Entries in the Category "Liberal Bias in the Media"
Associated Press twists the truth AGAIN
I am not attacking the ad in this entry… I am attacking four words: “GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff.” Since when is he a GOP lobbyist? Last I checked, he lobbied both parties. He named people on both sides of the aisle. He actually gave at least 1.5 million dollars to democrats.
The 75-second ad by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee begins with a somber musical score and images of war, high gas prices, the coffins, pollution, breached levees, followed by pictures of Texas Republican DeLay, disgraced GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff, President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.
Abramoff Lobbying & Political Contributions to Democrats, per FEC Records
Grand Total $1,541,673
Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) Received At Least – $22,500
* Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) Received At Least – $6,500
* Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE) Received At Least – $1,250
* Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) Received At Least – $2,000
* Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) Received At Least – $20,250
* Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Received At Least – $21,765
* Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) Received At Least – $7,500
* Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) Received At Least – $12,950
* Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) Received At Least – $8,000
* Senator Jon Corzine (D-NJ) Received At Least – $7,500
* Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) Received At Least – $14,792
* Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) Received At Least – $79,300
* Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) Received At Least – $14,000
* Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Received At Least – $2,000
* Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) Received At Least – $1,250
* Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) Received At Least – $45,750
* Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) Received At Least – $9,000
* Senator Jim Jeffords (I-VT) Received At Least – $2,000
* Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) Received At Least – $14,250
* Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) Received At Least – $3,300
* Senator John Kerry (D-MA) Received At Least – $98,550
* Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) Received At Least – $28,000 * Senator Pat Leahy (D-VT) Received At Least – $4,000
* Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) Received At Least – $6,000
* Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT) Received At Least – $29,830
* Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) Received At Least – $14,891
* Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Received At Least – $10,550
* Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) Received At Least – $78,991
* Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) Received At Least – $20,168
* Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) Received At Least – $5,200
* Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) Received At Least – $7,500
* Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR) Received At Least – $2,300
* Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) Received At Least – $3,500
* Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) Received At Least – $68,941
* Senator John Rockefeller (D-WV) Received At Least – $4,000
* Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO) Received At Least – $4,500
* Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) Received At Least – $4,300
* Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Received At Least – $29,550
* Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Received At Least – $6,250
* Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) Received At Least – $6,250 Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte $423,480
Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte $354,700
Democratic National Cmte $65,720
Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) $42,500
Patty Murray (D-Wash) $40,980
Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) $36,000
Harry Reid (D-Nev) $30,500
Byron L. Dorgan (D-ND) $28,000
Tom Daschle (D-SD) $26,500
Democratic Party of Michigan $23,000
Brad R. Carson (D-Okla) $20,600
Dale E. Kildee (D-Mich) $19,000
Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md) $17,500
Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) $15,500
Democratic Party of Oklahoma $15,000
Chris John (D-La) $15,000
John Breaux (D-La) $13,750
Frank Pallone, Jr (D-NJ) $13,600
Richard A. Gephardt (D-Mo) $12,000
Mary L. Landrieu (D-La) $11,500
Barney Frank (D-Mass) $11,100
Max Baucus (D-Mont) $11,000
Maria Cantwell (D-Wash) $10,000
Democratic Party of North Dakota $10,000
Nick Rahall (D-WVa) $10,000
Democratic Party of South Dakota $9,500
Democratic Party of Minnesota $9,000
Ron Kind (D-Wis) $9,000
Peter Deutsch (D-Fla) $8,500
Joe Baca (D-Calif) $8,000
Dick Durbin (D-Ill) $8,000
Xavier Becerra (D-Calif) $7,523
Tim Johnson (D-SD) $7,250
Democratic Party of New Mexico $6,250
Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) $6,000
David E. Bonior (D-Mich) $5,000
Jon S. Corzine (D-NJ) $5,000
Democratic Party of Montana $5,000
Fritz Hollings (D-SC) $5,000
Jay Inslee (D-Wash) $5,000
Thomas P. Keefe Jr. (D-Wash) $5,000
Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md) $5,000
Deborah Ann Stabenow (D-Mich) $5,000
Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) $4,500
Tom Carper (D-Del) $4,000
Kent Conrad (D-ND) $4,000
Jerry Kleczka (D-Wis) $4,000
Sander Levin (D-Mich) $4,000
Robert T. Matsui (D-Calif) $4,000
George Miller (D-Calif) $4,000
Kalyn Cherie Free (D-Okla) $3,500
