You are correct; media bias is certainly partisan. Your comment caused me to “connect the dots” as it were with the analogy.
The media is not objective, they are advocates for socialism, just as lawyers are advocates for their clients. The media conducts a “direct examination” of democrats; the questions are non-hostile, open-ended and allow the witness/interviewee to present themselves in the most favorable light. Major gaffes, inconsistencies and outright lies are not confronted, they are ignored. Just as an examining attorney would be expected to do with a testifying client in a court proceeding.
On the other hand, the conservative is subject to “Cross Examination.” The questions are much more close-ended. They are designed to attack for any flaw in the conservative position, or if one does not exist, to create one. The questions are also much more hostile, and they are intended to attack the credibility of the “witness.” Candy Crowley’s “moderation” of the 0bama/Romney “debate” had all of the hallmarks of direct examination for 0bama and cross examination for Romney.
At the end of the “news” show, just as at the end of a trial, it’s the opportunity for the editorial comment, or “closing argument.” Again, this is highly partisan advocacy of a predetermined position, and intended to advance the interests of the client, in this case the agenda of the democrat/communist party. Just as no attorney will make a closing argument as an objective evaluation of his client’s case, confessing it’s weaknesses and admitting that the client is in error, neither will the major media talking head give an objective assessment of the witness he has just tried to bolster or destroy, depending on the political stripe of the witness/interviewee.
Where the analogy breaks down politically is that in the Courtroom, there is an opposing counsel doing exactly the same for the other side. Not so in the American political/media discourse as managed by the major media outlets. It is entirely one-sided. The pity is that too many Republican officials and candidates simply don’t see this obvious truth and act accordingly. If you are a conservative and foolish enough to be “interviewed” by George Snuffleupagus, be prepared to be sucked into what will eventually become a cross-examination intended to destroy your credibility.