, as they will appear to support one in 2012, and they will try to promote him (or her) as the GOP front-runner. This is a strategy we've seen before, one in which they push a good-guy moderate in hopes he'll lose to the Democrat. Obviously, it was successful for them in 2008. The MSM, on the other hand, will attack strong Republican candidates like Sarah Palin. Despite calls for tolerance and civility, liberals will back up the MSM's hateful rhetoric with something like, "she doesn't answer the questions put to her." Realize that they are only watching MSM news! (She didn't answer Bill O'Reilly's questions directly during a single interview, but isn't that fairly common for politicians?)

They'll say that the voters don't trust Mitt Romney because he's a Mormon. They always point out Newt Gingrich's affair while his first wife was ill, and consistently cite what Tina Fey has said on a comedy show, Saturday Night Live, in order to make Sarah Palin seem unintelligent to their audience. If a conservative candidate has a problem or makes a single mistake, the MSM will jump all over them while giving the Democratic Party candidates many passes. Don't think so? Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) implied, in 2011, that the Revolutionary War battle of Lexington and Concord was in New Hampshire, when it actually happened in Massachusetts. The story was everywhere. Yet, in 2008, when then Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) implied that the U.S. had 57 states, the MSM left it alone. Only FOX covered that story.

If you're tired of the senseless attacks on only Republicans, or wonder why the MSM doesn't attack Democrats, don't be afraid. This is a normal reaction. Please consider that conservatives aren't mean people, and remember, there are several rational ways to view each issue. If you find yourself looking in on FOX for only a few minutes - and only with skepticism - you just may need a new dose of open-mindedness. Please reconsider, we want you on our side!

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More Media Bias

Written : Aug. 17, 28 2010

"This Week," which can be seen each Sunday on ABC, highlights prominent people who have recently passed away in their 'In Memoriam' segment. Two controversial politicians, both convicted by juries of their peers, were featured on August 15, 2010. They were Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) and Rep. Dan Rostenkowski (D-IL).

Sen. Stevens was quoted on a video by the ABC show as having said, "The hell with politics, just do what's right for Alaska." The caption read, "Ted Stevens, 86... Former senator who helped build modern Alaska by steering billions in federal funds and earmark projects to the state." He was then shown yelling, "No!" The captioning continued, "Known for his fiery temper, he was the longest serving Republican in Senate history." They wanted you to believe he was yet another out-of-control, corrupt Republican conservative. However, they didn't tell the whole story. They left out the fact he was exonerated of all his convictions in 2009 by none other than Attorney General Eric Holder, a member of the Barack Obama (D-IL) administration!

Rep. Rostenkowski, on the other hand, was shown in a different light. We are led to feel more sympathy for him than for Sen. Stevens. "I will wash away the mud that has been splattered on my reputation," Rostenkowski said in his video clip. His caption was a little more favorable than Stevens’ as well, "Dan Rostenkowski, 82... Former Illinois congressman and powerful chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. A broker of major social security and tax reform, he was indicted and jailed on fraud charges that ended his political career." The prosecution effort was led by the very same Eric Holder! What "This Week" didn't say or imply is that Rostenkowski was a corrupt Democrat! Often the mainstream media will not mention the party affiliation when a corrupt politician is a Democrat.

In photographic artistry, when a camera points up at someone, the person is shown in a favorable light. The opposite is true when a subject is seen from above. Of course, the camera glares down at Stevens, but Rostenkowski, in classic heroic style, is pictured from far below. All I ask is that you try to notice these things!

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