James L. Oberstar (D-Minn) $3,500
Charles J. Melancon (D-La) $3,100
Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) $3,000
Cal Dooley (D-Calif) $3,000
John B. Larson (D-Conn) $3,000
David R. Obey (D-Wis) $3,000
Ed Pastor (D-Ariz) $3,000
Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) $3,000
Richard M. Romero (D-NM) $3,000
Brad Sherman (D-Calif) $3,000
Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss) $3,000
Max Cleland (D-Ga) $2,500
Grace Napolitano (D-Calif) $2,500
Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif) $2,500
Bill Luther (D-Minn) $2,250
Gene Taylor (D-Miss) $2,250
Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii) $2,000
Ken Bentsen (D-Texas) $2,000
Dan Boren (D-Okla) $2,000
Rosa L. DeLauro (D-Conn) $2,000
John D. Dingell (D-Mich) $2,000
Doug Dodd (D-Okla) $2,000
Ned Doucet (D-La) $2,000
Lane Evans (D-Ill) $2,000
Sam Farr (D-Calif) $2,000
John Neely Kennedy (D-La) $2,000
Carl Levin (D-Mich) $2,000
Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark) $2,000
Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) $2,000
Robert Menendez (D-NJ) $2,000
Adam Schiff (D-Calif) $2,000
Ronnie Shows (D-Miss) $2,000
Adam Smith (D-Wash) $2,000
Ellen O. Tauscher (D-Calif) $2,000
Mike Thompson (D-Calif) $2,000
Maxine Waters (D-Calif) $2,000
Peter DeFazio (D-Ore) $1,500
Norm Dicks (D-Wash) $1,500
John Kerry (D-Mass) $1,400
Barbara Boxer (D-Calif) $1,000
Dennis Cardoza (D-Calif) $1,000
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) $1,000
Jim Costa (D-Calif) $1,000
Susan A. Davis (D-Calif) $1,000
Eliot L. Engel (D-NY) $1,000
Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif) $1,000
Tim Holden (D-Pa) $1,000
Patrick Leahy (D-Vt) $1,000
Joe Lieberman (D-Conn) $1,000
Jim Maloney (D-Conn) $1,000
David Phelps (D-Ill) $1,000
Charles S. Robb (D-Va) $1,000
Brian David Schweitzer (D-Mont) $1,000
Pete Stark (D-Calif) $1,000
Gloria Tristani (D-NM) $1,000
Derrick B. Watchman (D-Ariz) $1,000
Rick Weiland (D-SD) $1,000
Paul Wellstone (D-Minn) $1,000
Ron Wyden (D-Ore) $1,000
Bob Borski (D-Pa) $720
Shelley Berkley (D-Nev) $500
Howard L. Berman (D-Calif) $500
Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) $500
Democratic Party of Washington $500
Barbara Lee (D-Calif) $500
Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif) $500
Lack of reporting of WMD find is unacceptable
I cannot believe that on a day where we find out that Iraq DID HAVE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION... here are the headlines:
CNN.com: Wildfires
MSNBC.com: Afghan leader bashing US
ABC news: US Troops facing Murder Charges
nytimes.com: G.O.P. Decides to Embrace War as Issue
latimes.com: Deal Puts Mayor on Verge of Major School Control
None of these news sites even MENTION that the justification for the Iraq war was NOT BASED LIES as Bush has been accused of. In fact, the WMDs WERE FOUND! That shows that the justification was based on the truth!
It is not like this story fails to come from a credible source. The AFP has reported it.
Reuters at it again!!!!
I would say I can't believe it... but I can. Reuters is showing their true colors once again. On a glorious day for Karl Rove and the Bush white house where Rove is told he is not being indicted on any charges, Reuters still can't let it go. They still are trying to advance their liberal agenda. Their blind hatred for Bush and willingness to press it on their readers is disgustingly irresponsible.
Clear bias in headlines
After a Long Hunt, U.S. Bombs the Leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq - New York Times
Out of Business - Washington Times
A Turning Point In Iraq? - Plain Dealer
After Zarqawi, No Clear Path In Weary Iraq - Washington Post
A reign of terror ends but fighting doesn't - Miami Herald
After Zarqawi, No Clear Path In Weary Iraq... ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!!!!!!!???? That has to be the most opinionated headlines I have ever seen in my entire life. Even the New York Times and the Plain Dealer reported only the news today. They kept their opinions to themselves. This is one of the most blatant displays of liberal bias I have ever seen.
The Examiner outlines lack of media coverage of Bush's victories
This article shows the media's lack of desire to cover good news for Bush.
Bush has quietly been racking up small victories like these that seem at odds with the media’s conventional wisdom of a presidency on the skids.In addition to success with his nominations, Bush also is presiding over a booming economy and is even scoring some foreign policy advances, although Iraq remains bloody.
Reuters shows BLATANT bias in picture of Bush
Reuters shows no class by showing a picture that clearly is an attempt to make President Bush look small and weak. I am not in 100% support of President Bush's policies, but this kind of bias is unacceptable from a source that is supposed to be objective.
here is the link to the article
Liberal Bias in the classroom.... busted...
Hopefully this is a sign of things to come with stopping liberal bias in the classroom. I can't even begin to count the number of times professors have went on liberal Bush hating rants in nonpolitical classes. I remember one instance where in a COMMUNICATIONS course... our teacher gave a lecture on the "lack of intellectual diversity" on Bush's cabinet. I know one person who dropped out of political science at Case because his professors were treating him unfairly since he was an officer in the Case Republicans. This needs to stop as it did in this instance.
article
CBS Bush poll favors democrats
In its classic "fair and balanced" tradition, CBS slanted in favor of Democrats its poll that found Bush has a 34 percent approval rating and a 59 percent disapproval rating, an all-time high for a CBS poll.On the bottom of the PDF version of the poll (page 18) it says how many Democrats versus Republicans were contacted.
