More examples of the institution of liberal bias
Back in 1994, the last time Democrats had majorities in the House and Senate, the broadcast networks tried to suffocate the Republican challenge with negative spin. NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw scoffed at the GOP’s Contract with America: "It is long on promises, but short on sound premises."
Labels. The last time an evening news reporter called Pelosi a "liberal" was November 14, 2002, the day she was elected House Democratic leader.
Spin. Since 2002, Pelosi herself has been the subject of just 16 evening news stories, eight of which were flattering vs. two that cast her in a negative light, a four-to-one tilt in Pelosi’s favor.
Most of the time, the evening newscasts gave Pelosi a podium from which she could attack Republicans. Sixty-three stories included anti-GOP soundbites from Pelosi; in another 10, the network reporters simply read Pelosi’s attack quotes to viewers. Just two stories showed Pelosi dealing with Democratic embarrassments
In 1994, TV news made much of the alleged extremism of GOP candidates and the "rage" of future Speaker Newt Gingrich. Nancy Pelosi is an unabashed, hardcore liberal, and her rhetoric is as negative and "angry" as any member of the Class of ‘94. The difference in 2006 is that the networks show no interest in the extremism and nastiness of the liberals who want to control Congress. — Rich Noyes
And you don't think this matters? That the average person is suject to this type of subtle spin on a daily basis?
Friday, October 20, 2006
TV News Gives Free Ride to “Speaker Pelosi”
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4 comments:
Good article Game. Pelosi's not just a liberal, she's a flaming red socialist.
I can't believe Republicans are going to sit back and let people like her take power. We really need to get our people out at the polls in two weeks and kick Democrat ass!
Jason,
Remember when Clinton was impeached how the Democrats howled that the Impeachment was reversing the previous election? The Democrats fully intend on reversing the previous election by impeaching both Bush and Cheney to make a unelected "Speaker" Pelosi President.
The creeps can't win elections, so are resorting to Hook and Crook to get their way, with willing secular progressives in the media covering their back.
"ABC’s Jim Wooten slammed Gingrich as "the national poster boy for the politics of resentment and rage.""
Wow, that's almost word for word how you and Hannity describe Pelosi and Dean, isn't it?
"Since 2002, Pelosi herself has been the subject of just 16 evening news stories, eight of which were flattering vs. two that cast her in a negative light, a four-to-one tilt in Pelosi’s favor."
This is truly absurd. Is there some requirement that stories about any politician must work out 50-50 pro and con?
This is a lot of hot air wasted.
This is a lot of hot air wasted.
But then, it generally is here.
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