Ex-Democratic Pol Eliot Spitzer Objects to NewsBusters’ Coverage: ‘I’m Not Biased’
“I’m not biased,” CNN host and ex-Democratic politician Eliot Spitzer told NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell on In the Arena Monday night. Bozell was on CNN to talk about the budget fight and his 800,000 member grassroots political organization, ForAmerica, but Spitzer first wanted to ask about various NewsBusters items documenting his liberal approach, particularly about the recent budget showdown.
“Brent Bozell is a self-described right-wing voice who takes on what he views as the liberal media bias,” Spitzer began the segment. “Through his Media Research Center and NewsBusters web site, lately, my coverage of the budget and deficit reduction has been featured as bias. So I thought it would be fun and maybe insightful to bring him on and talk about what he sees as my one-sided coverage.” (Partial video clip below the fold).
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Ok, pointing out that two
Submitted by motherbelt on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:00am.
Ok, pointing out that two years ago Obama promised to cut the deficit in half is an "ideological" statement.
Got it.
MOtherbelt, I have debated
Submitted by Liberallies on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:06am.
MOtherbelt,
I have debated with people like this who swear they are independent and fair. That they are neither Republican nor Democrat, Conservative nor Liberal, yet, they spend the whole debated arguing the Liberal/Democrat point of view.
Spitzer showed what I have always known, no matter how much the facts disagree with this Liberal biased individual, they do not let facts get on the way of their ideology, which of course it is "not biased". LOL
With all the documented lies
Submitted by Beukeboom on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:31am.
With all the documented lies Spitzer has told it's no wonder he would lie about himself as well.
That's nothing. I've had
Submitted by Smartypants on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:36am.
That's nothing. I've had debates with people who call themselves Republicans, yet they spend the whole time arguing the left wing viewpoints. When the debate is over, they still insist they are Republicans. I can't forget one former coworker who insisted he was Republican, but hated Dick Cheney and Rush Limbaugh and criticized other Republicans endlessly. Meanwhile, I never heard the guy say a bad thing about ANY Democrats. I felt better when I was with his own wife and son one evening, and they basically accused him of being a closet liberal.
Why are libs so afraid to admit what they are?
Smartypants, Yeap, I have
Submitted by Liberallies on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:56am.
Smartypants,
Yeap, I have run into exactly the same thing. RINOs who swear they are loyal Republicans who supposedly hold Republican views, but man do they hate Regan, Bush and anything Republican. Sadly, these are the Republicans that have been too willing to help destroy Sarah Palin.
I have never understood why Liberals hate to be called or Labeled Liberals. They are terrified of the term.
It didn't start out that way.
Submitted by russedav on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 12:14pm.
As the comments re "RINO" show, "Liberal" or "Conservative" or "R" or "D" no longer really mean anything, and the labels should be abandoned for the sake of consideration of the individual. As George Washington said, if we let political parties into this country we'd destroy it; we did, and we did.
Smartypants,
Submitted by NavyBuckeye on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 12:48pm.
that's because once people realize they are liberal the know one will like them anymore. Hence the lies and deceit. Look at Obama..he is a good example. No matter how hard the media tries, he is so liberal that people are still moving to not liking him or his policies everyday.
Yes
Submitted by dpc1212 on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 12:50pm.
Yes, like Joe Scarborough. I got so tired of hearing him say 'I'm conservative but republicans/conservatives are wrong, outrageous....etc. etc.', I had to quit watching him. Watching that idiot libtard play conservative on TV for the money makes me sick.
SP, which is it?
Submitted by mom_rox on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 1:05pm.
regarding your former co-worker: Are you a congressman (or a former one) or are you an MSNBC host (or a former host)? ;)
edit: I hadn't refreshed the page to see dpc's comment. gmta
Was it Donald Trump?
Submitted by ckc1227 on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 7:56pm.
"When the debate is over, they still insist they are Republicans. I can't forget one former coworker who insisted he was Republican, but hated Dick Cheney and Rush Limbaugh and criticized other Republicans endlessly."
Sounds like his usual mo to me.
Question! 2 days ago???
Submitted by MaximusBraveheart on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 1:18pm.
When was Brent's main story that got him on the show with Spittoon? More than 2 days before this clip? Spittoon's DEM interrogation was stated to have only been 2 DAYS ago! I think he did it just to pull this out on Brent if that is the case. I am sure they did not tell Brent in advance.
And that was a great clip!!! LOL
-- Maximusbraveheart -- Is TRUTH knowable? Moral Relativism is the abandonment of Truth. Truth is knowable. Truth conforms to Reality. Reality is observable by evidence & witness in this day & from history. Relativism is Sesame Street play land.
