Gathered together in the newspaper's break room, or at the many cocktail parties and wine-sips or coffee shops they attend, they all spout liberal platitudes, believe and echo the same tired talk that they first articulated in the anit-war protests of the late 60's. Every Republican is the MAN, Bull Conner, Richard MILHOUS Nixon, Rush Limbaugh.
You've all seen it. The adoration of Bill Clinton, versus the scorn and derision against Ronald Reagan. Just look at how (aside from Chris Wallace, hehe) Bill Clinton is questioned vice how Ronald Reagan was (remember Sam Donaldson?). Reagan, as the Great Communicator, was able to talk over them, pretend, with a cupped hand over his ear, that he couldn't hear the shouted, spittle-ladened questions, but nevertheless the ATTITUDE of the press was most revealing.
Today the same occurs, but in my not so humble opinion has reached a fever pitch. In her latest column Cynthia Tucker, a very liberal pontificator and Platinum Club member of the HateBushHitler club, says it all: If a GOP-controlled Congress loses in November because its leaders failed to rein in a sexual predator, so be it. But that's hardly the worst crime this bunch has perpetrated against the country.
Now consider what she's saying, in her opening remarks. Basically she's stating that the Republicans are so evil, that ANYTHING used to get them out of power is ok. The end justifies the means.
We could allow such vitriol coming from an OpEd writer, who, after all is paid for her OPINION, no matter how vile, but this attitude permeates the entire liberal left-wing journalistic community of reporters. Not that the corporations who own media outlets have told them to do so, but as a matter of a mindset and groupthink that the journalists generally have that is anti-American, anti-conservative, and anti-Republican.
Their UNDISCIPLINED, UNETHICAL and UNPROFESSIONAL behavior has let their distaste for us come out in their reporting. If they'd just report the "who, what, when, where, and how" of yesteryear's professional reporter guide their storylines, all would be fine. But their bias is leaking, oozing, and spilling out in virtually every story, especially if it shows the Republicans in a bad light. If a story would make the Republicans look good, then it is not reported or relegated to page B14.
I once thought Fox News would be an ethical, professional organization that would keep the personal biases of their reporters OUT of the story line, but now see that the angry left has brow-beaten them into behaving like all the others. It is time to consider, if we even have a free press anymore. We don't. Let us strive to be the free press. Right here on Free Republic!
Russert leads by continuing to beat the Foley thing (I can't call this a scandal, maybe a scandalette) further to death. Talent tries to turn the debate to actual issues, but noooo, Timmy wants to talk about getting the investigation out before the election. Talent points out that it comes out when they can get it done.
McCaskell says that when a 50 year old man asks for a teens picture on the internet something needs to be done. She doesn't say what, however.
If a story would make the Republicans look good, then it is not reported or relegated to page B14.
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Or the headline writer puts the rebuttal in the headline or the sub-head. Lots of subheads these days even have the word 'BUT' in them.
If a political party has no character, standards, ethics or morals, they cannot be expected to govern any country. Here, that applies to Democrats. In other countries they are called communists or socialism or a dictatorship. It's all the same mindset. They cannot allow freedom, liberty, markets or individualism to prevail. They are driven to destroy because they cannot build.
These "journalists," defined by their hatred of the values of 50% to 60% of their readers, are writing their own pink slips. So be it.
Good morning, AB, and thanks again for the Sunday Talk Show thread on FR. Sadly--but perhaps predictably--the FNC's transformation from feisty, conservative newcomer to part of the DBM illustrates Rush Limbaugh's "inside the Beltway" principle that sooner or later the DBM's "cultural brow-beating" corrupts. Like that famous axiom: "power corrupts." Or the "red" axiom: "When you sleep with dogs, you get fleas." But, thank goodness--as AB says--there's FR, which is a NATIONAL forum. Where else can you go to read what REAL PEOPLE from "outside the beltway/NYC corridor" feel about the issues of the day and provide lots of info and links to stuff that you'll never see in the DBM.