Tag Archives: media bias

Politico Admits Media Bias Against McCain

The Politico admits the bias of the Old Media in this election:  “Why McCain Is Getting Hosed in the Press.”  Their answer:  So What!? Story here. OK, let’s just get this over with: Yes, in the closing weeks of this election, John McCain and Sarah Palin are getting hosed in the press, and at Politico. …

October 28, 2008 – 7:25 pm | By BenjaminFranklin | Posted in 2008 U.S. Election, McCain, media bias | Tagged , | Comments (0)

The Bias of the Old Media Will Be Their Undoing (In Time)

Journalist Michael Malone comments on the state of the Old Media and identifies the causes of media bias.  It is an excellent and bold article that should be read by Americans at this critical time. The traditional media is playing a very, very dangerous game. With its readers, with the Constitution, and with its own …

October 25, 2008 – 11:48 am | By BenjaminFranklin | Posted in 2008 U.S. Election, media bias | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

It Is a Presidential Election, Not a Tea Party

It’s a presidential election, not a tea party. You knew it would reach this point. It does every campaign cycle. As election day approaches, the campaigns make their arguments for their candidates and against the other one. That is the normal business cycle of a political campaign. Meanwhile, our sainted Old Media condemn such behavior …

October 6, 2008 – 12:24 pm | By BenjaminFranklin | Posted in 2008 U.S. Election, Democratic Party, McCain, Obama, Republican Party, media bias | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Fannie and Freddie Corruption: Where are the Old Media?

Rich Noyes from Newsbusters.org has an excellent story on the failure of the media to cover the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac scandal despite their obvious trouble for the last half-decade.  The bottomline is no surprise:  Old Media were covering for both for political reasons.  As the credibility of the Old Media declines, they mean …

September 26, 2008 – 2:49 pm | By BenjaminFranklin | Posted in media bias | Tagged , , | Comments (1)

Stuart Taylor on the Bias of the Old Media

Distinguished journalist Stuart Taylor of National Journal has an excellent story on the bias of the Old Media this campaign season.  Taylor writes:  “I no longer trust the major newspapers or television networks to provide consistently accurate and fair reporting and analysis of the all the charges and countercharges.”  Old Media are trusted less and …

September 19, 2008 – 2:15 pm | By BenjaminFranklin | Posted in 2008 U.S. Election, McCain, Obama, media bias | Tagged , | Comments (0)

ABC’s Charlie Gibson Misquotes Palin

Mr. Gibson, Are you a liar or misinformed? Which is better for your career? In the interview, Gibson asked Palin: “You said recently in your old church, ‘Our national leaders are sending U.S. soldiers on a task that is from God.’ Are we fighting a Holy War?” Palin’s response, which appears in the transcript but …

September 14, 2008 – 4:16 pm | By AverageJoe | Posted in 2008 U.S. Election, McCain, Sarah Palin, media bias | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

The Old Media: Tough on Palin, Soft on Obama

AverageJoe is absolutely right–when will the Old Media grill Obama the way they do Palin? The answer is never. ABC News’ Charlie Gibson’s performance in his interview with Palin this week was despicable. More and more Americans realize the Old Media cannot be trusted to be professional, to be the hard-nosed journalists they should be …

September 13, 2008 – 10:52 pm | By BenjaminFranklin | Posted in 2008 U.S. Election, Democratic Party, McCain, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, media bias | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Sarah Palin ABC Interview with Charlie Gibson

Great interview of the potential VP of the United States. When do we get to hear the media ask these questions of Barrack Obama?

September 13, 2008 – 12:59 pm | By AverageJoe | Posted in McCain, media bias | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

More On Making Democrats Red Again

Great comment from reader PatrickHenry. I want to reprint it: Comment from PatrickHenry Time September 8, 2008 at 5:44 pm Good observations. The following article might be of interest to readers: http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wordroutes/1430/ Not only does it confirm the fact that Republicans have been designated the blue party on several occasions, but it highlights the history …

September 9, 2008 – 12:45 pm | By BenjaminFranklin | Posted in 2008 U.S. Election, Blue States, Democratic Party, McCain, Red States, Republican Party, U.S. Defense Policy, media bias | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

So It’s Obama and Biden–Plus ca change…

Barack Obama selected Sen. Joe Biden to be his running mate. So what does this mean?

August 23, 2008 – 1:09 pm | By BenjaminFranklin | Posted in 2008 U.S. Election, McCain, Obama, U.S. Defense Policy, U.S. Foreign Policy, media bias | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)