Mark Steyn: America's liberal media bias does their darling Democrats no favours whatsoever

The Telegraph (U.K.) ^ | 11/08/03 | Mark Steyn

[Roscoe Karns]

What do they have to show for it?

The clintons.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

They are BUBBLE PEOPLE. And every work day I get to be around them.

You should have some fun next November 3rd, when they wake up to read about the Bush re-election upset landslide, the improbably significant increase in the Republican House majority, and the new, utterly unforseeable 60-40 Republican Senate majority.

[jmstein7]

BUMP!

[nicmarlo]

"Despite losing three governorships in the past month, Democrats continue to insist that their strategy of running every election as a referendum on Bush is working." Even if it costs them a fourth governorship in Louisiana this week.

And the Rats lost control of the legislature in New York in November 2003.

[republicangel]

Don't you believe it (Democratic Party) is anti- successful male period. I know a few non-white males who are slowly becoming Republican. They seem to be seeing the dems for what they are. They are tired of working to pay only taxes and realize that the dem scare tactics are just not true.

The one thing that really bothers me though, their wives seem slow to change.

[ladyinred]

And on a Friday evening, who could disagree!

I'll drink to that!

[Hill-William]

"Missouri = Mississippi. So Steyn's not perfect. " Pokey78

Actually he is just a year ahead of himself, Pokey. In Nov. 2004 Missouri will have a new Republican Gov. as Steyn is "predicting." Bob Holden the present nasal voiced, anti-gun, pro-tax, charisma challenged Democrat will be history.

[foreshadowed at waco]

Oddly enough, all these non-trends seem to trend the same way:

The way that Mark plays with words is truly astounding...in every column I look for a good word play and, except for his ocassional 'inside British/ Canadian politics' parodies which I don't always 'get', I almost always find a remarkable play on words where he manages to use the topic word (such as 'trends') in a playful way that just tickles me...Ann Colter is pretty good at word play, too...they both make me thankful that I'm on the right side.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Wonderful article...smiled and nodded my head through the whole thing.

Thanks, as always, for the "ping"!

[freedumb2003]

. Go Liberal Media. Build your little coccoon. Build it big. Build it thick.

The day after the election here in Calif, it was reported that the staff and writers in the L.A. Times were sure that the recall election was going to fail. Something like 70% of them thought so.

Everyone else -- even some of the liberal press -- could see the writing on the wall. It is like Eleanore Clift -- these people are masters of self-delusion. And that delusion changes the way they act to their detriment. You can't jump out of the way of an oncoming train if you delude tourself that it isn't there.

This is a very astute observation by Steyn.

[At _War_With_Liberals]

At least they do not attack Black males constantly as they do white males.

The Dims wage war against average white males 24/7.

[alwaysconservative]

Bump for your post #34. I ADORE this President's speeches!

[alwaysconservative]

I wonder if they ever got around to figuring out how many NEW Republicans registered to vote in California for the recall election? California wasn't even on Steyn's list.

[alwaysconservative]

Big bump for your posts 20, 21, and 26!

[x]

The 50/50 nation of the 2000 election is gone.

This is true. This week, it's become more likely that President Bush will be reelected. Howard Dean showed contempt for a large group of voters when he asked them to cave on the social and cultural issues that they cared about to support his economic agenda. If he wasn't able to make any concessions to win their votes -- if he couldn't even stop himself from caricaturing them -- why should they drop their beliefs to support programs that are of uncertain value to them or to the country? The other Democrat candidates made things even worse for their party. And they don't seem to learn. When they write up this campaign, liberal journalists will blame poor Southern Whites for not voting their "true interests" rather than the Democrats for not doing anything to win their votes.

[At _War_With_Liberals]

If the elitism of the liberals on the national stage is offensive to me (a guy from NJ), I can just imagine how Southerners feel.

Dems not only mock them, but show a hatred for them as well.

[okie01]

"...who for years have been portaying them as unwashed gap toothed morons who have at least one water-headed banjo playing cousin."

Well, two outta three ain't bad...

(ducking and covering)

[knighthawk]

Ping

[andy58-in-nh]

Mark Steyn lives in New Hampshire.

As do I, so I hope you meant that in a good way. ;-}

[gcruse]

What meant was that he cannot be said to be Europe writing about the US. As for New Hampshire, my experience was that Milford is green, rocky, and gets real cold. :)