MRC's Bozell Reacts to NY Times Admitting It Dropped Ball on ACORN Story on 'Fox & Friends'

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Appearing on the September 28 "Fox & Friends," Media Research Center President and NewsBusters Publisher mocked the New York Times's admission that it was "slow off the mark" in reporting on the recent ACORN prostitution sting video scandal (audio available here):

It's just like [ABC's] Charlie Gibson days after the fact saying in an interview that he has no idea what ACORN is all about, that he was out yachting. These people just don't get it. When we say that they live in their little world somewhere between the corridors of Washington, D.C., and New York City, it's true.... When they see the real world, they see it through the lens of those right-wing zealots up to no good on Fox television.

"Fox & Friends" co-host Gretchen Carlson asked Bozell how the Times, which most certainly monitors cable news networks for breaking news, "how could they not be aware of those undercover videos?" Bozell answered:

It's telling you their worldview. No, I don't believe they were aware of it. It's not part of their world. Their world is so insulated. This is why we call them elites. These are the liberal elites.... Ask them about the real world, they haven't a clue.