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Media Bias

Could Chris Matthews Get Any Less Aware?

by Pogie on January 9, 2008

in Hillary Clinton, Media Bias

Tonight, on Spitball, desperately trying to figure out how Hillary Clinton won an election despite his hatred for her, Chris Matthews spent the evening trying to attack exit polling, at one point saying, “If we start to see problems with exit polling that we haven’t seen before, we need to start looking for the culprit.”
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When Faux News Attacks…

by Pogie on November 25, 2007

in Faux News, Media Bias

Fred Thompson, it makes me laugh:
After Fox aired clips of Fred Barnes and Charles Krauthammer attacking Thompson’s candidacy, Thompson responded, “This has been a constant mantra of Fox, to tell you the truth.” “I don’t know that Fox has been going after you,” host Chris Wallace asserted. Thompson told Wallace, “You have the right to [...]

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It is the company you keep, part 1,326

by Jason on November 5, 2006

in MT Politics, Media Bias, Religious Right, The Hateful Right, The Media, Those Wacky Republicans

I am sure that right wingers are are wringing their hands right now over the Tester endorsement sweep. For those lacking reflection, I am certain it will confirm their insistence that there is a liberal slant in the Montana media. Some came as a shock even to me. Based on what the [...]

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The Media, Part 1: The Montana Standard Gives Up Its Last Shred of Credibility

by Pogie on October 29, 2006

in Media Bias, Senate Race 2006, Senator for Saginaw Chippewas, The Media

You have to give Gerry O’Brien from the Montana Standard and Lawrence Farrar, the President of Resodyn, credit for one thing: they have no shame at all. No worry about public scrutiny, no concern about the appearance of partiality, and no regard for the truth. I’ve always wondered how a Senator could sell his integrity [...]

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The Standard’s Unique Definition of Responsibility

by Pogie on September 30, 2006

in MT Politics, Media Bias, Senate Race 2006, Senator for Saginaw Chippewas, The Media, Those Wacky Republicans

In this morning’s paper, the Montana Standard offered an apology of sorts for its decision to allow a highly suspect co-sponsor of the Burns-Tester debate last week. The editorial (though unsigned, presumably written by Standard editor Gerry O’ Brien)opens the right way:
Up front, the corporate sponsorship of the public debate was a mistake on the Standard’s part, [...]

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