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Media Reality Check: Stressing Sotomayor's Life, Not Her Liberalism
Media Research Center ^ | May 27, 2009 | Rich Noyes

Posted on 05/28/2009 6:30:51 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

ABC, CBS and NBC Toast 'Amazing' and 'Incredible' Court Nominee, Leave Labeling to 'Conservatives'

Two early themes have emerged from network news coverage of Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court. First, network reporters have spared no adjective in exulting over the "incredible," "amazing," and "remarkable" story of Sotomayor’s climb from public housing to a chance for the Supreme Court.

Second, the notion that she is a liberal judge with an activist approach is cast as merely a partisan claim from her conservative opponents — even though network reporters eagerly declared both John Roberts and Samuel Alito "conservative," "very conservative," "quite conservative," and "ultra-conservative" when they were nominated four years ago.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhojudicialnominees; dncstrategy; mediaintank4obama; msm; obamatruthfiles; partisanmedia; soniasotomayor; sotomayor; sotomayorisliberal

1 posted on 05/28/2009 6:30:52 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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A related article.

BiasAlert:CBS Decides Sotomayor No Liberal: 'Can't Be Easily Defined by Political Labels'

2 posted on 05/28/2009 6:33:05 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

“”exulting over the “incredible,” “amazing,” and “remarkable” story of Sotomayor’s climb from public housing to a chance for the Supreme Court.””

Why on earth do the “libs” continue to preach that others CAN’T MAKE IT out of bad circumstances, poverty etc., when they ballyhoo the people who have? Guess logic is incomprehensible to them.....


3 posted on 05/28/2009 6:51:41 AM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: Thank You Rush

Yes, and her Ivey League colleges makes me think someone funded her like Obama was funded.


4 posted on 05/28/2009 6:53:54 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

Funny, I don’t seem to recall any media admiration of Clarence Thomas’s humble beginnings.


5 posted on 05/28/2009 6:56:12 AM PDT by Right Brother
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To: Right Brother
In 2003, Miguel Estrada Was Dismissed As Bush 'Affirmative Action Candidate'

Has some Language in it but the only video I can find on this...

VIDEO:Obama on Sonia Sotomayor & liberals forget their hypocrisy regarding Estrada

6 posted on 05/28/2009 7:01:31 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

To the MSM, there is no such thing as liberalism — only moderate (them) and right wing extremism (everybody else).


7 posted on 05/28/2009 7:37:05 AM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham (What did Obama's Teleprompter know, and when did it know it...)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

Thanks. I found it difficult to concentrate on Latina Freedom Fighter’s commentary due to her beauty.


8 posted on 05/28/2009 7:56:25 AM PDT by Right Brother
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To: Right Brother

LOL


9 posted on 05/28/2009 8:27:40 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

Slight of hand/misdirection ping.


10 posted on 05/28/2009 10:22:09 AM PDT by cranked
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