Open Thread: Hugh Hewitt Takes on Politico Editor Over Liberal Bias
On Monday, conservative talk radio host Hugh Hewitt hosted Politico.com editor John Harris to discuss Politico's coverage of the aftermath of the Gabrielle Giffords shooting. Hewitt charged that Politico's reporting - both on the Tucson massacre and in general - has been driven hard to the left in recent years. Here's full audio of the exchange, via Breitbart.tv:
Who got the better of this exchange? Did Hewitt make the case adequately? Was Harris convincing in his defense of the paper?
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Joe Scarborough is their Conservative voice.
Submitted by Texndoc on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 10:18am.
I mean, do you have to go beyond that?
Bowing again
Submitted by jon_torlin on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 10:39am.
Looks like a new picture of DuhOne bowing to the Chinese leader. Seen on Drudge.
-Jon
WTF?
Submitted by Newsbubba on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 10:55am.
Yeah, Jon. A great way to start my day, too. I open Drudge and there's the little rat bastard bowing down to another of his superiors.
Can we get Him to issue disclaimers that it's just Him bowing and scraping, and not the whole damned country?
I thought i was going to puke.
jon, Obamao bowing to Hu may be more ominous than most think
Submitted by Dave. on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 1:44pm.
Because if we don't turn this country around 180 degrees PDQ, China and the US are going to be trading places at some point that is not nearly as far into the future as many seem to think.
And by he time the American Idol watching dolts in this country wake up and realize it, it's going to be too late to do anything aboput it.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Dave?
Submitted by Willis_Leon_Johnson on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 1:50pm.
I think you misspelled the name of the TV program.
It's correctly spelled as "EYEDULL".
I hope this clarifies the issue....
End 'gun violence in America' - Require training and MANDATORY "Shall Carry" by every Citizen.
If harry reid is the best person to lead the senate, what does that say about the other 99 senators?
Been ominous
Submitted by jon_torlin on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 2:35pm.
Having him in the WH was ominous since the election night, hell, I knew that as soon as more people found out about him and his infamous "spread the wealth" talk with Joe the Plumber.
All the crap he's been doing recently is showing he's trying to tighten the screws on his hold of the throne, like the regulation review that you mention below. Given that the Republicans started doing the repeal process today, Kathleen Sebelius sent out a note saying "if the republicans have their way, 129 million Americans will be unable to get health care." What a load!
And he's got the EPA "cracking down on coal mining," like West Virginia as seen in this article: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/01/17/obama-coal-crackdown-sends-me...
The dems, especially Sen Rockefeller are none too happy with the move. Just like the EPA is going after Texas, our Lt Governor has gone to the Hill to ask the new Congress to stop them.
With the constant noise from the left since the shooting, I expect the libs and the commies to start ramping things up and it's gonna get even more ugly than it is now.
God help us.
-Jon
"the libs and the commies"
Submitted by Newsbubba on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 3:40pm.
That's being redundant, Jon.
True enough
Submitted by jon_torlin on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 4:11pm.
You're right. Sorry, cedar's getting real bad in Texas, makes it hard to think straight. After the rain we had, it's out in the air again. Looks like haze, except it's the pollen. Ugh! Love it! (NOT!)
Never heard of a communist who was conservative.
-Jon
Falling asleep listening
Submitted by StarAZ on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 11:03am.
Hewitt listed some stories and this guy says on any day you can find stories. What kind of ans is THAT? The WSJ listed questionable Politico stuff in an editorial!
Joe Scarborough is NO conservative
Submitted by Funbowhunter on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 11:04am.
He was when he ran for Congress in Pensacola. But then went to Washington and drank into the women falling all over him, divorced his wife and children, started going on "politically incorrect", became left of center from the man who campaigned in Northwest Florida.
Shame on him for still calling himself a republican.
Why not?
Submitted by almostacowboy on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 12:07pm.
If Geraldo Rivera can call himself a Republican, so can Schmoe.
Politico
Submitted by kiwikit on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 11:04am.
has been leftist since day 1. . . anyone who thinks otherwise hasn't read their stuff. It's certainly not possible to take contributors from WAPO and produce anything else.
Not to steal your thunder,
Submitted by motherbelt on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 11:06am.
Not to steal your thunder, but I posted that last night.
It really is ingrained in his DNA.
I forget which guy on PJTV it was, but one of them said that this is the result of growing up without a father figure, when he meets a powerful male, he bows.
liberals
Submitted by Huapakechi on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 11:07am.
Deny, deflect, and denigrate, all in the most civil terms of course. Harris seems to thinks his reporting is completely unbiased, Or he's doing his best to push his agenda with the "reasoned argument" approach. That doesn't stop him from talking over any dissent and dodging the questions he finds embaressing.
Last week I removed Politico from my "must read" links
Submitted by mom_rox on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 11:08am.
As of last week, I was a frequent visitor to Politico's website. Yes, I knew they leaned left, but last week's coverage of the Tuscon shootings was just too much. Even though their own (or linked) reporting did not have any actual connection between Loughner and Palin, Politico ran 3 or 4 stories about Palin for several days. Naturally, these included a large photo of Palin on either Saturday or Sunday.
