Does this give you a reason to like Cheney?

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by The Shadoe

Funny you should say that, considering that the media tends to lean very much to the left.

I completely disagree. The Right paints the media as 'Liberal' whenever the media says anything they disagree with. The Right is forever the victims in everything, so innocent, don't pick on us we don't deserve it... Yeah.

And, I'd love to hear an argument from Bush defenders that has nothing to do with the Clintons. I don't think they can. Does this mean that if a Dem gets in next that we can blame Bush for everything for 4-8 years? Oh goody!

[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.

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I completely disagree. The Right paints the media as 'Liberal' whenever the media says anything they disagree with. The Right is forever the victims in everything, so innocent, don't pick on us we don't deserve it... Yeah.

The right has the victim mentality? Interesting.

As far as bias in the media, this came out not too long ago, from UCLA -

http://www.newsroom.ucla.edu/page.asp?RelNum=6664

[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.

[Scrooge McSam]

MediaMatters.com 's take on the UCLA study

[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?

[scaeagles]

Of course there are examples of left leaning and right leaning. Our perspective of which way it goes in the overall is relative to where we are on the political spectrum as well. We could get into anecdote by anecdote and never run out of examples supporting our position.

[The Shadoe]

I don't listen to Laura for unbiased opinion! But I do listen to her uncover the media bias.

A few weeks ago she said something similar to herself when talking about CBS News, and how ironic that organizations such as CBS -- which are supposedly the "gold standard" news reporting -- are completely biased. She then pointed out that she's not unbiased and is not trying to pass her show off that way, but that organizations which market themselves as being unbiased should truly act that way.

[wendybeth]

Chris Rock once referred to Laura I. as "one cold bitch"- I think he was pretty right with his analysis.

As for Clinton and investigations, might I remind you that Kenneth Star, paragon of legal virtue and darling of the Republicans, was recently nailed for submitting fabricated letters to the court while appealing for clemency for a client?