A Black & Right "I Told You So" Moment

Over the last few years, I've given many examples of what some of us call "media bias." That is, the news business claiming they give you information devoid of personal opinion, while in reality, the media routinely presents opinions they call fact. Today, I have such two examples....

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And now a Black & Right "I Told You So" moment….

Over the last few years, I've given many examples of what some of us call "media bias." That is, the news business claiming they give you information devoid of personal opinion, while in reality, the media routinely presents opinions they call fact. Today, I have such two examples.

According to ynet news, "An internal memo, recently discovered by the British media, revealed senior BBC execs admitting in a recent 'impartiality' summit that they were guilty of promoting left-wing views and anti-Christian sentiment. Most executives admitted that the BBC's representation of homosexuals and ethnic minorities was unbalanced and disproportionate, and that it leaned too strongly towards political correctness, the overt promotion of multiculturalism, and anti-Americanism."

And if it weren't for that internal memo, the BBC would be claiming objectivity to this day. Next, we have Bridges TV, the first English-language American-Muslim TV network, which is expanding into six states and creating a potential audience of close to 2 million people.

The network claims to offer a mix of entertainment, sports, news, and documentaries. Its mission statement declares that the network seeks "to improve the image of Muslims in the United States" and to "offer a unique perspective on the Middle East and the war on terrorism."

But so far on Bridges TV, a religious figure who appeared on October 3rd asserted that Muslims have a duty to increase the percentage of Americans who are Muslims from 2 percent to 50 percent, and recommended that Sharia, or Islamic law, be implemented in American courts.

Bridges TV also aired a speech by Muslim scholar Jamal Badawi, who in an interview raised questions about who was really behind the 9/11 attacks and suggested that Americans could be responsible for car bombings in Iraqi markets.

On October 5th, listeners heard an anti-Jewish, anti-Christian sermon that included the call, "May God destroy them", and a Koranic verse broadcast on October 9th praised martyrdom.

Now that's entertainment!

One of the stars of Bridges TV is Donald "Skip" Conover, a co-founder of the health care company CBay Inc., who discussed the power of the "Jewish lobby" and called on Muslims to vote for the Democrats.

He said, "If the Muslims of America believe that they don't want Bush to have a free hand for the next two years, then the Muslims of America need to get organized and make sure they get out to vote for Democrats for both the House and the Senate. Every Muslim in the Middle East who has a relative in the U.S. should get the message across to their relatives. They need to make sure that all their friends vote against Bush."

So when you watch your favorite news cast, whether it be ABC, Fox News, the BBC, or Democracy Now!, remember, we're all human, we all have opinions, and at least some of us have the guts to admit it.

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