Sure, they're smart enough to know that placing Palin in the headline draws viewers, moreso, when they place a large photo of Palin as their main story. However, the coverage was shamefully biased. Talk about an echo chamber. I also noticed the retread/centrist headlines which Hewitt mentioned.
Politico is nothing more than
Submitted by Captain Repus on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 11:08am.
Politico is nothing more than a blog wing of MSDNC. Claiming Scabborough is a conservative opinion writer for the blog is ridiculous. Scabborough is about as much a conservative as Obammy is a messenger of civil discourse.
Naked man arrested in the Florida Keys!
Submitted by Newsbubba on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 11:39am.
Some guy was arrested yesterday in the FL Keys running in traffic with no clothes on yelling that he was "King of the world!"
I guess he thought that he was Obama?
The report didn't say if he was using a teleprompter or not, so I can't be sure.
I saw that online last night Bubba
Submitted by Blonde on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 2:01pm.
Said he was drunk & doing LSD.
You never know what you're going to see on the Rock, do you?
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
For the record, Blonde.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 3:42pm.
It wasn't me!!!
This is an interesting place.
I knew that, Bubba....
Submitted by Blonde on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 7:35pm.
He looked too tourista!
:)
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
And that was considered
Submitted by Radical1979 on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 3:48pm.
And that was considered newsworthy in the Keys? Must have been a slow news day.
Definately aren't seeing naked people where I am today. Freezing.
George Washington Statue Hidden In Box By NAACP
Submitted by Kingfish17 on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 11:49am.
I guess some of the attendees would have been offended?
"You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas...on the taxpayer’s dime." Barack Obama
George Washington Carver is rolling over in his grave
Submitted by SickofLibs on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 12:01pm.
And Booker T. too.
And the MG's, too.
Submitted by almostacowboy on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 12:07pm.
.
Good one, cowboy!
Submitted by Newsbubba on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 12:22pm.
Good one.
Politico
Submitted by Hologram5 on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 11:53am.
I've been going there for a year or so and have seen them just in this time move farther and farther to the left. When I pointed this out they banned me and deleted my comments. Goes to show that the truth hurts.
Hewitt made the case
Submitted by NVRAT on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 12:25pm.
Harris was in babble mode trying to confuse the issue. He did not or could not answer the questions directly and kept refering to Scaroboro as his conservative contributor to Politico. Scaroboro as all of us know, is so far left he thinks that he is on the right. The man is delusional and cannot report truth if it bit him.
A lepoard cannot change spots...just method of attack., beware.
Politico Unbiased?
Submitted by richb313 on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 12:38pm.
I do know I am more sensitive to word usage and story selection but the inability of the Politico Editor to even ackowledge specific examples shows he is completely tone deaf to what is going on. I do not think it is even possible for him to understand the problem because they have become so indocrinated with all things Washington they are now blind to anything that does not fit thier own percieved reality.
It is sad really how easily any group can be contaminated by group think. I have seen it in comapnies, much to thier detriment, and also many institutions. The News Business is no exception. All of them suffer from group think.
Until I just heard Politico's
Submitted by Barack_must_go..... on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 12:41pm.
Until I just heard Politico's editor lie about the companies mission statement I never in a million years would have mistakenly called them anything other than a bunch of left wing bomb throwers.
They are an intergral part of Scarborough's Morning Zoo on MSNBC, not just reporting on the latest political news, but joining in on the unrelenting conservative bashing and disgusting level of servile Obama worshipping as the rest of the crew........and all General Electric owned properties for that matter.
Barack_Must_Go.....
Duh?
Submitted by Newsbubba on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 1:07pm.
The entire MSM keeps asking why Baby Doc has returned to Haiti.
With all the relief money in the billions flowing in it is pretty obvious. He is there to get his share so he can keep living the good life in Paris!
Are reporters really that clueless? Come on!
Same Old Schtick
Submitted by Utherpend on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 1:10pm.
When pressed for answers he does everything he can to keep from actually answering the question. I don't read Politico and never will, they are simply MSNBC with different spelling.
Joke of the Month: Obama orders regulation review to weed out...
Submitted by Dave. on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 1:29pm.
...those harmful to job growth.
If Obama was serious about wanting to do away with job-killing regulations, he would ask congress for a repeal bill that covers every law he has signed since taking office, sign it, then resign, thus repealing himself.
Then congress can get busy getting rid of the harmful regs that were in place before Obama came along, and they can start by gutting the EPA.
Then we might have a slight chance at an economic comeback.
Maybe.
I can't wait to see what the Ministry of Statist Misinformation does to spin this load of BS.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Can't Answer the Question
Submitted by cobokat on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 1:36pm.
There is no question that POLITICO has turned hard left and Joe Scarborough is NOT conservative.
Dave, reading down you find
Submitted by bassndude on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 1:40pm.
The truth is revealed in the last paragraph of the story.
