Does this give you a reason to like Cheney?

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Are you suggesting that CNN is in Bush's corner?

I have often thought that, yes. Wolf Blitzer's a total Bushie.

[scaeagles]

To me, that's comparable to saying that Fox News supports Clinton, Kerry, Gore and democrats in general, because Alan Colmes in on the network.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

To me, that's comparable to saying that Fox News supports Clinton, Kerry, Gore and democrats in general, because Alan Colmes in on the network.

Fox "News" is not real journalism. O'Reilly and Geraldo come from tabloid backgrounds. This station is sensationalized Op-Ed TV all the way. Thank you, Murdoch.

There's also CNN's Novak (who's now in limbo). Plame, anyone?

CNN - soft on Bush, soft on the lead up to the Iraq war, soft on post-9/11 investigations...

[scaeagles]

I guess it's all a matter of opinion and perspective. I view it in a slightly different fashion.

[Gemini Cricket]

The portrayal of the incident is one of the things that bugs me the most, I think.

For example, this is how it sounds like in the media:

'Vice President Cheney inadvertently peppered close friend Whittington with hunting device in quail frolic. Whittington is in good spirits and, of course, is to blame for the mishap. Whittington had minor heart shenanigans the other day, but is expected to recover fully. He's quite honored to have souvenirs of the hunting outing and will keep them close to his heart for the rest of his life."

Now, this is how it would be if this were anyone else in another country or another party for that matter:

"Politician shoots friend in the face with shot gun. Politician blames victim, Whittington, for incident. Whittington also suffered a heart attack when shot piece travelled through his body and came close to his heart. Politician is not commenting on the incident. The politician and party were hunting hand raised wingless quails released at the beginning of hunting session when the accident occurred."

[scaeagles]

In the interests of deferring to hunters with more experience than I -

http://washingtontimes.com/national/...1127-7044r.htm

But there are a couple of things theat I find to be absolutely hilarious (not in the article above).

I came across an AP story comparing the Cheney incident to the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. What? I though that was funny.

Also, there is a conspiracy theorist out there who wrote some article - and to be upfront, I haven't read it, I heard about it on a local radio station - that this was no accident. It was a not-so-subtle message to Scooter Libby that he will be killed if he testifies to anything Cheney doesn't like in the Plame case. Got a good laugh out of that, too.

[The Shadoe]

The thing that bothers me is that a non-political incident seems to be highly politicized by those who simply don't like Cheney, or Republicans in general.

[The Shadoe]

The bias is definately there. That's part of why I listen to the Laura Ingraham Show. She brings the media bias to light all the time. And you can't tell me that papers like The New York Times, Washington Post, Star Tribune, etc. don't pander to the left.

I try to read as many different articles I can about the same subject to gain a greater understanding. But some of these so-called reporters aren't interested in anything other than their own opinions. For instance, how come they don't talk to our brave men and women who are in Iraq and actually fighting and see what's going on? Could these people step out of their elite bubbles for even one moment? Very few of them have gone to visit the men and women who keep them free and making money. It's enough to drive me up the wall.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Originally Posted by The Shadoe

The bias is definately there. That's part of why I listen to the Laura Ingraham Show. She brings the media bias to light all the time. And you can't tell me that papers like The New York Times, Washington Post, Star Tribune, etc. don't pander to the left.

Check out mediamatters.com once in while and see how many times they are able to cite conservative bias in the media. They never have a slow day.

"Liberal media bias" is a nice clever way that the right came up with to be able to discount any bit of bad news that gets reported. It's really pretty ingenious.

For instance, how come they don't talk to our brave men and women who are in Iraq and actually fighting and see what's going on? Could these people step out of their elite bubbles for even one moment? Very few of them have gone to visit the men and women who keep them free and making money. It's enough to drive me up the wall.

Do you realize that the above paragraph could easily apply to this administration? Calls for more troops and body armor have been ignored time and time again. As far as visits, Al Franken has visited the troops far more times through the USO than even the President has.

[SacTown Chronic]

Originally Posted by The Shadoe

The bias is definately there. That's part of why I listen to the Laura Ingraham Show. She brings the media bias to light all the time.

You turn to Laura "war protesters are guilty of treason" Ingraham for an unbiased take on the world?

Hahahahahaha!!!!!!!

Seriously dude, you don't really, right? Right?