MRC President and NewsBusters Publisher Brent Bozell appeared on today's "Fox & Friends" around 8:15 a.m. EDT. The topic: Barack Obama's biggest fans, the three network anchors, taking their bias on the road following the Illinois senator to Iraq. [audio available here]
Quipped Bozell:
If the networks were governed by the FDA, they would have recalled the word "news" from these guys.
The NewsBusters publisher went on to note that CBS devoted just 31 words to McCain's Iraq trip, and that McCain failed to get a traveling correspondent, much less an evening newscast anchor, to shadow him on his foreign trips:
Just think about this. Think about this. John McCain, presumptive Republican nominee wrapped up the nomination and went to Europe and the Middle East for a week. The networks didn't send a single anchor. CBS didn't send a single correspondent. The total number of stories for the entire week was four for the networks. The total number of words dedicated to him, words, 31, by CBS. Now Barack Obama goes to the Middle East, and every anchor is a accompanying him. These guys are traveling press releases for the campaign.
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All you have to do is be fair and balanced. You give one kind of coverage to one candidate, give it to the other, it's not rocket science.
As the MRC noted yesterday in a press release, the media all but ignored Sen. McCain's foreign trips this year:
ALEXANDRIA, VA - In yet another example of slavish adoration, all three network evening news anchors, Brian Williams, Charlie Gibson and Katie Couric, will accompany Illinois Senator Barack Obama on his trip to Europe and the Middle East in August, and deliver their daily broadcasts live from each of the locales along the way.
How outrageous is this? Arizona Senator John McCain has made three trips overseas since March. No anchor has travelled with him on any of them and they provided little if any coverage of any of them.
Sen. McCain went to Europe and the Middle East for a week in March, and the Big Three evening news programs had a total of only four full stories on the trip; one, by NBC's Kelly O'Donnell, was dedicated to McCain mistakenly saying Iran is aiding al-Qaeda in Iraq. CBS did not even send a correspondent along, and offered only one report consisting of only thirty-one words the entire week Sen. McCain was abroad.
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Add to that
July 18, 2008 - 10:21 ET by kdizzydazethe fact that the small amount of coverage that is given to McCain by the networks is typically negative to boot.
It has to make you stop and think how these two could be locked in a statistical dead heat at this point, given this type of slanted coverage.
God, I so hope this fool
July 18, 2008 - 10:30 ET by ckc1227God, I so hope this fool loses in November, if for no other reason than to witness the meltdown that will follow. I can just see Katie now, announcing the results with tears in her eyes.
By the way, how telling is it when a presidential candidate has to hide his wife to keep the public from discovering what they're really all about?
CKC: They'll blame Bush for
July 18, 2008 - 10:33 ET by marpelCKC: They'll blame Bush for the loss....
And that the GOP stole it
July 21, 2008 - 14:46 ET by TjexciteAnd that the GOP stole it and needed to be arrested for voter fraud. Given the only evidence they need is that Barry lost.
Other than the war,....
July 18, 2008 - 11:06 ET by Prester John....enjoying the meltdown of the MSM is about the only other reason to vote for McCain.
Agreed
July 18, 2008 - 11:37 ET by SickofLibsPJ: Meltdown? If it happens it'll make Krakatoa look like a duck fart.
America supposedly "racist" if Obama loses
July 20, 2008 - 10:10 ET by nkviking75I hope Obama loses overwhelmingly, but we'll spend the rest of our lives hearing about how racist America was in the 2008 election, and how we weren't "ready" to vote for a black man. There'll be endless hours of analysis. I'm not looking forward to that.
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
The two things that have
July 18, 2008 - 10:32 ET by marpelThe two things that have been galling me this week:
1. The worshipping media disciples' pilgrimage overseas with Obama...(can they be any more in the tank than what they are now?)
and
2. That gas prices have not decreased one iota since the price per barrel fell. But, boy, if there's an increase in the price per barrel, the price goes up in minutes.
How much more are we going to take before America just finally says, "Enough"?
Gas prices fell in
July 18, 2008 - 12:16 ET by stratmanGas prices fell in Cleveland.
Yesterday I bought gas for $3.77 at Costco. Saw it for $3.92 around the corner from Costco. Was $3.99 and higher a couple of days earlier.
RRAM Tough!
Giddiness Gas Prices
July 20, 2008 - 10:03 ET by Seabeach4348Yeah, the fawning and foaming at the mouth by the lamestream media was nauseating. It was like a group of teenagers hyperventilating and fainting at a rock concert. BHO could have literally urinated on these morons, and they would have pushed each other aside, fighting for a position to get peed on! How infantile, but I guess nobody was truly surprised that the usual gang of idiots were groupies for the liberal-democrat candidate.