"Total Republicans" contacted: 272 unweighted and 289 weighted.
"Total Democrats" contacted: 409 unweighted and 381 weighted.
"Total Independents" contacted: 337 unweighted and 348 weighted.
It doesn't get much more blatant than that. I would be curious to see how the question was asked as well. I wouldn't be shocked if that were biased as well.
CNN shows liberal bias on democrat gov. story
This blog entry by another conservative blogger points out a very subtle yet rediculously obvious bias in an article by CNN.
Fair Press?
This is one of the most liberally biased articles I have ever seen.
Typical Associated Depressed
The AP claimed Katrina was the biggest media story of the year... yup... the one they made up. All the stuff like the rapes, the toxic soup, the murders everywhere... that all turned out not to have happened.
I don't see how Iraq electing a democratic government isn't the top news story of the year. IRAQ HAS A DEMOCRACY! How is that not huge?
They then refer to Bush's mishandling during Katrina... who says FEMA's so-called "failures" that weren't really failures are the main factor? Doesn't that add an element of liberal opinion? Ask any person with a level head and they'll tell you that the mayor and the governor are to blame for a large majority of it... It's funny how in Florida for wilma... it was the state and local governments that primarily addressed the issues.
Fox News 2?
I love this guy... it looks like CBS news may become less liberally biased than it was before... Could they perhaps deliver another blow to the liberals by taking away one of their agenda advancing media outlets? This could even mean the end of doom and gloom on CBS news...
"NEW CBSNEWS PRESIDENT: WORLD SERIES OVER SUPREME COURT?
Sun Oct 30 2005 20:27:16 ET
At his first editorial meeting of the "CBS Evening News" since being named president of CBS News last week, Sean McManus listened to the proposed rundown for that night's program: Harriet E. Miers' troubled nomination for the Supreme Court; the possible indictments of I. Lewis Libby Jr. and Karl Rove in connection with the leaking of the name of a CIA agent, the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma and the World Series victory of the Chicago White Sox.
The NEW YORK TIMES reports on Monday, "Then they said, 'Sean, what are your thoughts?"' recalled McManus, who will remain as president of CBS Sports. "I just said, 'You have to move the White Sox to the top of the show, which is more important than all the Harriet Miers stuff.'
There was complete panic in everyone's eyes, like 'Is this guy serious?' I heard the pause and I said, 'Come on."' "
The Reporting of Scooter Libby's Indictment is Biased
What I find interesting is the way the media is reporting this story. Let me make this clear. This crime has absolutely NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WAR IN IRAQ!!!!!!!!!! Despite this undeniable truth, the media is making that connection. Here is an excerpt from the AP article about this indictment by the Associated Depressed (Associated Press).
"Any trial would shine a spotlight on the secret deliberations of Bush and his team as they built the case for war against Iraq.
Bush ordered U.S. troops to war in March 2003, saying Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction program posed a grave and immediate threat to the United States. No such weapons were found. The U.S. military death toll climbed past 2,000 this week. "
I THOUGHT THIS WAS ABOUT SCOOTER LIBBY LYING!!!??? THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WAR IN IRAQ! What Libby and Rove did with Valerie Plame's name was 100% legal. If it were not, there would have been indictments today other than what occurred today. However, the media discusses 2000 deaths in Iraq?! That is absolutely BIASED MEDIA.
One thing to remember, is this is an indictment is a charge, not a conviction. All of these actions are alleged. Nothing has been proven yet.
The End to Liberal News on CBS?
New CBS News Boss Donated to Bush Re-Election Bid in 2004
By E&P Staff
Published: October 27, 2005 11:05 AM ET
NEW YORK Conservatives may take heart in a scoop by blogger Michael Petrelis that the new boss of CBS News, Sean McManus, donated $250 to the Bush-Cheney re-election bid in 2004, while shunning John Kerry.
Petrelis, who specializes in digging out election contributions from media types, reported the donation on Wednesday by the New Canaan, Conn., resident, found in Federal Election Commission files.
Contacted by The Associated Press, CBS had no comment.
Former CBS anchor Dan Rather was not exactly a favorite of conservatives, even before the "60 Minutes" Bush/National Guard controversy last year.
But one warning to the right: A year earlier, McManus, the former CBS Sports chief, gave to the re-election campaign for Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.).
The Petrelis blog is at http://mpetrelis.blogspot.com.
E&P Staff (letters@editorandpublisher.com)
New CBS News Boss Donated to Bush Re-Election Bid in 2004
President of CBS News to Step Down
USA Today photoshops Condi picture to make her look possessed
'Liberal Bias at the USA Today... Edits Condi picture to make her look evil.