Wash. Post Publishes FReeper Letter to Editor Re: Liberal Media Bias and Garofalo Awards

The Washington Post ^ | Saturday, May 3, 2003 | Kristinn Taylor

[kristinn]

Saturday, May 3, 2003; Page A21

The April 27 Style article about the White House correspondents' dinner reported on the lack of Hollywood antiwar activists at the event, noting in contrast with a distinct descriptive paragraph that "the main protest that took place outside the dinner was about . . . tax cuts" by the Fair Taxes for All Coalition, a liberal group opposed to President Bush's proposed tax cuts.

Not reported was a larger, more boisterous demonstration held at the same time across the street from the anti-Bush group. That protest, organized by the conservative D.C. chapter of FreeRepublic.com, criticized liberal bias in the media and featured the announcement of the winners of Free Republic's Garofalo Awards.

SNIP

Reporting only the liberal protest outside the dinner and ignoring the larger conservative one helps to once again reinforce your paper's reputation for liberal bias.

[Angelwood]

The WashPost "title" writers have a problem, too! Their title, "RIGHT UNDER YOUR NOSE," should have been something more to the point such as "LIBERAL MEDIA BIAS EXPOSED."

Oh, well. I'm happy that they published your letter. Good job.

[kristinn]

Good idea. Here's the link to the NewsMax thread.

And here's the link to the Fox and Friends thread.

[RJCogburn]

Excellent!

Thanks for all you DC guys do.

[clintonh8r]

Nice going!

[DLfromthedesert]

I saw you, I believe it was Wednesday morning, on Fox and Friends, while I was getting ready for work.

Thoroughly enjoyed the segment. You were great!! ;-)

[buffyt]

You did a GREAT job on Fox and Friends the other day. I was so proud to be a Freeper, I was beaming all day! Job Well Done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are the man!

[ironman]

I just read the letter in the paper and came over to the computer to see if it was already posted. Well done.

[aculeus]

Excellent!!!!!

[WaterDragon]

You just keep slapping them down, kristinn. They're like Schmoos and keep popping right back up. I think they've met their match in you, though! LOL!

[Soaring Feather]

Saw you on FOX and FRIENDS! Great job there !!
A big whoo hoo for getting your letter published.

[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

Here's a link to a transcript of Janeane Garofolo's appearance on The View where, in an effort to make us forget her recent stupidities, she tried to appear light & silly, saying things like: "Bill O'Reilly has a crush on me", and other inanities. It was a desperate attempt to divert us away from her recent war statements, because as everyone knows, the public has a short memory (except here on FR, of course).

The transcript starts about halfway down the page.

DogEggs

BTW, thanks to whoever originally posted this link. I got it from another FReeper thread, and thought it would fit in here.

[Jim Robinson]

Great job, Kristinn!

[tgslTakoma]

I'm also surprised they mentioned Bill Clinton was Garafalo winner-considering the fact that the Washington Post enabled, condoned, fostered, shaped, molded, abetted, contributed to, allowed, justified, glorified, and championed the Clinton Occupation.

You know what struck my funny-bone about how the vote count went, as regards the ranking of the Garofalo Award winners, was that Bill Clinton and Michael Moore tied for fifth (not fourth or ninth, etc.).

Clinton "took the fifth," so-to-speak.

[JustPiper]

Hey Good Lookin' ;) Seems like you should be on MSNBC more oft too!!! Great job Kristinn!

[JustPiper]

I think with CNN, CBS and now ABC, particularly Peter Jennings and then Joe covering all the liberal bias media on his show, they are trying to feign fairness ;)

[Taxman]

Three Taxman Bravo Zulus!

1. The FReep;
2. Your sterling performance on Fox; and
3. Your letter to the editor.

[cardinal4]

Clinton "took the fifth," so-to-speak.

Once a DIRTPOTUS, always a DIRTPOTUS.

[zip]

Thank you from all of us. You stand up for America in print and electronic media (I was proud to be FReeper while I watched you on Fox and Friends) and make our points with fact and logic. The left can never follow your act. Thank you from a veteran and Infinite FReeper from MO.

[jagrmeister]

Great job.

[Paul Ross]

For FReep, Fox appearance, and this letter and all that you do for freedom.