@Mb
Submitted by Samshile on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:39pm.
He was doing it (Showing Liberal Bias) while they were debating.He was trying to circumvent the conversation to his advantage with that comment. Duh.
the partisan comment just an Amercian MR Drooler!
Customer 69 Biased???
Submitted by bigdaddy on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:01am.
No Way!
Apparently,
Submitted by HockeyKid on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:03am.
he doesn't care which side she's on...
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
Excellent, Kid.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:55am.
But you need to cut Eliot some slack. He's had his up's and down's, I'm sure.
Horizontally at least.
Submitted by Beukeboom on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 12:21pm.
Horizontally at least.
HAHAHAHA!!!!! This guy
Submitted by Liberallies on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:04am.
HAHAHAHA!!!!! This guy Spitzer sounds like Jer. Always pointing out the one exception that supposedly disproves Conservatives.
It is like a drug addict who says, "I do not drug up all the time, just the majority of the time, thus I am not a drug addict." HAHAHA!!!
or..
Submitted by theprofessor on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:09am.
If you don't attend the meetings you're not an alcoholic, right?
Wha?
Submitted by theprofessor on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:08am.
He's actually referred to the democrats as "we" several times.
And yet, in his first sentence,
Submitted by johnsonl on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:13am.
he makes it very clear that Mr. Bozell is "a self described right wing voice". Liberals very rarely admit that they are such because they know that the term "liberal" has negative connotations. Why? Because they know that they are wrong and that what they espouse is wrong.
You have to understand that
Submitted by motherbelt on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:34am.
You have to understand that if Spitzer doesn't "self-describe" as a liberal or a left-wing voice, he's not.
He's not biased...
Submitted by CobraMan on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:14am.
He's not biased, he just has "strong opinions," which he's not afraid to share with the viewing audience. Of course, he's not supposed to share his opinions as fact, but what the hay!
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
I made it to 2:52
Submitted by almostacowboy on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:14am.
and couldn't take it any more.
Give Client #9 a little credit
Submitted by jackieaxe on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:19am.
I give Spitzer credit for having Brent on and confronting his bias. Now is this a one time deal or will Brent be reocurring?
@jack
Submitted by Samshile on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:40pm.
He brings err the producers bring on Dana L.from Breibart regularly.
Bozell on CNN
Submitted by AgentAmerican on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:19am.
I couldn't believe it when I seen Brent Bozell on the right side of the split screen opposite Client #9. Props to Mr. Bozell for taking it to them with a stick.
the kenyan...
Submitted by ds7 on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:22am.
if you voted for the kenyan, you're a liberal...
After Eliot Spitzer Said he is Not Biased
Submitted by Comrade Jim on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:31am.
He went on to say that al Jazeera, NPR, Radio Moscow, and Beijing Broadcast are also not biased.
biased
Submitted by kinijane on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:30am.
Hes so biased I can't watch his show, tho I sometimes watch CNN just to get the other side.
What else did Eliot say . . .
Submitted by Clemenza on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:32am.
What else did Eliot say . . . . . .. . .
. . . . . . . That he didn't solicit whores???
Spitzer didn't solicit...
Submitted by Airforce_5_O on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 12:47pm.
a whore, he just happened to have sex with her and gave her some money. So he didn't break the law or cheat on his wife, it was all for charity.
People who surround
Submitted by Smartypants on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:38am.
People who surround themselves only with others who think like they do are never going to believe they are biased, because "everyone else" agrees with them.
Reality is that others can
Submitted by ForeverOnTheRight on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:51am.
Reality is that others can see our faults and bias more clearly than we can ourselves. I have heard it said, "if you want to hide something from someone put it right next to them". Spitzer can't see his bias because he is too close. If we could see our faults clearly, we would either be depressed and discouraged or we would have the courage to deal with them.
I don't watch Spitzer, so I
Submitted by bkeyser on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 12:08pm.
I don't watch Spitzer, so I was wondering: was that nervous laughter or condescending mocking to each of BB's comments?
Secondly, wasn't Spitzer hired to be the liberal counterpart to Parker's supposed conservatism? Frankly, I don't care if he's biased since that show is presumably an opinion platform. But denying it is silly.
Finally, I'm beginning to think the left actually believes there's no liberal bias in the media for the simply fact that they separate "bias" from "righteous". They believe that their cause is the correct one and that conservatives are wrong. So to report on a story from a liberal position is not bias, it's the correct method of reporting. Now Fox, which clearly takes the wrong side on every position, must report by leaning heavily on that position to try and convince the rest of us of their false choice. "They're biased, we're right" is, I think, the liberal media's viewpoint.
