The story is somewhat important, but it is the way the first paragraph is written that shows (probably subconsciously) bias.
Supreme Court will hear challenges to campaign law
Wisconsin anti-abortion group claims restrictions limit free speech rights
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear a case pitting a Wisconsin anti-abortion group against the landmark 2002 campaign law co-authored by U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold.
#1...Feingold's campaign finance law is a joke and caused even more money and corruption to be allowed in the last election. This is the case for all liberal programs and ideas. They sound really good on the surface, but are complete failures in practice.
#2 Why is the group "anti-abortion"? Why are they not "pro-life" Many might think this is being too nit-picky, but time after time of stories having certain tone matters. It's just like whenever a special interest group is speaking out...the conservative group is identified as "conservative" or "right-wing" but the Left wing group is just the moderate, middle of the road, mainstream group.
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
A small example of media bias
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"Pro-Life" is a broad term. Aren't those against the death penalty "pro-life"? One could argue that concientous objectors are "pro-life". Most people I know are "pro-life" in some way or another.
The truth is that this group specifically is "anti-abortion". Are they against the death penalty? These same people describe the other side as "pro-abortion" when the fact is that nobody is "pro-abortion." Most people believe that abortion should be a safe and legal option for pregnant women, but nobody advocates abortion per se.
Your complaint here is that some media refuse to use the framing words that you want them to. You want to use the altruistic-sounding "pro-life" frame for your side and ascribe the highly negative but false term of "pro-abortion" to the other side.
I don't know what media you usually watch or read, but I NEVER hear Democrats, much less "left wing" referred to as moderate, middle of the road, or mainstream. To the contrary, I almost always hear Democrats referred to perjoratively as "liberals" or "the left". The only time I hear the term "right wing" is in liberal blogs or talk shows, almost never on the so-called liberal media.
Next time I read a story from the NYT I'll show you what I mean..
And to shoot down your argument..what are the people on the other side of the abortion issue called....they are not called "pro-abortion" which would follow your logic...they are called "pro-choice". The Left isn't pro choice on any other issue but this one..so you MUST agree that they should be called "pro-abortion" from now on...otherwise the media is using the "framing words" that the Left wants them too.
I will guarantee Jim can not argue this, but will come back with something unrelated.
Game,
Your argument makes no sense whatsoever except to confirm mine. If you say that the "Left isn't pro-choice on any other issue but this one", then you make my point that ON THIS ISSUE the proper description would be "pro-choice." So by what logic MUST I call them "pro-abortion from now on?"
The so-called "pro-life" side ALWAYS calls their opponents "pro-abortion." ALWAYS!
And I believe I have continued to argue the point and not change the subject.
the original point was that the left is called "pro-choice" instead of "pro-abortion"
and the right is called anti-abortion...why can't they be called "pro-life"
Your reasoning is because some of them might support the death penalty...
Based on your logic, the left can't be "pro-choice" because the left does not like freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom to carry a weapon, ect
The "left" is ALL ABOUT freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
One of the better known organizations of the "left" states that "Our job is to conserve America's original civic values - the Constitution and the Bill of Rights."
Back to the original point: Those who want to outlaw abortion call themselves "pro-life" which they have a right to do. Those who want to keep abortion safe and legal call themselves "pro-choice" which they also have a right to do.
The media that I watch including Fox News and MSNBC tend to refer to these groups by the names these groups prefer for themselves, namely "pro-life" and "pro-choice". The groups refer to each other by their own perjorative names, "pro-abortion" and "anti-choice" or "anti-abortion." If you think the media is often using the term "anti-choice" or "anti-abortion" then you must be reading a lot of NARAL newsletters. :-)
The article I linked to used the term "anti-abortion"
You make many comments as if they are obvious facts, but they could be farther from the truth.
Liberals are always protesting and sueing people to stop them from having free speech. College's have "hate speech" laws..which really means any speech that is not PC...they protest when someone says something not PC...they do not like free speech unless it is their speech...
THE ACLU has spent many years trying to take religion out of every public part of society. The left seems to hate religion (except Islam). The 10 commandments are evil and saying the word god offends people...even though 90% of people believe these things, the left aways panders to the small, but vocal, minority.
It is laughable to say the Left is "pro-choice" except for when it comes to killing babies.
I didn't read the article because I didn't care to subscribe to it, but I take your word for what term was used. What term did this particular article use for those who supported safe and legal abortions?
You use a lot of hyperbole in trying to make your case for liberals not being for choice, but you cite no evidence. You also use sweeping generalizations to characterize a broad spectrum of political and social thought. Are there activist groups who work to "control" certain speech or behavior? Yes, and I think that can be found on both sides. The majority of people in this country support the availability of safe and legal abortions, but the "right" panders to a vocal minority that calls it "killing babies."
I don't agree with some of the things done on campuses or even everything the ACLU works for, but I do believe that the vast majority of ACLU activity is valid defense of the Bill of Rights.
The "left" includes many, many religious groups, so I don't think it would be correct to say that the "left" hates religion. Have you ever heard anybody say that the 10 Commandments are evil? I haven't. I know of nobody who is offended by the word "God", but I know people who want to speak His name at the time and place of their own choosing and not somebody else's.
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