<<2. That gas prices have not decreased one iota since the price per barrel fell. But, boy, if there's an increase in the price per barrel, the price goes up in minutes.>>
The price has gone down slightly in the Chicago suburbs, but still out of sync with the drop in a barrel of crude which is at approx $132.00/barrel(?) right now.
Still, we need to drill for our own. Drill now, drill deep, drill often.
Oh, and I briefly (very briefly) watch a propaganda piece on the existing Alaska pipeline (believe it was the Science channel) last night. They claimed that the supply has dwindled to less than a third of what it was when the pipeline opened up.
Anyone know if this is true? If so, it's just another reason to drill and to explore for more of our own.
That gas prices have not
July 20, 2008 - 10:13 ET by Free StinkerThat gas prices have not decreased one iota
$3.75 / gal in on US 46 at Great Notch (Little Falls, NJ)
NOt sure where this $4.50 / gal price they keep touting in the MSM comes from. Maybe NJ has lower gasoline sales tax, or maybe the refineries in the state help.
OR MAYBE THE MSM IS FULL OF &%$#@!
"They're both doofuses!" --Mark Levin (speaking of Obama and McCain)
Hey, our prices down here
July 20, 2008 - 21:20 ET by RukusHey, our prices down here in the South are around 3.89. Why don't the prices fall as the price per barrel fall? Hmmmm....
"Nuke 'em 'til they... oh hell, just shoot 'em!"
It's 4.07/4.27 here in
July 20, 2008 - 21:34 ET by bigtimerIt's 4.07/4.27 here in Western Mt....more in N. Id.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Earlier this morning....
July 18, 2008 - 10:35 ET by Prester John....I heard someone on CNBC or Fox actually refer to Williams, Couric, and Gibson as Obama's press secretaries. It was pretty funny.
What is this "fairness doctrine"
July 18, 2008 - 10:40 ET by YahooWatcherI keep hearing about? Is Obama's overseas campaign trip an example of this doctrine at work in a world governed by Nancy Pelosi?
Basically...the fairness
July 18, 2008 - 10:49 ET by marpelBasically...the fairness doctrine, from what I understand, is the banning of talk radio. Since talk radio is mostly where many conservatives get their information, it's ticked off ol' bug-eyed Nancy and the rest of the libs. Like it's the conservatives' fault that liberal radio doesn't make it...
I'm sure someone else reading this can elaborate on this... It's all so frustrating....
And then to hear that botoxed broad, Pelosi, trash the President yesterday...she's despicable!
Absolutely, marpel. I
July 18, 2008 - 11:05 ET by motherbeltAbsolutely, marpel. I commented yesterday about Her Speakerness and her complete lack of class and dignity...attacking President Bush as if her were a doddering old fool ("..bless his heart"....the poor dear....)screwing things up and she has to go around cleaning up his "messes."
"Despicable" is too kind. Her words were beneath comtempt.
My mother's description fits her to a T...."No class, all A$$"
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
Motherbelt, I didn't hear
July 18, 2008 - 11:12 ET by marpelMotherbelt, I didn't hear what she said until this morning and I had to take an extra blood pressure pill...You're right, despicable is too kind. She's also a disgrace to us women everywhere. I wouldn't pee on her if she were on fire...
I'm suffering from OFF
July 18, 2008 - 10:46 ET by Copperhead RidgeOFF: Obama Fatigue Factor
I believe that an increasing number of Americans will contract OFF during the coming months.
I agree
July 18, 2008 - 10:53 ET by Prester JohnWhile the Left and MSM is completely enamored by the Messiah, the vast majority of Americans do not like people who are full of themselves nor do they like the media that continually throws them in our faces every time we turn around. There will soon be a point that, aside from the presidential debates, a lot of people will simply change the channel anytime time there is a mention of BHO.
The MSM is showing once again that if a thing or person is worth covering, they will overdo it and turn the entire thing into a farce.
Wow! It took years for
July 20, 2008 - 10:28 ET by Free StinkerWow! It took years for people to develop Clinton Fatigue.
Obama isn't even officially the Democrat nominee and we already have an acronym for fatigue of this guy.
2009 - The year that OFF replaced BDS. ;-)
"They're both doofuses!" --Mark Levin (speaking of Obama and McCain)
In adding to some of the posts on this thread (story)
July 18, 2008 - 11:04 ET by kdizzydazeThe sad reality is that the lefties in this world actually believe that the government will solve all their problems and that they are in now way culpable for their own behavior. With that kind of logic it should be no wonder why they blame Bush for everything and anything taht happens. It should also be noted that that is why they think that we, as a species, can stop global warming. It also shows why they think we are the cause of it.
My brain hurts, nust lie down now.