[Pukin Dog]

Jus' blowing off some steam.

[LS]

And let me add, Pukin, that the MSM is now viewed in the latest polls (Pew is one) as COMPLETELY unreliable when it comes to reporting war news. (Pew tried to balance this by saying the military is somewhat unreliable too, but because the military has to keep some things secret for obvious operational reasons---but Pew didn't want to dwell on that!)

The fact is, MSM, people do not trust you at all. They do not trust you because you do not report THE NEWS. You report your opinion of the news, and are terrified by the facts. If you had to report the facts of Cindy Sheehan---who supports her, what outrageous things she has said---you'd only ask one question: why hasn't her daughter-in-law and former husband locked her up with Lyndon LaRouche? Her world view is no more rational than that of Calypso Louie's; her supporters to the left of Leon Trotsky.

MSM, you're losing because you cannot even get proportion right anymore. You can't deal with the fact that the military voted in OVERWHELMING numbers for Pres. Bush, or that re-enlistments of combat troops is at an all-time high. You never mention that gas prices are high, in part, because 20-25% of the cost of a gallon of gas is TAXES and that the one thing government (whisper: "Busssssshhhhh") could do is to ELIMINATE GAS TAXES!!! But nooooo. The MSM can never advocate a tax cut because that would be for the "rich"---like me, a middle class college prof living in flyover country.

You're losing because not just nationally, but even locally, you have bias in everything you write. Want proof? A headline in the Dayton Daily News from last year's election: VP Cheney visited Dayton and the headline was "Cheney's Visit Ties Up Downtown Traffic." Franken-Kerry visited Dayton and the headline was "Thousands Turn Out for Kerry Rally." Which is it? Did Kerry tie up traffic, or did thousands turn out for Cheney?

And the worst part is you are still . . . STILL, after some 20 years of academic studies that prove bias without a shadow of a doubt, denying that you are slanted left. I could cite you 15 academic studies of word use, "framing," code words, source use, or any other accepted academic method for measuring bias you choose to use that quietly agree that the press is leftist.

I'm so glad you are losing. I've waited for this a long, long time.

[bert]

Yep..... I'd hate to see you really pissed.

Great essay.

[lawgirl]

Thanks for the smile this morning. :)

[BallandPowder]

Powder..Patch..Ball FIRE!!!

EXCELLENT

[SerpentDove]

I love it.

[Lee'sGhost]

He,he,he,he. . . This is so like just about every movie John Wayne ever made. I can see him standing before a group of “pilgrims” making a patriotic soliloquy and then going out to single handedly win WWII.

“Now listen up, pilgrims. I know it’s been tough the past twenty years, always getting’ beat up by the liberal media. But they couldn’t beat our hearts and they couldn’t take away our beliefs. They know we’re right and they can’t stand it. But the worst is yet to come. Now that we’ve got ‘em against the ropes they’ll be coming at us with everything they got. Just like the Japs used Kamikazes in the Pacific the liberal media will use every dirty trick in the book. But it’s up to us to stay the course no matter what. It’s up to us to save America – not just for us but for our kids and their kids to come. And we’ll do it. You know why? Because truth is on our side. They might win a few battles but they’ll never defeat us and, God willing, we’ll win this war. Now saddle up pilgrims, and Let’s Roll! Cavalry HO!!!!”

[Ace the Biker]

That was a joy to read.

Thanks for the wise words.

[BamaAndy]

You nailed it! I don't have to say it, but I will. The piece was some mighty fine--exceptional writing--and far more interesting than anything found in The New Yorker, the New York Times, Washington Post or LA Times...
It does indeed go without saying. Thank you. I hope you consider compiling it for publishing, because by and large the publishing world consists of the people who sat next to the ones you mentioned in their classes in socialists ran universities.

[EverOnward]

"You see, I think the reason that people are turning away from you, and towards alternative forms of media, is that there is a majority of folks who don’t like you bastards tearing down this nation every chance you get, or featuring whatever stooge you can point your cameras at to do it for you."

FreeRepublic is my main source of information. Not only do I learn, but I can enjoy the wit and wisdom of Freepers like you. Thank you.

[albee]

Great rant, P.D.!

I've passed it on to several of the remaining ABC-NBC-CBS-CNN viewers I know.

[Matchett-PI]

bttt!

[Blue Champagne]

An outstanding fanny kicking. Good show.

[Boazo]

Might I say,Excellent!!!

[Mr. Keys]

Excellent rant PD! Keep up the good work. I've sent this to a few lib friends to cheer them up.

[Grateful One]

Love your fire, Pukin Dog, but please show them less mercy next time! (sarcasm)

[MinuteGal]

Tail-kickin' bump!

Leni

[Mr. Silverback]

Hey, I don't care what your home page says, I need to know something: Are you a Tomcat driver?

[bray]

Great rant Pukin but they won't be able to read it since their too busy covering Camp Soros!!

Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters

[RobFromGa]

nice job PD! good steam.

[saminfl]

I think you ought to send a copy of this to the head of every journalism school in the country.