When the New York Times today told its readers about the massive Henry Waxman-Ed Markey 648-page draft global warming bill, it bent over backwards to report the pros and cons of the proposal.
Not.
The March 31 story, supplied by Darren Samuelsohn and Ben Geman of Greenwire:
* Included sponsor Rep Waxman's claim that "this legislation will create millions of clean energy jobs, put America on the path to energy independence, and cut global warming pollution," without a balancing rebuttal or reference to the economic damage passage of the bill would almost assuredly cause.
* Followed that favorable quote by California liberal Democrat Waxman with a favorable quote by California liberal Democrat Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
* Followed those two favorable statements with seven sentences quoting Democrats Rep. Charles Gonzales (D-TX), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Rick Boucher (D-VA), who have quibbles on the margins about the proposal but who like the concept.
* Followed that with two sentences from the lone voice of rebuttal, the only Republican/conservative quoted, and the only person quoted who addressed the massive negative impact the bill, if adopted, would likely have on the economy, Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX).
* Followed the two sentences allocated to Rep. Barton with 32 paragraphs of discription of the bill, none of it a critical analysis.
* Concluded with seven paragraphs headlined "Reactions," which covered quotations and opinions from four organizations on an ideological spectrum ranging from very left-wing to far left-wing: The Environmental Defense Fund, the Union of Concerned Scientists, Oxfam America and Environment America. No economists, energy experts, free-market groups, businesses or business groups or any other individual or institution other than left-wing environmental organizations were quoted or cited.
No one with a straight face could call this a balanced story.
Cross-posted on Amy Ridenour's National Center Blog.
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Hey Amy...I expect nothing
March 31, 2009 - 23:12 ET by bigtimerHey Amy... I expect nothing less from the traitorous NYTs.
Good job...for those who need to keep informed on what the leftist machine in congress is doing to this country.
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“The trouble with
March 31, 2009 - 23:28 ET by jdhawk“The trouble with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.” —Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of Great Britain.
I 'll be damn if the friggin' dimocrats and bambi, the first stupid liberal, are out to prove it!
Henry Waxman-Ed Markey
March 31, 2009 - 23:36 ET by well99Werent these two in Dumb and Dumber.They should of been because they are hooked on stupid.The NYT what can you say but how are their stocks doing.
The kind of wasteful,
April 1, 2009 - 08:11 ET by winston smithThe kind of wasteful, destructive, economically regressive bill that only two of the biggest leftwing lunatics in Congress could dream up. The carbon emission restrictions in the Waxman-Markey bill are higher than Obama's. This will surely be the coup de gras for American business and industry that the Democrats have always dreamed of. Funny thing --- a Global Warming bill is created and the globe is not warming. Oh that's right, the buzz word is 'Climate Change' now. The Democrats believe that the climate's not supposed to change. Right.
alternative fuels-NAME THEM-
April 1, 2009 - 09:09 ET by JIMMY1660as we sit around the watering hole, many of us complain about BHO and his ideas. Only one of us has a job in the energy business, and he enlightens the rest of us as to what are the alternative fuels we can turn on tomorrow. They are Coal-Oil-Natural Gas. Nothing else period.!!!!!
Natural Gas burns 80% cleaner than gasoline, Oil and coal are aplenty as well as Natural Gas. We have had a chance at Nuclear, however it takes so long to go on line its not as high as the other three.
ECO ZEALOTS have created an atmosphere that hurts America from gaining energy independence under the guise of Climate Whatever. Wrong!!! Wrong!!!! WRONG!!!!
We have enough Natural Gas to last for 240 years. Its 40% cheaper, and cleaner. We do not need foreign Oil.
Drill baby Drill-we have the ability to create energy until the magic sourse is found by Barney Frank.
BHO- POTUS, is a Liar and Socialist
Alternative
April 1, 2009 - 10:33 ET by misterbee241I wonder if I could get solar panels or a wind turbine to fit my SUV?
"I dont need to read a newspaper to know the world's been shaved by a drunken barber."
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NY Times RIP
April 1, 2009 - 09:10 ET by VinncyGLet this useless liberal rag die where it belongs, six feet under. Way past it's usefulness as a beacon of what the print media use to be, was suppose to be. They represent the absolute worst in agenda media coverage.
Stock price going down, paper stinks, reason for being zero. UNLESS YOUR A DUMBACRAT, Hummm maybe they do serve their slave master well. Payments should be coming shortly to keep this albatros alive.
NYT
April 1, 2009 - 12:59 ET by JDWThings must be hot at the Times, they have more than $1B in debt on the books. Regardless, their stories continue to fall below acceptable standards.
Doesn't seem to be getting warmer in N Dakota.
JDW
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Obama promises to make electricity rates skyrocket
April 1, 2009 - 16:49 ET by PopularTechObama: "Cap & Trade Will Cause Electricity Rates to Skyrocket" (Video) (3min)
The socialists are coming and they want to raise your energy rates.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is Not Pollution
If Waxman & the other self
April 2, 2009 - 03:20 ET by danybhoyIf Waxman & the other self styled GREEN/FLAT EARTH/ZERO GROWTH/ECO MARXISTS that pass as "environmentalists" get their way, this nation will be done for. We will be paying much more then we did last summer for energy, & our unemployment rate will shoot way up.
BTW, you union people in heavy industries, you know, the United Auto Workers or the United Mine Workers, will take it in the backside. Watch Michigan, watch what happens to Michigan when Obama's thug takeover of the American auto industry goes from bad to worse. The unemployment rate in that state might crack 15% & get close to 20%. Then we will see how dumb these guys are, will PRIVATE sector unions continue to support the Dems? Americans will reject what the Obama led GM-"GOV'T MOTORS" has to offer. Wait for the big Detroit Auto Show, when all of the new GM & Chrysler models are little more then street legal golf carts. Crap like "Smart Cars" will not sell in America if given the freedom of choice in a free market.
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