"...the president said his administration would not shy away from writing new rules to address "obvious gaps" in government oversight. "
The real reason behind this review is not to reduce regulation, but to find new areas to write NEW regulations. I.E., we all know that the regulations preventing off shore drilling costs jobs and increases cost of oil and natural gas. Think he will "friendly" up on that ?
Nope, just another snow job from the Whitehouse....
Save a SeAL, club a liberal/troll!!
bass, onerous business regulations have been a drag on the US...
Submitted by Dave. on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 2:09pm.
...economy since the mid 1920s, and every year since, they just pile more and more on, along with ever more taxes and fees.
At some point, they are going to do us in, as we are getting ever closer to regulating and taxing America right out of business.
They have finally managed to find all the hidden tax turds burried deep in the bowels of ObamaCare, which I posted a link to soewheres around here the other day.
After reading through all that garbage, I don't see how any real economic recovery is possible. In fact, I see it declining further.
If something doesn't soon change, at some point, many small business owners are going to throw up there hands and say to hell with it.
I know several who already have, and more than a few that are seriously considering it.
They didn't start those businesses to fund government.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Obama Wants to Shed Rules That Hurt(GOVERNMENT)Job Growth
Submitted by upcountrywater on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 2:36pm.
It was not immediately clear, however, how far-reaching Obama's new regulatory strategy would be in changing the way the federal government operates.
the president said his administration would not shy away from writing new rules to address "obvious gaps" in government oversight.
With a wave of his hand, Oil is 100 bucks a barrel.
What's next? No more Tax deductions on your IRS forms.
You Didn't Build That.
He's ramping it up
Submitted by jon_torlin on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 2:40pm.
He's pulling out all the stops. With the EPA, TSA, whatever he can use. I daresay he's making his move.
-Jon
LOL - I just heard on the radio that Baby Doc has been hauled...
Submitted by Dave. on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 2:43pm.
...into a Haitian court for questioning.
I wonder if that bastard's head might just wind up perched on a post out in front of a hut after all. :-)
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Not a chance, Dave.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 3:44pm.
They're probably just holding a hearing to see if he has a valid Haitian birth certificate, unlike the USA!
He is there for his cut of the billions in aid that is being shipped in.
Nbb,
Submitted by Dave. on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 4:08pm.
LOL - Yeah, you are probably right.
Too bad, too, 'cause if anybody deserved to "get his," it's that low-life.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Congrats to Alabama.
Submitted by balboa on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 3:09pm.
Congrats to Alabama. Thankfully there aren't any non-Christians in the state, right?
Harris must have been tired
Submitted by Wonder95 on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 3:50pm.
Wow, John Harris must have been tired after that interview from all that dancing around Hugh's questions. He apparently couldn't give a straight answer if his life depended on it. Wow.
So who will be the first MSMer to blame the CA HS shooting...
Submitted by Dave. on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 4:05pm.
...on Sarah Palin/Rush Limbaugh/Sean Hannity/Mark Levin/Neal Boortz/The TEA Party as a whole/the man on the moon (lol - who we all know is a conservative)?
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
→ Dave, don't be silly
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 4:11pm.
Everybody knows schools are gun-free zones. Why do you think they never have shootings, huh?
Riddle me that.
Cool,
Submitted by Dave. on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 4:18pm.
And I bet this school was located in a "Gun Free" zone, too.
And I bet it even had the appropriate signage posted all over identifying it as such, too.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
But Dave
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 5:18pm.
I'm terribly confused about this. How is it possible for a gun to be anywhere in a gun-free zone?
I think we should pass another law making it illegal.
We could call it the "We really mean it this time" law.
Think of the bipartisan support we could get for such a measure.
~Pardon me,
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 5:22pm.
but the Fantasy Land term "gun-free zone" translates to "target-rich environment" here in the Land of Reality and Unintended (Why-Can't-You-See-This-Sh!t-Coming?) Consequences.
Bru,
Submitted by Dave. on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 5:54pm.
Because of my parent's deteriorating health, I take care of most all the errands now, and every once in a while that includes a trip to thier bank, which is different than mine.
I walked up to the front door a while back and noticed a sign on the door that said "No Firearms Allowed."
I walked up to the teller and gave her the stuff for the transaction. As I was about to leave, I noticed I was within earshot of the branch manager who was standing nearby, so I asked the teller who had put the armed robber invitation on the front door.
She kind of looked at me funny, and replied that it wasn't an invitation to armed robbers.
I told her that it might as well be, then turned and walked out the door.
I went in a couple of weeks later, and noticed the sign had been taken down.
Being that this is east Cobb County, Georgia, I am pretty sure I was far from the only one who had said something about that stupid sign.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
~Lucky Dave
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 8:04pm.
I live in one of the very few counties in my state that was still blue on November 5th.
When will it finally end?
Submitted by ricklail on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 5:58pm.
Comcast has been given the OK by the government to take over NBC. How long before the hosts on MESSNBC hit the unemploment line?
OOPS. I missed that there are conditions. I wonder if they include ensuring that NBC remains the mouth piece for Obama and the Demorats.
MAD, It's not a deterrent, it's an inducement...
Submitted by upcountrywater on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 8:58pm.
Ohh yea,
iranium
You Didn't Build That.