I'm waiting
Submitted by Blorg on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 12:13pm.
I'm waiting for Elliot to wag his finger at the camera and claim that he did not have sex with that woman.
"I am not biased," says
Submitted by jdhawk on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 12:28pm.
"I am not biased," says Spitzer . . . .
Next he'll being telling us that he not customer no. 9, not a philanderer, and not a whore monger.
Yeah, right.
Others comments we're
Submitted by stratman on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 1:16pm.
Others comments we're supposed to believe:
FYI, Spitzer was not philandering. He was performing philanthropy by redistributing his wealth to those less fortunate.
Spitzer's Feelings
Submitted by Airforce_5_O on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 12:52pm.
This isn't about Spitzer being unbiased, it is about him getting his feelings hurt. In his eyes if he takes on a Dem every once in a while that he is "unbiased". He can't take the heat.
Spitzer Thief and Lier
Submitted by Avitar on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 1:29pm.
Spitzer shook down my brokerage firm for political contributions that cost my small accounts between three and eight thousand dollars. I was so glad when customer 69 ended any future political life.
It was fun
Submitted by TerryWest on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 3:14pm.
“Brent Bozell is a self-described right-wing voice who takes on what he views as the liberal media bias,”
The introduction, Spitzer threatened much?
Got it all in there including making Mr Bozell sound as if he sits alone on his site, that no one else much shares his views, his self describtion is just that, no one important anyway see's him as exposing liberal media bias :)
right wing too, what no time to enter radical in that sentance.
No need to be so clearly bias if one were truly as center as he describes himself.
Being from California I
Submitted by deerjerkydave on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 3:45pm.
Being from California I hardly follow this guy, but anybody else notice that Spitzer is full of himself? He hogged up 90% of the conversation and cut off and laughed at Bozell. Class act chump.
Spitzer's argument is a red herring. The harsh reality is that Obama has flip flopped on dozens of issues and broken dozens of promises. But because the liberal media says that Obama is "trying" to be the grown up suddenly they're off the hook from being tough on Obama. Give me a break. Or in Spitzer's words, "give me a hooker!"
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"The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the Federal Government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State Governments are numerous and indefinite. -James MadisonThere are three types of
Submitted by LAM SON 719 on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 3:49pm.
There are three types of people:
1. Conservatives
2. Confused wanderers
3. morons
No such thing as a middle ground.
Submitted by E.S.Blofeld on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 5:11pm.
I find it delusional to continue on this meme. Each individual has a bias. Each group reflects a majority bias. Each organization pushes an agenda. It's all about conflict. Choose a side. Fight it out. Whine if you have to. If the media is supporting your views, you will never see the bias. The media support will be called truth reporting. No such thing as a middle ground of compromise.
Ernst
"Isn't it pretty to think that way?"-EH
Of course you're biased Elliot - why bother denying it?
Submitted by Chris Norman on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 9:09pm.
In this case, it isn't necessarily a bad thing that Spitzer is biased. I mean, we all know that he's a very liberal Democrat who was that way when he was in public office. As the host of a political discussion show and not a reporter, no one should expect him to be unbiased. What I object to is the dishonesty of his arguments. Now beginning with, "I'm not biased". His bullying nastiness is another issue...
Does This Mean The Ban From CNN Has Been Lifted?
Submitted by TheReal7Sticks on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 10:24pm.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Bozell banned from appearing on any CNN program? Or was I thinking of MSNBC?
Of course Spitzer is offended.
Submitted by needle on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 10:48pm.
He IS the gold standard of objectivity. Just ask him.
- Looking forward to the self-annihilation of the Manipulated Stories Machine.
Everyone knows what a hooker is....
Submitted by Slyrr on Wed, 04/20/2011 - 9:17am.
Hey Spitzy-boy: Allow us to phrase your idiocy in language you can understand by comparing you to a hooker.
Everybody knows a hooker when they see one, the only question is the price. If you have to go around and say to everyone 'I swear to you that I am not a whore', then you're pretty much admitting you've got a reputation as a whore.
So when you go around and say to everyone 'I swear to you that I am NOT biased', then you're pretty much admitting that you ARE.
Spitzy: You're a card-carrying, registered, tree-hugging, flaming partisan liberal Democrat. You're a tax-and-spend, pro-abortion, anti-energy, socialist and every 'story' you cover or talk about is biased, tainted and tarred with the filthy brush of your liberal bias.
You're just lying about it and saying you're not.