Maybe this is why?
ABC News Admits Media Liberal, Hates Bush
It’s rare when the major media admit to their liberal bias.
When CBS correspondent Bernard Goldberg revealed that his network – and all the others – were liberal, it came as a shock to his colleagues.
As Goldberg noted, the liberal press had been talking to themselves for so long, they all believed that every other sane person shared their views. Republicans, the NRA and pro-lifers were all wackos.
On Tuesday, ABCNews.com made some confessions of their own – confessions that are as profound as Goldberg’s.
On the ABC site's must-read "The Note" section, prepared by the network's "political unit," was the following, and we quote verbatim:
"Like every other institution, the Washington and political press corps operate with a good number of biases and predilections.
"They include, but are not limited to, a near-universal shared sense that liberal political positions on social issues like gun control, homosexuality, abortion, and religion are the default, while more conservative positions are 'conservative positions.'
"They include a belief that government is a mechanism to solve the nation's problems; that more taxes on corporations and the wealthy are good ways to cut the deficit and raise money for social spending and don't have a negative affect on economic growth; and that emotional examples of suffering (provided by unions or consumer groups) are good ways to illustrate economic statistic stories. ...
"The press, by and large, does not accept President Bush's justifications for the Iraq war – in any of its WMD, imminent threat, or evil-doer formulations. It does not understand how educated, sensible people could possibly be wary of multilateral institutions or friendly, sophisticated European allies.
"It does not accept the proposition that the Bush tax cuts helped the economy by stimulating summer spending.
"It remains fixated on the unemployment rate.
"It believes President Bush is 'walking a fine line' with regards to the gay marriage issue, choosing between 'tolerance' and his 'right-wing base.'
"It still has a hard time understanding how, despite the drumbeat of conservative grass-top complaints about overspending and deficits, President Bush's base remains extremely and loyally devoted to him – and it looks for every opportunity to find cracks in that base.
"Of course, the swirling Joe Wilson and National Guard stories play right to the press's scandal bias – not to mention the bias towards process stories (grand juries produce ENDLESS process!).
"The worldview of the dominant media can be seen in every frame of video and every print word choice that is currently being produced about the presidential race."
Thank you, ABC News' The Note, for your honesty. Also, please put a disclaimer at the bottom of "World News Tonight" declaring your bias – and put Bernard Goldberg back on your Christmas card list.
ABC News Admits Media Liberal, Hates Bush
It’s rare when the major media admit to their liberal bias.
When CBS correspondent Bernard Goldberg revealed that his network – and all the others – were liberal, it came as a shock to his colleagues.
As Goldberg noted, the liberal press had been talking to themselves for so long, they all believed that every other sane person shared their views. Republicans, the NRA and pro-lifers were all wackos.
On Tuesday, ABCNews.com made some confessions of their own – confessions that are as profound as Goldberg’s.
On the ABC site's must-read "The Note" section, prepared by the network's "political unit," was the following, and we quote verbatim:
"Like every other institution, the Washington and political press corps operate with a good number of biases and predilections.
"They include, but are not limited to, a near-universal shared sense that liberal political positions on social issues like gun control, homosexuality, abortion, and religion are the default, while more conservative positions are 'conservative positions.'
"They include a belief that government is a mechanism to solve the nation's problems; that more taxes on corporations and the wealthy are good ways to cut the deficit and raise money for social spending and don't have a negative affect on economic growth; and that emotional examples of suffering (provided by unions or consumer groups) are good ways to illustrate economic statistic stories. ...
"The press, by and large, does not accept President Bush's justifications for the Iraq war – in any of its WMD, imminent threat, or evil-doer formulations. It does not understand how educated, sensible people could possibly be wary of multilateral institutions or friendly, sophisticated European allies.
"It does not accept the proposition that the Bush tax cuts helped the economy by stimulating summer spending.
"It remains fixated on the unemployment rate.
"It believes President Bush is 'walking a fine line' with regards to the gay marriage issue, choosing between 'tolerance' and his 'right-wing base.'
"It still has a hard time understanding how, despite the drumbeat of conservative grass-top complaints about overspending and deficits, President Bush's base remains extremely and loyally devoted to him – and it looks for every opportunity to find cracks in that base.
"Of course, the swirling Joe Wilson and National Guard stories play right to the press's scandal bias – not to mention the bias towards process stories (grand juries produce ENDLESS process!).
"The worldview of the dominant media can be seen in every frame of video and every print word choice that is currently being produced about the presidential race."
Thank you, ABC News' The Note, for your honesty. Also, please put a disclaimer at the bottom of "World News Tonight" declaring your bias – and put Bernard Goldberg back on your Christmas card list.
Uh maybe its because not a single campaign goes by without some infidelity or charges of it. Does anyone remember that in 1988, of all the stupidest things in the world, one of Dukakis' aides went off the deep end and started insisting there was a lot of fire with the smoke caused by the rumor he started saying George Bush had an affair. It was quickly forgotten when no evidence of it came up. Until people see real evidence then I don't think anyone believes it because every time around it seems someone tries to make a wild accusation of an affair. Usually they get a woman to come forward and admit it, but in this one they chased the girl down all the way to Kenya to have her categorically deny it. If the two supposed participants deny it and there is nothing but accusations from clearly biased interests then it hardly qualifies as a NEWS story.
Bush had an 18-month affair prior to running for the Presidential nomination. Who gives a shit? Laura has the right to be pissed, since it's her contract being spit upon. But unless and until infidelity becomes part of a party platform and/or illegal, it shouldn't be a deciding factor in how one votes.
And where are the sources on the Kerry story?Oh right some internet geek.Both stories as of yet have no creedence.Both are mereley rumor and inuendo.If a Republican or Democrat want to base thier vote on bs,its thier perogative.However that's what's hurting our country.You don't need facts,simply make something up and repeat a couple of hundred times,and in the mind of the voting public it becomes the truth.We probably deserve whatever we get.
Sorry, guys, guess I should have said Bush 'reportedly' had an affair. I read it somewhere, but, since I don't consider affairs to be at the top of my list of concerns regarding state leaders, failed to bookmark the site.
Frankly, I think you'd be hard-pressed to find many male leaders who don't engage in adulterous behaviour. I don't have a source for that statement, however, just call it women's intuition.
Frankly, I think you'd be hard-pressed to find many male leaders who don't engage in adulterous behaviour. I don't have a source for that statement, however, just call it women's intuition.
